# עָשַׂק (asaq)

Israeli respelling: a-saq. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H6229. 1 Old Testament occurrences.

to press upon, i.e. quarrel

King James renderings: strive with.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/asaq-h6229

## Occurrences

- [Genesis 26:20](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/genesis/26/20) — And the herdmen of Gerar did strive with Isaac’s herdmen, saying, The water is ours: and he called the name of the well Esek; because they…