HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H6230
עֵ֫שֶׂק
e.seq — Esek
§ Esek = "contention" a well which the herdsmen of Isaac dug in the valley of Gerar
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Esek
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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H137
אֲדֹנִי־בֶ֫זֶק
a.do.ni-ve.zeq — Adoni-bezek
A man living before Israel's Monarchy, first mentioned at Jdg.1.5 § Adoni-Bezek = "my lord is Besek" king of the Canaanite city of Bezek, killed by Israelites
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Quarrel, a well which Isaac’s herdsmen dug in the valley of Gerar, and so called because the herdsmen of Gerar quarrelled with them for its possession (Gen. 26:20).
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Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.