אַכְזָרִיʼakzârîy

cruel, always in this form (Proverbs 12:10; Proverbs 17:11; Jeremiah 6:23; Jeremiah 50:42; Jeremiah 30:14)

Pronunciation: ak-zawr-ree' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H394

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 8 times in the Bible.

  • Proverbs 5:9 If you do, you will lose your honor and will lose to merciless people all you have achieved.
  • Proverbs 11:17 Your kindness will reward you, but your cruelty will destroy you.
  • Proverbs 12:10 The godly care for their animals, but the wicked are always cruel.
  • Proverbs 17:11 Evil people are eager for rebellion, but they will be severely punished.
  • Isaiah 13:9 For see, the day of the Lord is coming— the terrible day of his fury and fierce anger. The land will be made desolate, and all the sinners destroyed with it.
  • Jeremiah 6:23 They are armed with bows and spears. They are cruel and show no mercy. They sound like a roaring sea as they ride forward on horses. They are coming in battle formation, planning to destroy you, beautiful Jerusalem.”
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).