Lexicon
עֹ֫נֶשׁ
o.nesh
H6066
H:N-M Hebrew

fine

2
Occurrences
2
Books
Hebrew
Language

o.nesh denotes an imposed monetary exaction or a penalty paid for destructive anger.

The attested uses show a required payment: an imposed exaction on a land in 2 Kings 23:33 and a penalty borne by a person marked by great wrath in Proverbs 19:19.

Senses in use

  1. Imposed exaction or penalty · dominant

    Both occurrences use the masculine singular absolute noun for a required payment. In 2 Kings 23:33, the APB renders Pharaoh-neco's action as imposing a payment on the land in silver and gold; in Proverbs 19:19, it renders the consequence for a man of great wrath as paying a penalty.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the required payment as a "fine" in 2 Kings 23:33 and as a "penalty" in Proverbs 19:19. These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than establish separate lexical senses.

Passages featuring this word

Across Scripture