עצב
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עצב¹
- /ˈ(ʕ)et͡sev/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
Compare Arabic غَضَب (ḡaḍab, “anger”).
עצב²
Where it comes from
Compare Arabic غَضِبَ (ḡaḍiba, “to become angry”).
verb עָצַב · atsáv
-
to cause pain, to cause sorrow
Similar: צִעֵר
עצב³
עצב⁴
- /ˈ(ʕ)et͡sev/ Modern Israeli
noun עֶצֶב · étsev · עֲצָבִים · עַצְבֵי־
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a vessel, a statue
הַעֶצֶב נִבְזֶה נָפוּץ הָאִישׁ הַזֶּה כׇּנְיָהוּ אִם כְּלִי אֵין חֵפֶץ בּוֹ מַדּוּעַ הוּטְלוּ הוּא וְזַרְעוֹ וְהֻשְׁלְכוּ עַל הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר לֹא יָדָעוּ.
Similar: צֶלֶם
עצב⁵
- /(ʕ)aˈt͡sav/ Modern Israeli
Where it comes from
Compare Arabic عَصَب (ʕaṣab, “nerve; sinew, tendon; muscle”).
noun עָצָב · atsáv · עֲצַבִּים · עֲצַב־ · עֲצַבֵּי־
- a nerve הֶעָצָב הַתּוֹעֶה
עצב⁶
noun עֹצֶב · ótsev
- Defective spelling of עוצב (ótsev)
In English
Talk about this word "עצב." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%A6%D7%91. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. עצב. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%A6%D7%91 "עצב." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%A6%D7%91.Cite this
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