H394 - אַכְזָרִי (ʼakzârîy)

H394 אַכְזָרִי (ʼakzârîy) ak-zawr-ree'

Hebrew

Adjective (Hebrew)

Quick Definition

cruel

Strong's Definition

terrible

Derivation: from H393 (אַכְזָר);

KJV Usage: cruel (one).

TWOT Reference: 971b

Outline of Biblical Usage

1) cruel

Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents

This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:

G4731

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon

cruel

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

אַכְזָרִי akzârý̂y BDB Definition: 1) cruel Part of Speech: adjective A Related Word by BDB/Strongs Number: from H393 Same Word by TWOT Number: 971b Total KJV Occurrences: 8

Bible Occurrences (8)

5:9 11:17 12:10 17:11

13:9

6:23 30:14 50:42

Proverbs 5:9

lest you concede your vigor to others, and your years to one who is cruel;

Proverbs 11:17

A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.

Proverbs 12:10

A righteous [man] regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty.

Proverbs 17:11

An evil [man] seeks only rebellion; a cruel messenger will be sent against him.

Isaiah 13:9

Behold, the Day of the LORD is coming— cruel, with fury and burning anger...— to make the earth a desolation and to destroy the sinners within it.

Jeremiah 6:23

They grasp the bow and spear; they [are] cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Zion.

Jeremiah 30:14

All your lovers have forgotten you; they no longer seek you, for... I have struck you as an enemy would, with the discipline of someone cruel, because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins.

Jeremiah 50:42

They grasp the bow and spear; they [are] cruel and merciless. Their voice roars like the sea, and they ride upon horses, lined up like men in formation against you, O Daughter of Babylon.