עסק

Aramaic

Verb

עסק • (transliteration needed)

to be difficult, to be troublesome

Hebrew

Root
ע־ס־ק‎ (ʿ-s-q)

Etymology

From biblical עֵשֶׂק (Genesis 26:20).

Noun

עֵסֶק • ('ések) m (plural indefinite עֲסָקִים‎)

business, enterprise; deal
concern, affair

Derived terms

עיסקי / עִסְקִי‎ ('iskí)
אִישׁ עֲסָקִים‎ (ísh asakím)

See also

עשׂק‎ (with Sin-punctuation)

References

“עסק” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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