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Strong's H6091 עָצָב (atsab)

Atsab means “idol” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Strong's Number H6091
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 17
Books 10

Strong's H6091 Quick Answer

Strong's H6091 עָצָב (`atsab) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `atsab (aw-tsawb') n-m. 1. an (idolatrous) image [from H6087] It has 17 linked Bible usages across 10 books. Visible English usage signals include idols. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
`atsab (aw-tsawb') n-m. 1. an (idolatrous) image [from H6087]
Usage
17 linked usages
Books
10 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
idols

Meaning and Definition

`atsab (aw-tsawb') n-m. 1. an (idolatrous) image [from H6087] KJV: idol, image. Root(s): H6087

Original Word
עָצָב
Transliteration
`atsab
Derivation
Root: עצב First root strongs: 6087
Morphology
noun masc

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6091. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H6091 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render `atsab, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

idols 1 Samuel 31:9 16×

How Strong's H6091 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 17 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H6091 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H6091 in the Old Testament

17 indexed usages in Old Testament.

1 Samuel 31:9 KJV

And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people.

2 Samuel 5:21 KJV

And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them.

1 Chronicles 10:9 KJV

And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people.

Usage Excerpts

First 17 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6091.

1 Samuel 31:9 Old Testament, KJV
And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to publish it in the house of their idols, and among the people.
2 Samuel 5:21 Old Testament, KJV
And there they left their images, and David and his men burned them.
1 Chronicles 10:9 Old Testament, KJV
And when they had stripped him, they took his head, and his armour, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry tidings unto their idols, and to the people.
2 Chronicles 24:18 Old Testament, KJV
And they left the house of the LORD God of their fathers, and served groves and idols: and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their trespass.
Psalms 106:36 Old Testament, KJV
And they served their idols: which were a snare unto them.
Psalms 106:38 Old Testament, KJV
And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and of their daughters, whom they sacrificed unto the idols of Canaan: and the land was polluted with blood.
Psalms 115:4 Old Testament, KJV
Their idols are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.
Psalms 135:15 Old Testament, KJV
The idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men's hands.
Isaiah 10:11 Old Testament, KJV
Shall I not, as I have done unto Samaria and her idols, so do to Jerusalem and her idols?
Isaiah 46:1 Old Testament, KJV
Bel boweth down, Nebo stoopeth, their idols were upon the beasts, and upon the cattle: your carriages were heavy loaden; they are a burden to the weary beast.
Jeremiah 50:2 Old Testament, KJV
Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces.
Hosea 4:17 Old Testament, KJV
Ephraim is joined to idols: let him alone.
Hosea 8:4 Old Testament, KJV
They have set up kings, but not by me: they have made princes, and I knew it not: of their silver and their gold have they made them idols, that they may be cut off.
Hosea 13:2 Old Testament, KJV
And now they sin more and more, and have made them molten images of their silver, and idols according to their own understanding, all of it the work of the craftsmen: they say of them, Let the men that sacrifice kiss the calves.
Hosea 14:8 Old Testament, KJV
Ephraim shall say, What have I to do any more with idols? I have heard him, and observed him: I am like a green fir tree. From me is thy fruit found.
Micah 1:7 Old Testament, KJV
And all the graven images thereof shall be beaten to pieces, and all the hires thereof shall be burned with the fire, and all the idols thereof will I lay desolate: for she gathered it of the hire of an harlot, and they shall return to the hire of an harlot.
Zechariah 13:2 Old Testament, KJV
And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the LORD of hosts, that I will cut off the names of the idols out of the land, and they shall no more be remembered: and also I will cause the prophets and the unclean spirit to pass out of the land.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6091, grouped by book.

1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 4 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Hosea 4 usages, Old Testament
Micah 1 usage, Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H6091 FAQ

What does atsab (עָצָב) mean?

Atsab (Strong's H6091) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "idol". `atsab (aw-tsawb') n-m. 1. an (idolatrous) image [from H6087]

How many times is atsab (עָצָב) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 17 linked usages for Strong's H6091 across 10 books.

Where can I study atsab (עָצָב) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6091 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate atsab (עָצָב)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as idols. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.