עֶצֶב
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. pain, sorrow
2. toil, labour
3. a vessel, a statue (archaic)
Pronunciation
étsev
Examples10
פֶּן יִשְׂבְּעוּ זָרִים כֹּחֶךָ וַעֲצָבֶיךָ בבַּיִת נׇכְרִי.
and strangers take their fill of your wealth, and your labors go to the house of an alien,
הָעֶצֶב הָיָה חרוט עַל פָּנֶיהָ.
Her sadness was written all over her face.
"פַּעַם הוּא אָהַב אוֹתִי." הִיא עָנְתָה בעֶצֶב.
"He used to love me," she answered sadly.
"פַּעַם אהבת אוֹתִי...", הִיא הֵשִׁיבָה בעֶצֶב.
"You loved me once," she answered sadly.
הַחֲדָשׁוֹת גרמו לָהּ עֶצֶב.
The news made her sad.
בהַדְרָגָה, כַּאֲשֶׁר הֵם הָלְכוּ וְרָצוּ יַחַד, הָעֶצֶב שֶׁלָּהּ נמוג.
Gradually, as they walked and ran together, her sadness disappeared.