Quick Definition
to press
Strong's Definition
to peck at, i.e. (figuratively) stun or dull
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: press, urge, stubbornness.
TWOT Reference: 1801
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
פָּצַר (pa.tsar) — to press. 1) to press, push 1a) (Qal) to push, press 1b) (Hiphil) be insolent, display pushing (arrogance, presumption)
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb
Impact
to press = action by which humans push themselves against other humans in order to make them move backwards
verb
Unwilling | verb hif inf.abs
stubbornness, defiance, unsubordination = action by which humans openly show their unwillingness to obey
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
[פָּצַר] vb. push, press Qal push, press, upon physically
Hiph. to display pushing
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