Know the Word.

Hebrew word

ʼakzâr

ak-zawr'

אַכְזָר

What it means

violent

violent; by implication deadly; also (in a good sense) brave

Where it comes from

from an unused root (apparently meaning to act harshly)

How the King James translates it

  • cruel3
  • fierce1

Every place it appears 4

Deuteronomy32:33
Lamentations4:3