King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H6229
Transliteration: asaq
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-sak)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to contend
Meaning: to press upon, quarrel
Word Summary
asaq: to contend
Original Word: עָשַׂקTransliteration: asaq
Phonetic Spelling: (aw-sak)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to contend
Meaning: to press upon, quarrel
Strong's Concordance
strive with A primitive root (identical with ashaq); to press upon, i.e. Quarrel; --strive with.
see HEBREW ashaq
Brown-Driver-Briggs
H6229. asaq
[עָשַׂק] verb Hithpa`el contend (perhaps originally cling to (in strife), compare Arabic cling with love (LagBN 143); Syriac , Ethpa`al be difficult (i.e. indignant, hostile); Late Hebrew עֲסַק ᵑ7 עָסַק,, busy oneself, Late Hebrew עֵסֶק business, occupation); — Perfect3plural עִמּוֺ הִתְעַשְּׂקוּ Genesis 26:20 they contended with him.