displease, grieve, hurt, make, be sorry, vex, worship, wrest
A primitive root; properly, to carve, i.e. Fabricate or fashion; hence (in a bad sense) to worry, pain or anger -- displease, grieve, hurt, make, be sorry, vex, worship, wrest.
Englishman's Concordance
1) to hurt, pain, grieve, displease, vex, wrest 1a) (Qal) to hurt, pain 1b) (Niphal) to be in pain, be pained, be grieved 1c) (Piel) to vex, torture 1d) (Hiphil) to cause pain 1e) (Hithpael) to feel grieved, be vexed 2) to shape, fashion, make, form, stretch into shape, (TWOT) worship 2a) (Piel) to shape, form 2b) (Hiphil) to form, copy, fashion Part of Speech: verb A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root Same Word by TWOT Number: 1666, 1667
Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. [עָצַב] verbhurt, pain, grieve (Late Hebrew Nithp. and in derivatives; ᵑ7עֲצַבbe in pain (rare); Ethiopic be hard, difficult, LagBN 50, compare 201 compare Arabic be angry, but dubious); —
QalPerfect3masculine singular suffix עֲצָבוֺ1 Kings 1:6 his father had not pained him (ᵐ5 Klo Gr עֲצָרוֺ, but see Benz); insert עָצַב (with other words) 2 Samuel 13:21ᵐ5 Ew Th We Kit Bu HPS; Infinitive construct suffix לְבִלְתִּי עָצְבִּי1 Chronicles 4:10that it (רָעָה) may not pain me; Passive participle construct עֲצוּבַת רוּחַIsaiah 54:6hurt in spirit (of Zion under figure of deserted wife).
Niph`alPerfect3masculine singular נֶעְצַב1 Samuel 20:24be pained for (אֶל person; strike out ᵐ5 HPS); נֶעֱצַב2 Samuel 19:3 the king is in pain (is grieving) for (עַל person); Imperfect3masculine singular יֵעָצֵב1 Samuel 20:3 lest he be pained; + בָּהֶם instrumental Ecclesiastes 10:9shall be hurt by them (i.e. אֲבָנִים; only here of physical pain); 2 masculine plural תֵּעָֽצְבוּGenesis 45:5be not grieved (+ יִחַר; followed byכִּיthat ye sold me), compare Nehemiah 8:10,11 (absolute) do not grieve.
Pi`elPerfect3plural עִצְּבוּ with accusative Isaiah 63:10they vexed his holy spirit (+ מָרוּ); Imperfect3masculine plural בְּבָרַי יְעַצֵּ֑בוּPsalm 56:6my affairs they vex (Thes and others), but improbable, < Che ׳בְּדָבָר יְעwith speech they vex (me).
Hiph`ilImperfect3masculine plural suffix יַעֲצִיבוּהוּPsalm 78:40they used to cause him [׳י] pain.
Hithpa`elImperfect3masculine singular וַיִּתְעַצֵּב אֶללִֿבּוֺGenesis 6:6and he was vexed to his heart (of ׳י; "" וַיִּנָּחֶם); 3 masculine plural וִיִּתְעַצְּבוּGenesis 34:7 (+ וַיִּחַר, followed by clause with כִּי).
II. [עָצַב] verb Pi`elshape, fashion (Late Hebrew Pi`el stretch child into shape; BuhlLex compare out, cut off [whence idea of carving, fashioning]); —
Pi`elPerfectיָדֶיךָ עִצְּבוּנִי וַעיַּעֲשׂוּנִיJob 10:8thy hands shaped me, etc.
Hiph`ilInfinitiveconstructלְהַעֲצִבָהJeremiah 44:19, but read בָהּ-, to fashion her, i.e. make images of her (possibly denominative from עָצָב).
Genesis 6:6 HEB:הָֽאָדָ֖ם בָּאָ֑רֶץ וַיִּתְעַצֵּ֖ב אֶל־ לִבּֽוֹ׃ NAS: on the earth, and He was grieved in His heart. KJV: on the earth, and it grieved him at INT: man the earth was grieved at his heart
Genesis 34:7 HEB:הַשָּׂדֶה֙ כְּשָׁמְעָ֔ם וַיִּֽתְעַצְּבוּ֙ הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים וַיִּ֥חַר NAS: [it]; and the men were grieved, and they were very KJV: [it]: and the men were grieved, and they were very INT: the field heard were grieved and the men angry
Genesis 45:5 HEB:וְעַתָּ֣ה ׀ אַל־ תֵּעָ֣צְב֗וּ וְאַל־ יִ֙חַר֙ NAS: Now do not be grieved or angry KJV:Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry INT: Now not be grieved not angry
1 Samuel 20:3 HEB:יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן פֶּן־ יֵֽעָצֵ֑ב וְאוּלָ֗ם חַי־ NAS: or he will be grieved.' But truly KJV: know this, lest he be grieved: but truly INT: Jonathan or he be grieved truly lives
1 Samuel 20:34 HEB:לֶ֔חֶם כִּ֤י נֶעְצַב֙ אֶל־ דָּוִ֔ד NAS: of the new moon, for he was grieved over KJV: of the month: for he was grieved for David, INT: food because was grieved over David
2 Samuel 19:2 HEB:הַהוּא֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר נֶעֱצַ֥ב הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ עַל־ NAS: The king is grieved for his son. KJV: how the king was grieved for his son. INT: he said is grieved the king for
1 Kings 1:6 HEB: וְלֹֽא־ עֲצָב֨וֹ אָבִ֤יו מִיָּמָיו֙ NAS: had never crossed him at any KJV: And his father had not displeased him at any time INT: had never crossed his father time
1 Chronicles 4:10 HEB:מֵּרָעָ֖ה לְבִלְתִּ֣י עָצְבִּ֑י וַיָּבֵ֥א אֱלֹהִ֖ים NAS: [me] from harm that [it] may not pain me! And God KJV: [me] from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God INT: evil that may not pain granted and God
Nehemiah 8:10 HEB:לַאֲדֹנֵ֑ינוּ וְאַל־ תֵּ֣עָצֵ֔בוּ כִּֽי־ חֶדְוַ֥ת NAS: to our Lord. Do not be grieved, for the joy KJV: unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy INT: to our Lord not be grieved for the joy
Nehemiah 8:11 HEB:קָדֹ֑שׁ וְאַל־ תֵּעָצֵֽבוּ׃ NAS: is holy; do not be grieved. KJV: [is] holy; neither be ye grieved. INT: is holy not be grieved
Job 10:8 HEB: יָדֶ֣יךָ עִ֭צְּבוּנִי וַֽיַּעֲשׂ֑וּנִי יַ֥חַד NAS: Your hands fashioned and made KJV: Thine hands have made me and fashioned INT: your hands fashioned and made together
Psalm 56:5 HEB:הַ֭יּוֹם דְּבָרַ֣י יְעַצֵּ֑בוּ עָלַ֖י כָּל־ NAS: day long they distort my words; KJV: Every day they wrest my words: INT: day my words distort are against All
Psalm 78:40 HEB:יַמְר֣וּהוּ בַמִּדְבָּ֑ר יַ֝עֲצִיב֗וּהוּ בִּֽישִׁימֽוֹן׃ NAS: against Him in the wilderness And grieved Him in the desert! KJV: him in the wilderness, [and] grieve him in the desert! INT: rebelled the wilderness and grieved the desert
Ecclesiastes 10:9 HEB:מַסִּ֣יעַ אֲבָנִ֔ים יֵעָצֵ֖ב בָּהֶ֑ם בּוֹקֵ֥עַ NAS: stones may be hurt by them, and he who splits KJV: stones shall be hurt therewith; [and] he that cleaveth INT: quarries stones may be hurt splits logs
Isaiah 54:6 HEB:כְאִשָּׁ֧ה עֲזוּבָ֛ה וַעֲצ֥וּבַת ר֖וּחַ קְרָאָ֣ךְ NAS: forsaken and grieved in spirit, KJV: forsaken and grieved in spirit, INT: A wife forsaking and grieved spirit has called
Isaiah 63:10 HEB:וְהֵ֛מָּה מָר֥וּ וְעִצְּב֖וּ אֶת־ ר֣וּחַ NAS: But they rebelled And grieved His Holy KJV: But they rebelled, and vexed his holy INT: they rebelled and grieved Spirit his Holy
Jeremiah 44:19 HEB:לָ֤הּ כַּוָּנִים֙ לְהַ֣עֲצִבָ֔ה וְהַסֵּ֥ךְ לָ֖הּ NAS: for her [sacrificial] cakes in her image and poured KJV: her cakes to worship her, and pour out INT: made her cakes her image and poured offerings
be hard, difficult, LagBN 50, compare 201 compare Arabic 
be angry, but dubious); — 
out, cut off [whence idea of carving, fashioning]); —