† [עָצֵב, עַצָּב] n.[m. H6092
workers, laborers; those who toil
This noun denotes workers or laborers, with second masculine plural suffix 'your workers.' In Isaiah 58:3 it appears in God's accusation that Israel fasts while oppressing their workers. The term derives from roots associated with toil or labor, emphasizing the laborious nature of the work. The context involves social justice critique—religious observance cannot cover exploitation of those who labor.
Senses
1. sense 1 — In Isaiah 58:3, this refers to the workers or laborers whom the people oppress even while fasting. God condemns the hypocrisy of religious practice coupled with social injustice toward those who toil for them. Spanish 'obreros' (workers) and English 'workers' both capture the laboring class. The suffix 'your workers' emphasizes the relationship between employers and those who labor, making the oppression more culpable. 1×
AR["عُمَّالِكُمْ"]·ben["তোমাদের-শ্রমিকদেরকে"]·DE["[עצביכם]"]·EN["your-workers"]·FR["[עצביכם]"]·heb["עצביכם"]·HI["अपने-मज़दूरोंपर"]·ID["pekerja-pekerjamu"]·IT["[עצביכם]"]·jav["burúh-panjenengan"]·KO["너희의-일꾼들을"]·PT["fadigas-vossas"]·RU["работников-ваших"]·ES["vuestros-obreros"]·SW["wafanyakazi-wenu"]·TR["islerinizi"]·urd["اپنے-مزدوروں"]
Related Senses
G0846 1. third-person pronoun reference (5552×)H???? 1. (4670×)H6213a 1. do, perform, act (2383×)G4160 1. do, act, perform (473×)H5221 1. Hifil: to strike in battle, smite enemies (362×)H0899b 1. garment, article of clothing (216×)H6213a 2. make, construct, fabricate (148×)H3772 1. cut a covenant / make a pact (97×)H5060 1. touch physically (Qal) (96×)H3615 1. complete a task (Piel) (85×)H3772 2. cut off / destroy (Hifil causative) (81×)H3920 1. capture, seize (Qal) (76×)H???? 12. (76×)H3772 3. be cut off / be eliminated (Niphal) (74×)H6213a 3. be done, be made (Niphal) (73×)G4160 2. make, construct, create (62×)H3847 1. Qal: put on, wear (60×)H8210 1. pour out (liquid/libation) (59×)G2440 1. garment or clothing (general) (54×)H4191 4. kill / put to death (Hifil causative) (50×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [עָצֵב, עַצָּב] n.[m.