I. [עָצַב] verb hurt, pain, grieve (Late Hebrew Nithp. and in derivatives; ᵑ7 עֲצַב be in pain (rare); Ethiopic be hard, difficult, LagBN 50, compare 201 compare Arabic be angry, but dubious); —
Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular suffix
עֲצָבוֺ 1Kgs 1:6 his father
had not
pained him (
ᵐ5 Klo Gr
עֲצָרוֺ, but see Benz); insert
עָצַב (with other words)
2Sam 13:21 ᵐ5 Ew Th We Kit Bu HPS;
Infinitive construct suffix
לְבִלְתִּי עָצְבִּי 1Chr 4:10 that it (
רָעָה)
may not pain me; Passive participle construct
עֲצוּבַת רוּחַ Isa 54:6 hurt in spirit (of Zion under figure of deserted wife).
Niph`al Perfect 3 masculine singular
נֶעְצַב 1Sam 20:24 be pained for (
אֶל person; strike out
ᵐ5 HPS);
נֶעֱצַב 2Sam 19:3 the king
is in pain (is grieving) for (
עַל person);
Imperfect 3 masculine singular
יֵעָצֵב 1Sam 20:3 lest
he be pained; +
בָּהֶם instrumental
Eccl 10:9 shall be hurt by them (i.e.
אֲבָנִים; only here of physical pain); 2 masculine plural
תֵּעָֽצְבוּ Gen 45:5 be not
grieved (+
יִחַר; followed by
כִּי that ye sold me), compare
Neh 8:10;
Neh 8:11 (absolute)
do not grieve.
Pi`el Perfect 3 plural
עִצְּבוּ with accusative
Isa 63:10 they vexed his holy spirit (+
מָרוּ);
Imperfect 3 masculine plural
בְּבָרַי יְעַצֵּ֑בוּ Ps 56:6 my affairs they vex (Thes and others), but improbable, < Che
׳בְּדָבָר יְע with speech they vex (me).
Hiph`il Imperfect 3 masculine plural suffix
יַעֲצִיבוּהוּ Ps 78:40 they used to cause him [
׳י]
pain. Hithpa`el Imperfect 3 masculine singular
וַיִּתְעַצֵּב אֶללִֿבּוֺ Gen 6:6 and he was vexed to his heart (of
׳י; ||
וַיִּנָּחֶם); 3 masculine plural
וִיִּתְעַצְּבוּ Gen 34:7 (+
וַיִּחַר, followed by clause with
כִּי).
II. [עָצַב] verb Pi`el shape, fashion (Late Hebrew Pi`el stretch child into shape; BuhlLex compare out, cut off [whence idea of carving, fashioning]); —
Pi`el Perfect יָדֶיךָ עִצְּבוּנִי וַעיַּעֲשׂוּנִי Job 10:8 thy hands shaped me, etc.
Hiph`il Infinitiveconstruct לְהַעֲצִבָה Jer 44:19, but read
בָהּ-,
to fashion her, i.e. make images of her (possibly denominative from
עָצָב).
[עֲצַב] verb pain, grieve (ᵑ7 (rare); see Biblical Hebrew I. עצב); —