Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
| Strong's Number: | H793 |
|---|---|
| Word: | אֶשֶׁד |
| Part of Speech: | noun masc |
| Etymology: | from an unused root meaning to pour |
| Language: | Hebrew |
| Occurrences: | 1 |
| Transliteration: | eshed |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | eh'-shed |
| Meaning: | 1. an outpouring |
| KJV Renderings: | stream. |
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אֶ֫שֶׁד noun [masculine] foundation, bottom, lower part (slope) (Assyrian išdu compare LotzTP 186; > others from אֲשַׁד, [untranscribed source text 433] pour, Sabean אסד = (משׁקה) מסקי DHMZMG 1883, 8, whence fall, slope; compare Di Num 21:15) הַנְּחָלִים ׳ א the bottom of the ravines Num 21:15.
Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke
Numbers 21:15
