אַכְזָר
Transliteration
'aḵzār
Pronunciation
ak-zawr'
Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From an unused root (apparently meaning to act harshly)
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 971a

Strong’s Definitions

אַכְזָר ʼakzâr, ak-zawr'; from an unused root (apparently meaning to act harshly); violent; by implication deadly; also (in a good sense) brave:—cruel, fierce.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 4x

The KJV translates Strong's H393 in the following manner: cruel (3x), fierce (1x).

  1. cruel, fierce

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אַכְזָר ʼakzâr, ak-zawr'; from an unused root (apparently meaning to act harshly); violent; by implication deadly; also (in a good sense) brave:—cruel, fierce.
STRONGS H393: Abbreviations
† אַכְזָר adjective cruel, fierce, of poison (H7219 ראֹשׁ) Deuteronomy 32:33; elsewhere of men, fierce Job 41:2; as substantive = a cruel one Job 30:21 (of God), Lamentations 4:3.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Deuteronomy

32:33

Job

30:21; 41:2

Lamentations

4:3