Lexical Summary asaq: to contend Original Word: עָשַׂקTransliteration: asaq Phonetic Spelling: (aw-sak) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to contend Meaning: to press upon, quarrel Strong's Concordance strive with A primitive root (identical with ashaq); to press upon, i.e. Quarrel; --strive with. see HEBREW ashaq Brown-Driver-Briggs H6229. asaq [עָשַׂק] verb Hithpa`el contend (perhaps originally cling to (in strife), compare Arabic cling with love (LagBN 143); Syriac , Ethpa`al be difficult (i.e. indignant, hostile); Late Hebrew עֲסַק ᵑ7 עָסַק,, busy oneself, Late Hebrew עֵסֶק business, occupation); — Perfect3plural עִמּוֺ הִתְעַשְּׂקוּ Genesis 26:20 they contended with him. |