o.tsev denotes pain or grievousness, whether endured, imposed through labor, or found in a person's way.

The occurrences portray pain or grievousness in personal bearing, oppressive service, and a way found within a person; the specific English wording varies because the APB is a whole-verse translation.

1. Painful hardship or burden · dominant

   In 1 Chronicles 4:9, the absolute noun occurs in the mother's statement about having borne Jabez; the APB renders the clause "For I bore him in pain." In Isaiah 14:3, the construct form stands in the promise of rest from distress and hard service; the APB renders "rest from your pain and turmoil and from the hard service with which you were made to serve."

   1 Chronicles 4:9Isaiah 14:3
2. A grievous way within a person · occasional

   In Psalm 139:24, the absolute noun occurs in the request that God examine whether such a way is present in the speaker; the APB renders "if there is any grievous way in me."

   Psalm 139:24

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term through "pain" in 1 Chronicles 4:9 and Isaiah 14:3, and through "grievous" in Psalm 139:24. These are renderings of whole clauses.