Quick Definition
Esek
Biblical Persons & Places
Esek
Esek= near Gerar (Gerar@Gen.10.19-2Ch=H1642)
A location near Gerar only mentioned at Gen.26.20;
only referred to as Esek (עֵ֫שֶׂק).
Strong's Definition
strife
Derivation: from H6229 (עָשַׂק);
KJV Usage: Esek.
Outline of Biblical Usage
Esek = "contention"
1) a well which the herdsmen of Isaac dug in the valley of Gerar
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
עֵ֫שֶׂק (e.seq) — Esek.
§ Esek = "contention" a well which the herdsmen of Isaac dug in the valley of Gerar
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
name · עשׂק
Names of Landforms
Esek = a well, ◄ dug by herdsmen of Isaac, which became a source of contention between them and the herdsmen of Gerar
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew © United Bible Societies, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
עֵ֫שֶׂק n.pr.font. in SW. Pal. Gn 26:20 (expl. as contention) ref