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II. חָצִיר noun masculine Isa 15:6 green grass, herbage, absolute חָצִיר Num 11:5 + 16 t.; construct חֲצִיר Isa 37:27 = 2Kgs 19:26; Ps 129:6 —
1.
grass, as food for animals 1Kgs 18:5; Job 40:15; Ps 104:14; Ps 147:8; Prov 27:25 (|| דֶּשֶׁא
and עֵשֶׂב), Isa 15:6 (|| דֶּשֶׁא and יֶרֶק); specifically
of leeks (as still sometimes in Aramaic, see Löwpp.
226, 228) Num 11:5 (see Di); in simile of abundant
growth Isa 44:4
(see
ᵐ5
Ew
Che); on Isa 35:7 see I.
חָצִיר
above
2. as type of what is quickly perishing Job 8:12, hence figurative of perishing enemies חֲצִיר גַּגּוֺת
Isa 37:27 =
2Kgs 19:26
(|| דֶּשֶׁא, עֵשֶׂב), Ps 129:6, i.e. having no depth of root; of wicked, soon to be
cut down Ps 37:2
with special reference to Israel's oppressors Isa 40:6 (|| [השׂרה] ציץ), Isa 40:7 (|| id.
), Isa 40:7
Isa 40:8
(|| id.), Isa 51:12 in simile of frail man Ps 90:5 man's days Ps 103:15 (|| ציץ השׂדה).