H6112 H6112
The Eznite: a textually problematic gentilicic designation in 2 Samuel 23:8
This enigmatic term appears twice in the same verse (2 Samuel 23:8) describing one of David's mighty men. The text is notoriously difficult; the parallel passage in 1 Chronicles 11:11 reads quite differently, suggesting scribal confusion. Modern scholars often emend to read 'he raised his spear,' following Chronicles. The ketiv-qere variations and manuscript divergence show this verse resisted clear transmission. It may originally have been a title or weapon description rather than an ethnic designation.
Senses
1. sense 1 — An obscure term appearing in a severely corrupted text. The translations mark this with brackets and notation ([k], [el-etsnita]), acknowledging textual uncertainty. Chronicles' parallel reads 'he raised his spear,' leading scholars to conclude this wasn't originally a gentilicic at all but part of a phrase describing military prowess. The domain assignment to 'Number' likely reflects the verse's enumeration context rather than semantic content. 2×
AR["الْعَصْنُو", "الْعَصْنِيُّ"]·ben["(কেতিব)", "ইৎসনী"]·DE["[k]"]·EN["[k]", "the-Eznite"]·FR["[k]", "le-Eznite"]·heb["ה-עצנו", "ה-עצני"]·HI["एज्नी"]·ID["(-orang-Ezni)", "[orang-Ezni]"]·IT["[k]", "il-Eznite"]·jav["(tiyang-Èzni)", "[tiyang-Èzni]"]·KO["(하엔즈니)", "[하엔즈노]"]·PT["(ha-Etsnita)", "[ha-Etsnita]"]·RU["[кетив]", "Эцний"]·ES["(el-etsnita)", "[el-etsnita]"]·SW["Muezni"]·TR["(Etsni)", "[Etsni]"]·urd["(عصنی)", "[عصنو]"]
Related Senses
H3605 1. all, every, whole (5352×)H0259 1. one (cardinal numeral) (940×)H8147 1. cardinal number two (666×)G3956 1. all (collective plural) (616×)H3967 1. cardinal numeral hundred (550×)H1419a 1. great, large (general quality) (486×)H7969 1. cardinal number three (431×)H0505 1. cardinal number thousand (427×)H7651 1. seven (cardinal number) (393×)G1520 1. cardinal number one (339×)H6240 1. ten (cardinal number) (334×)H6242 1. twenty (cardinal number) (315×)H2568 1. cardinal number five (309×)H0702 1. four (cardinal number) (277×)G3956 2. every, each (distributive) (227×)H8337 1. six (cardinal number) (215×)G3956 3. all things, everything (substantive) (211×)G3956 4. (187×)H6235 1. ten (177×)G3173 1. great in size or extent (176×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† I. [עָדִין] adj. voluptuous;—fs. עֲדִינָה as subst. Is 47:8, of Bab. personified, (thou) voluptuous one.—עֲדִינוֹ העצנו 2 S 23:8, read עוֹרֵר אֶת־ הֲנִיתוֹ, ‖ 1 Ch 11:11 Th We Dr, cf. Ginsbnote.