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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 393. אַכְזָר (akzar) -- Cruel, ruthless</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/393.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/deuteronomy/32-33.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/393.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 393</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/392.htm" title="392">◄</a> 393. akzar <a href="../hebrew/394.htm" title="394">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">akzar: Cruel, ruthless</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">אַכְזָר</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>akzar<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>ahk-ZAHR<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ak-zawr')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Cruel, ruthless<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>violent, deadly, brave<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Hebrew root אָכַז (akhaz), meaning "to seize" or "to grasp."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Greek equivalent in Strong's Concordance, the concept of cruelty can be related to Greek words such as ἀνελεήμων (aneleēmōn - unmerciful) or σκληρός (sklēros - hard, harsh).<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew word "akzar" is used to describe someone or something that is cruel, harsh, or ruthless. It often conveys a sense of mercilessness or a lack of compassion. In the biblical context, it is used to describe individuals, nations, or actions that are characterized by a severe and unyielding nature.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, cruelty was often associated with power and dominance. Rulers and nations that were described as "akzar" were typically those who exercised their authority with an iron fist, often oppressing others to maintain control. The biblical narrative frequently contrasts such cruelty with the justice and mercy that God desires from His people.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from an unused word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>cruel, fierce<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>cruel (2), deadly (1), fierce (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">אַכְזָר</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>adjective</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>cruel, fierce</b></font>, of poison (<font class="hebrew2">ראֹשׁ</font>) <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/32-33.htm">Deuteronomy 32:33</a>; elsewhere of men, <em>fierce</em> <a href="/interlinear/job/41-2.htm">Job 41:2</a>; as substantive = <em>a cruel one</em> <a href="/interlinear/job/30-21.htm">Job 30:21</a> (of God), <a href="/interlinear/lamentations/4-3.htm">Lamentations 4:3</a>. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>cruel, fierce <p>From an unused root (apparently meaning to act harshly); violent; by implication deadly; also (in a good sense) brave -- cruel, fierce. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>אַ֭כְזָר אַכְזָֽר׃ אכזר אכזר׃ לְאַכְזָ֔ר לְאַכְזָ֣ר לאכזר ’aḵ·zār ’aḵzār achZar Achzor lə’aḵzār lə·’aḵ·zār leachZar<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/32-33.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 32:33</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/32.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְרֹ֥אשׁ פְּתָנִ֖ים <b> אַכְזָֽר׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/32.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of serpents, <span class="itali">And the deadly</span> poison<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/32.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of dragons, <span class="itali">and the cruel</span> venom<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/32-33.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> poison of cobras <span class="itali">and the deadly</span><p><b><a href="/text/job/30-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 30:21</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> תֵּהָפֵ֣ךְ <b> לְאַכְזָ֣ר </b> לִ֑י בְּעֹ֖צֶם</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> You have become <span class="itali">cruel</span> to me; With the might<br><a href="/kjvs/job/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Thou art become <span class="itali">cruel</span> to me: with thy strong<br><a href="/interlinear/job/30-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> have become <span class="itali">cruel</span> the might of your hand<p><b><a href="/text/job/41-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 41:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/41.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> לֹֽא־ <b> אַ֭כְזָר </b> כִּ֣י יְעוּרֶ֑נּוּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/41.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> No <span class="itali">one is so fierce</span> that he dares to arouse<br><a href="/kjvs/job/41.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> <span class="itali">None [is so] fierce</span> that dare stir him up:<br><a href="/interlinear/job/41-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> No <span class="itali">fierce</span> dares to arouse<p><b><a href="/text/lamentations/4-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Lamentations 4:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/4.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בַּת־ עַמִּ֣י <b> לְאַכְזָ֔ר </b> [כִּי כ]</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/lamentations/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of my people <span class="itali">has become cruel</span> Like ostriches<br><a href="/kjvs/lamentations/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of my people <span class="itali">[is become] cruel,</span> like the ostriches<br><a href="/interlinear/lamentations/4-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the daughter of my people <span class="itali">cruel</span> ostrich ostrich<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_393.htm">4 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_393.htm">Strong's Hebrew 393<br>4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/achzar_393.htm">’aḵ·zār — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/achzor_393.htm">’aḵ·zār — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/leachzar_393.htm">lə·’aḵ·zār — 2 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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