עֶצֶר
etser · restraint, authority
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H6114 · appears 1 time in the Bible
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etser (עֶצֶר) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “restraint, authority”.
Authority that holds others in check. The word appears only here and its sense is not certain.
How to say it
e·tser
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.
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Where it appears
- Judges 18:7
So the five men went and came to Laish, and they saw the people who were in it, living in security, after the manner of the Sidonians, at rest and secure; and there was no one in the land putting them to shame in anything, no one possessing authority; and they were far from the Sidonians, and they had no dealings with anyone.