Lexicon
עֵ֫שֶׂק
e.seq
H6230
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Esek

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e.seq is the name given to a well after herdsmen disputed its water with Isaac's herdsmen.

The term is attested as the proper name of a well whose naming follows a contention over its water in Genesis 26:20.

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  1. Name of a disputed well · dominant

    In Genesis 26:20, the form is tagged as a proper noun and is given as the well's name after the herdsmen of Gerar claim its water and contend with Isaac's herdsmen. The APB renders the naming clause, "so he called the name of the well Esek, because they contended with him."

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Genesis 26:20, the APB preserves the term as "Esek" in the well-naming clause.

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