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It conveys a sense of mercilessness and severity, often in the context of behavior or actions that are oppressive or violent.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient Near Eastern context, cruelty was often associated with tyrannical rulers or oppressive regimes. The concept of "akzari" would have been understood as a violation of the expected norms of justice and mercy, which were highly valued in Israelite society. The Israelites were called to reflect God's character, which included justice tempered with mercy, and thus cruelty was seen as antithetical to God's nature.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/393.htm">akzar</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>cruel<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>cruel (5), cruel man (1), cruel one (1), cruel one (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">אַכְזָרִי</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>adjective</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>cruel</b></font>, always in this form; — <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/12-10.htm">Proverbs 12:10</a>; <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/17-11.htm">Proverbs 17:11</a>; <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/6-23.htm">Jeremiah 6:23</a>; <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/50-42.htm">Jeremiah 50:42</a>, also <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/30-14.htm">Jeremiah 30:14</a> (read <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">מוּסָר א</font>, for <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ0</font> <font class="hebrew2">מוּסַר</font>, Gf Gie); as substantive <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/5-9.htm">Proverbs 5:9</a>; <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/11-17.htm">Proverbs 11:17</a>, perhaps also, in apposition with <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">יוֺם י</font>, <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/13-9.htm">Isaiah 13:9</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 one <p>From <a href="/hebrew/393.htm">'akzar</a>; terrible -- cruel (one). <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/393.htm">'akzar</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>אַ֝כְזָרִ֗י אַכְזָרִ֔י אַכְזָרִ֥י אַכְזָרִֽי׃ אכזרי אכזרי׃ לְאַכְזָרִֽי׃ לאכזרי׃ ’aḵ·zā·rî ’aḵzārî achzaRi lə’aḵzārî lə·’aḵ·zā·rî leachzaRi<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/proverbs/5-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 5:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הוֹדֶ֑ךָ וּ֝שְׁנֹתֶ֗יךָ <b> לְאַכְזָרִֽי׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> And your years <span class="itali">to the cruel one;</span><br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and thy years <span class="itali">unto the cruel:</span><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/5-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> your vigor and your years <span class="itali">to the cruel</span><p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/11-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 11:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/11.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְעֹכֵ֥ר שְׁ֝אֵר֗וֹ <b> אַכְזָרִֽי׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> good, <span class="itali">But the cruel man</span> does<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> to his own soul: <span class="itali">but [he that is] cruel</span> troubleth<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/11-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> does himself <span class="itali">the cruel</span><p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/12-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 12:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/12.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְֽרַחֲמֵ֥י רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים <b> אַכְזָרִֽי׃ </b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/12.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of the wicked <span class="itali">is cruel.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/12.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the wicked <span class="itali">[are] cruel.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/12-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> But the compassion of the wicked <span class="itali">is cruel</span><p><b><a href="/text/proverbs/17-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Proverbs 17:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/17.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">רָ֑ע וּמַלְאָ֥ךְ <b> אַ֝כְזָרִ֗י </b> יְשֻׁלַּח־ בּֽוֹ׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/proverbs/17.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> evil, <span class="itali">So a cruel</span> messenger<br><a href="/kjvs/proverbs/17.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> only rebellion: <span class="itali">therefore a cruel</span> messenger<br><a href="/interlinear/proverbs/17-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> evil messenger <span class="itali">A cruel</span> will be sent<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/13-9.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 13:9</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/13.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יְהוָה֙ בָּ֔א <b> אַכְזָרִ֥י </b> וְעֶבְרָ֖ה וַחֲר֣וֹן</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> is coming, <span class="itali">Cruel,</span> with fury<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> cometh, <span class="itali">cruel</span> both with wrath<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/13-9.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the LORD is coming <span class="itali">Cruel</span> fury and burning<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/6-23.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 6:23</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְכִיד֞וֹן יַחֲזִ֗יקוּ <b> אַכְזָרִ֥י </b> הוּא֙ וְלֹ֣א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and spear; <span class="itali">They are cruel</span> and have<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and spear; <span class="itali">they [are] cruel,</span> and have no mercy;<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/6-23.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and spear seize <span class="itali">are cruel</span> he no<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/30-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 30:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הִכִּיתִיךְ֙ מוּסַ֣ר <b> אַכְזָרִ֔י </b> עַ֚ל רֹ֣ב</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> With the punishment <span class="itali">of a cruel one,</span> Because<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> with the chastisement <span class="itali">of a cruel one,</span> for the multitude<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/30-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> have wounded the punishment <span class="itali">of a cruel</span> Because is great<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/50-42.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 50:42</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/50.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְכִידֹ֞ן יַחֲזִ֗יקוּ <b> אַכְזָרִ֥י </b> הֵ֙מָּה֙ וְלֹ֣א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/50.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and javelin; <span class="itali">They are cruel</span> and have<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/50.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and the lance: <span class="itali">they [are] cruel,</span> and will not shew mercy:<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/50-42.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and javelin seize <span class="itali">are cruel</span> like no<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_394.htm">8 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_394.htm">Strong's Hebrew 394<br>8 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/achzari_394.htm">’aḵ·zā·rî — 7 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/leachzari_394.htm">lə·’aḵ·zā·rî — 1 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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  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