עֶצֶב m. (b. h.; עָצַב 2) trouble, toil; that which is acquired through toil.—Pl. עֲצָבִים. Num. R. s. 9 (ref. to ועצביך, Prov. V, 10) אין עֲצָבֶיךָ אלא בנים (ed. Wil. עֲצִיבָה וכ׳) ‘thy toils’ means thy children (with ref. to Gen. III, 16); ע׳ זו יגיעת הארץ ‘thy toils’ means painful labor in the field (with ref. to ib. 17).
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עֶצֶב m. (b. h.; עָצַב 2) trouble, toil; that which is acquired through toil .—Pl. עֲצָבִים . Num. R. s. 9 (ref. to ועצביך , Prov. V, 10 ) אין…
References
- Jastrow, עָצַב 1
- Bamidbar Rabbah 9:7
- Proverbs 5:10
- Genesis 3:16