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Old Testament Hebrew Lexical Dictionary Hebrew Lexicon
Strong's #6212 - עֵשֶׂב
Transliteration
ʻeseb
Phonetics
eh'-seb
Root Word (Etymology)
from an unused root meaning to glisten (or be green)
Parts of Speech
masculine noun
TWOT
1707a
Definition
- Brown-Driver-Briggs
- Strong
Brown-Driver-Briggs'
1) herb, herbage, grass, green plants
Greek Equivalent Words:
Frequency Lists
- Book
- Word
Verse Results
KJV (33)
Genesis
7
Exodus
5
Deuteronomy
3
2 Kings
1
Job
1
Psalms
7
Proverbs
2
Isaiah
2
Jeremiah
2
Amos
1
Micah
1
Zechariah
1
HCS (0)
HCS (38)
Genesis
7
Exodus
5
Deuteronomy
3
2 Kings
1
Job
1
Psalms
7
Proverbs
2
Isaiah
2
Jeremiah
2
Daniel
5
Amos
1
Micah
1
Zechariah
1
BSB (40)
Genesis
14
Exodus
5
Deuteronomy
3
2 Kings
1
Job
1
Psalms
7
Proverbs
2
Isaiah
2
Jeremiah
2
Amos
1
Micah
1
Zechariah
1
ESV (217)
Genesis
7
Exodus
160
Deuteronomy
2
2 Kings
1
Job
1
Psalms
6
Proverbs
2
Song of Solomon
32
Isaiah
2
Jeremiah
1
Amos
1
Micah
1
Zechariah
1
WEB (34)
Genesis
7
Exodus
5
Deuteronomy
4
2 Kings
1
Job
1
Psalms
7
Proverbs
2
Isaiah
2
Jeremiah
2
Amos
1
Micah
1
Zechariah
1
Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
עֵ֫שֶׂב noun masculine Genesis 1:11 herb, herbage; — ׳ע absolute Deuteronomy 11:15 +; construct Genesis 2:5 +; suffix עֶשְׂבָּם Isaiah 42:15; plural construct עִשְּׂבוֺת (dagesh forte dirimens) Proverbs 27:25; — herb, herbage, in oldest use often General (therefore including grass [דֶּשֶׁא]): הַשָּׂדֶה׳ע Exodus 9:22 (E), Genesis 2:5 (+ שִׂיחַ) Exodus 9:25 (+ עֵץ), Exodus 10:15 (+ id; all J) Amos 7:2, so הָאָרֶץ׳ע Exodus 10:12 (E), + מְּרִי הָעֵץ Exodus 10:15 (J), whence Psalm 105:35; apparently Generally also in הארץ׳ע Job 5:25; Psalm 72:16, ׳ע alone Psalm 92:8; כָּלהַֿשָּׂדֶה׳ע Jeremiah 12:14, ׳ע alone Deuteronomy 32:2 ("" דֶּשֶׁא), Isaiah 42:15; Psalm 102:5; Psalm 102:12, and Deuteronomy 29:22; Micah 5:6; Proverbs 19:12; hence ׳ע as food for cattle Deuteronomy 11:15; Psalm 106:20 compare Jeremiah 14:6; Zechariah 10:1; עִשְּׂבוֺת הָרִים Proverbs 27:25 ("" דֶּשֶׁא, חָצִיר); but as human food (hence excluding דֶּשֶׁא) הַשָּׂדֶה׳ע Genesis 3:18 (J); especially P Genesis 1:29 (+ עֶץ), ׳יֶרֶק ע Genesis 1:30; Genesis 9:3, hence ׳ע Psalm 104:14 ("" חָצִיר for cattle); ׳ע distinguished from דֶּשֶׁא, עֵץ also Genesis 1:11,12, שָׂדֶה׳ע + דֶּשֶׁא, חָצִיר 2 Kings 19:26 + Isaiah 37:27.
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Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition
עֵשֶׂב with suff. עֶשְּׂבָּם plur. constr. עִשְּׂבוֹת (with Dag. euphon.) Proverbs 27:25 green herb, full grown and in seed (in which it differs from דֶּשֶׁא); herbs for the food of man, Genesis 1:11, 12 2:5 3:18 Exodus 10:12, 15 Exodus 10:15; Psalms 104:14 (Arab. عُشْبُ id. From the same stock are, perhaps, herba, φορβή, r and s being interchanged).
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List of Word Forms
וְ֭עֵשֶׂב וְעֵ֥שֶׂב וּבְעֵ֥שֶׂב ובעשב ועשב כְּעֵ֣שֶׂב כָ֭עֵשֶׂב כָּעֵ֥שֶׂב כעשב עִשְּׂב֥וֹת עֵ֑שֶׂב עֵ֔שֶׂב עֵ֖שֶׂב עֵ֗שֶׂב עֵ֚שֶׂב עֵ֣שֶׂב עֵ֣שֶׂב ׀ עֵ֤שֶׂב עֵ֥שֶׂב עֵֽשֶׂב׃ עֶשְׂבָּ֖ם עשב עשב׃ עשבות עשבם ‘ê·śeḇ ‘eś·bām ‘eśbām ‘êśeḇ ‘iś·śə·ḇō·wṯ ‘iśśəḇōwṯ Chaesev esBam Esev isseVot kā‘êśeḇ ḵā‘êśeḇ kā·‘ê·śeḇ ḵā·‘ê·śeḇ kaEsev kə‘êśeḇ kə·‘ê·śeḇ keEsev ū·ḇə·‘ê·śeḇ ūḇə‘êśeḇ uveEsev Veesev wə‘êśeḇ wə·‘ê·śeḇ