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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 BoxGen 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:11 - And God said, Let the earth bring forth the herb of grass [fn]bearing seed according to its kind [fn]and according to its likeness, and the fruit-tree bearing fruit whose seed is in it, according to its kind on the earth, and it was so.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:12

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:2

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:2 - Let my speech be looked for as the rain, and my words come down as dew, as the shower upon the herbage, and as snow upon the grass.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:4 - And in the morning light of God, let the sun arise in the morning, from the light of which the Lord passed on, and as it were from the rain of the tender grass upon the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:26 - And they that dwelt in them were weak in hand, they quaked and were confounded, they became as grass of the field, or as the green herb, the grass growing on houses, and that which is trodden down [fn]by him that stands upon it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:5 - What then? will the wild ass bray for nothing, if he is not seeking food? or again, will the ox low at the manger, when he has fodder?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:27 - and cause it to send forth a crop of green herbs?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 23:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 23:2 - (LXX 22:2) In a place of green grass, there he has made me dwell: he has nourished me by the water of rest.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:2 - (LXX 36:2) For they shall soon be withered as the grass, and shall soon fall away as the green herbs.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:25 - Take care of the herbage in the field, and thou shalt cut grass, and gather the mountain hay;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 15:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 15:6 - The water of Nemerim shall be desolate, and the grass thereof shall fail: for there shall be no green grass.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:27

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:27 - I weakened their hands, and they withered; and they became as dry grass on the house-tops, and as grass.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:14 - And ye shall see, and your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall [fn]thrive like grass: and the hand of the Lord shall be known to them that fear him, and he shall threaten the disobedient.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:5 - And hinds calved in the field, and forsook it, because there was no grass.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:11 - (LXX 27:11) Because ye rejoiced, and boasted, while plundering mine heritage; because ye exulted as calves in the grass, and pushed with the horn as bulls.
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