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Lexicon :: Strong's H1877 - deše'

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דֶּשֶׁא
Transliteration
deše'
Pronunciation
deh'-sheh
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 456a

Strong’s Definitions

דֶּשֶׁא desheʼ, deh'-sheh; from H1876; a sprout; by analogy, grass:—(tender) grass, green, (tender) herb.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x

The KJV translates Strong's H1877 in the following manner: grass (8x), herb (6x), green (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 15x
The KJV translates Strong's H1877 in the following manner: grass (8x), herb (6x), green (1x).

  1. grass, new grass, green herb, vegetation, young

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
דֶּשֶׁא desheʼ, deh'-sheh; from H1876; a sprout; by analogy, grass:—(tender) grass, green, (tender) herb.
STRONGS H1877: Abbreviations
† דֶּ֫שֶׁא noun masculineIsaiah 15:6 grass (Late Hebrew id., Assyrian dišu, herb, LyonSargontexte 69; Sabean דתֿא fresh shoots DHMZMG 1875, 597 = springtime CISiv. p. 11; Aramaic דִּתְאָה, bdb020601 (compare LagBN 130)) — ד׳ absolute Genesis 1:11+ 13 times — accusative of congnate meaning with verb תַּדְשֵׁא Genesis 1:11; compare Genesis 1:12 (in both, produced by earth); springing out of earth 2 Samuel 23:4; of a second crop of grass Proverbs 21:25 (opposed to חָצִיר); caused to spring forth by God לְהַצְמִיחַ מֹצָא דֶ֑שֶׁא Job 38:27; refreshed by rain Deuteronomy 32:2; נְאוֺת ד׳ Psalm 23:2; as food of wild ass Job 6:5; as failing (withered) Isaiah 15:6; lacking for animals Jeremiah 14:5; וִירַק דֶּשֶׁא simile of weakness 2 Kings 19:26 (|| עֵשֶׂב שָׂדֶה) = Isaiah 37:27; of transitoriness (withering) Psalm 37:2 (יֶרֶק ד׳); of growth and prosperity, Isaiah 66:14.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H1883.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

1:11; 1:11; 1:12

Deuteronomy

32:2

2 Samuel

23:4

2 Kings

19:26

Job

6:5; 38:27

Psalms

23:2; 37:2

Proverbs

21:25

Isaiah

15:6; 15:6; 37:27; 66:14

Jeremiah

14:5

H1877

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H1877 matches the Hebrew דֶּשֶׁא (deše'),
which occurs 15 times in 15 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:11 - Then God said, “Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb that yields seed, and the fruit tree that yields fruit according to its kind, whose seed is in itself, on the earth”; and it was so.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:12 - And the earth brought forth grass, the herb that yields seed according to its kind, and the tree that yields fruit, whose seed is in itself according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 32:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:2 - Let my teaching drop as the rain,
My speech distill as the dew,
As raindrops on the tender herb,
And as showers on the grass.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:4 - And he shall be like the light of the morning when the sun rises,
A morning without clouds,
Like the tender grass springing out of the earth,
By clear shining after rain.’

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:26 - Therefore their inhabitants had little power;
They were dismayed and confounded;
They were as the grass of the field
And the green herb,
As the grass on the housetops
And grain blighted before it is grown.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:5 - Does the wild donkey bray when it has grass,
Or does the ox low over its fodder?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:27 - To satisfy the desolate waste,
And cause to spring forth the growth of tender grass?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 23:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 23:2 - He makes me to lie down in green pastures;
He leads me beside the still waters.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:2 - For they shall soon be cut down like the grass,
And wither as the green herb.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:25 - When the hay is removed, and the tender grass shows itself,
And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 15:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 15:6 - For the waters of Nimrim will be desolate,
For the green grass has withered away;
The grass fails, there is nothing green.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 37:27

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:27 - Therefore their inhabitants had little power;
They were dismayed and confounded;
They were as the grass of the field
And the green herb,
As the grass on the housetops
And grain blighted before it is grown.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 66:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:14 - When you see this, your heart shall rejoice,
And your bones shall flourish like grass;
The hand of the LORD shall be known to His servants,
And His indignation to His enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:5 - Yes, the deer also gave birth in the field,
But left because there was no grass.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:11 - “Because you were glad, because you rejoiced,
You destroyers of My heritage,
Because you have grown fat like a heifer threshing grain,
And you bellow like bulls,
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