Strong's Lexicon

H6244

H6244 — עָשֵׁשׁ

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewasheshverb-stemOccurrences: 3TWOT: 1715

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H6244
Word:עָשֵׁשׁ
Part of Speech:verb-stem
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:3
Transliteration:ashesh
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:`ashesh (aw-shaysh') v.
Meaning:1. probably to shrink, i.e. fail
KJV Renderings:be consumed.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB6465

[עָשֵׁשׁ] verb waste away (compare Assyrian ašašu , moth; Arabic [untranscribed source text 4135] moth (-worm), [untranscribed source text 4136] eat (of moth; ? denominative); according to DePs 6:8 and others עָשֵׁשׁ is denominative from עָשׁ, properly be moth-eaten, but improbable);

according to JacobZMG 1901, 141; ZAW 1902, 107 be dark, compare עשׁשׁא darkness, in Christian-Palestinian Aramaic. —
Qal Perfect 3 feminine singular עָֽשְׁשָׁה מִכַּעַם עֵינִי Ps 6:8 my eye is wasted from grief, = Ps 31:10 (בְּכַעַס; + נַפְשִׁי, בִּטְנִי; 3 plural עֲצָמַי עָשֵׁ֫שׁוּ Ps 31:11.


Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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