עֵשֶׂק
esek · Esek
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H6230 · appears 1 time in the Bible
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esek (עֵשֶׂק) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Esek”.
The name of a well. It means "quarrel".
How to say it
e·sek
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- The name Isaac gave a well because of the dispute with the herdsmen.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Genesis 26:20
The herdsmen of Gerar quarreled with the herdsmen of Isaac, saying, “The water is ours.” So he called the name of the well Esek, because they had contended with him.