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Word Parsed:
עֵשֶׂק
Parts of Speech:Proper Noun
Root:
עֵשֶׂק
Strong's Number:H6229, H6230
Infinitive Definition:1. (Hithpael) to
   strive, contend, quarrel Esek = "contention"
1. a well which the herdsmen of Isaac
   dug in the valley of Gerar...
Transliteration:


First occurrence in each book:


Genesis 26:20
וַיָּרִיבוּ רֹעֵי גְרָר עִם־רֹעֵי יִצְחָק לֵאמֹר לָנוּ הַמָּיִם וַיִּקְרָא שֵֽׁם־הַבְּאֵר עֵשֶׂק כִּי הִֽתְעַשְּׂקוּ עִמֹּֽו׃