Lectionary Calendar

Saturday, July 12th, 2025
the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14

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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #394 - אַכְזָרִי

Transliteration

ʼakzârîy

Phonetics

ak-zaw-ree'

Origin

from (H393)

Parts of Speech

adjective

TWOT

971b

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

cruel

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 4731 ‑ στερεός (ster‑eh‑os');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (8)

Proverbs 4

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 3

BSB (8)

Proverbs 4

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 3

CSB (8)

Proverbs 4

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 3

ESV (8)

Proverbs 4

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 3

KJV (8)

Proverbs 4

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 3

LEB (8)

Proverbs 4

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 3

LSB (11)

Proverbs 6

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 4

N95 (11)

Proverbs 6

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 4

NAS (11)

Proverbs 6

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 4

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (8)

Proverbs 4

Isaiah 1

Jeremiah 3

ASV (8)

are cruel 1

but he that is cruel 1

cruel 1

of a cruel one 1

therefore a cruel 1

they are cruel 2

unto the cruel 1

BSB (8)

are cruel 2

are only cruelty 1

but a cruel man 1

cruel 1

of someone cruel 1

so a cruel 1

to one who is cruel 1

CSB (8)

are cruel 1

cruel 5

of someone cruel 1

someone cruel 1

ESV (8)

cruel 5

cruel man 1

merciless 1

merciless foe 1

KJV (8)

cruel 7

one 1

LEB (8)

and a cruel 1

are cruel 2

but a cruel person 1

cruel 1

is cruel 1

the cruel 1

to the merciless 1

LSB (11)

cruel 8

man 1

one 2

N95 (11)

cruel 8

man 1

one 2

NAS (11)

cruel 8

one 2

person 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (8)

are cruel 1

but he who is cruel 1

cruel 1

of a cruel one 1

therefore a cruel 1

they are cruel 2

to the cruel one 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2254) r z k (כזר KZR) AC: ? CO: ? AB: Cruel

n^m ) r z k a (אכזר AKZR) - Cruel: KJV (4): cruel, fierce - Strongs: H393 (אַכְזָר)

nf^m) i r z k a (אכזרי AKZRY) - Cruel: KJV (8): cruel - Strongs: H394 (אַכְזָרִי)

nf^f3) t f i r z k a (אכזריות AKZRYWT) - Cruel: KJV (1): cruel - Strongs: H395 (אַכְזְרִיּוּת)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

אַכְזָרִי adjective cruel, always in this form; — Proverbs 12:10; Proverbs 17:11; Jeremiah 6:23; Jeremiah 50:42, also Jeremiah 30:14 (read ׳מוּסָר א, for ᵑ0מוּסַר, Gf Gie); as substantive Proverbs 5:9; Proverbs 11:17, perhaps also, in apposition with ׳יוֺם י, Isaiah 13:9.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

אַכְזָרִי i.q. אַכְזָר (with the adjectivial termination ־ִי).

(1) harsh, cruel, Proverbs 5:9, 17:11 Jeremiah 6:23.

(2) fierce, savage, Proverbs 17:11, “a savage messenger,” i.e. one who brings grievous tidings, such as a sentence of death, Isaiah 13:9; Jeremiah 30:14.

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List of Word Forms

אַ֝כְזָרִ֗י אַכְזָרִ֔י אַכְזָרִ֥י אַכְזָרִֽי׃ אכזרי אכזרי׃ לְאַכְזָרִֽי׃ לאכזרי׃ ’aḵ·zā·rî ’aḵzārî achzaRi lə’aḵzārî lə·’aḵ·zā·rî leachzaRi