עֵצֶן
etsen · Eznite; spear
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H6112 · appears 1 time in the Bible
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etsen (עֵצֶן) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Eznite; spear”.
Eznite: a word found only in 2 Samuel 23:8, next to "Adino", in a difficult sentence. Read as a clan name, it is "the Eznite"; the lexicon understands it as "spear".
How to say it
e·tsen
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.
Where it appears
- 2 Samuel 23:8
These are the names of the mighty men whom David had: Josheb-basshebeth, a Tahchemonite, head of the captains; he was Adino the Eznite; he was against eight hundred slain at one time.