עֶצֶב (ʿeṣeb) is
a Hebrew noun
meaning pain. It appears
7 times
in 4 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H6089).
Also rendered
toil
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 1666a)
Range of meaning (TWOT 1666a)pain, hurt, toil; earthen vessel, pang; grievous, idol, labor, sorrow
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
עֶ֫צֶבnoun, masculine: pain, hurt, toil
Strong's H6089עֶצֶב: an earthen vessel; usually (painful) toil; also a pang (whether of body or mind) KJV:grievous, idol, labor, sorrow.
Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.
Root family 1666: עָצַבʿāṣab — hurt, pain, grieve; carve, fabricate, fashion, worry, anger; displease, make, be sorry, vex, worship, wrest