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Lexicon :: Strong's H6244 - ʿāšaš

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עָשַׁשׁ
Transliteration
ʿāšaš
Pronunciation
aw-shaysh'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 1715

Strong’s Definitions

עָשֵׁשׁ ʻâshêsh, aw-shaysh'; a primitive root; probably to shrink, i.e. fail:—be consumed.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's H6244 in the following manner: consumed (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's H6244 in the following manner: consumed (3x).

  1. (Qal) to waste away, fail

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עָשֵׁשׁ ʻâshêsh, aw-shaysh'; a primitive root; probably to shrink, i.e. fail:—be consumed.
STRONGS H6244: Abbreviations
† [עָשֵׁשׁ] verb waste away (compare Assyrian ašašu, moth; Arabic bdb079904 moth (-worm), bdb079905 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 3rd person feminine singular עָֽשְׁשָׁה מִכַּעַם עֵינִי Psalm 6:8 my eye is wasted from grief, = Psalm 31:10 (בְּכַעַס; + נַפְשִׁי, בִּטְנִי; 3rd person plural עֲצָמַי עָשֵׁ֫שׁוּ Psalm 31:11.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Psalms

6:8; 6:8; 31:10; 31:11

H6244

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H6244 matches the Hebrew עָשַׁשׁ (ʿāšaš),
which occurs 3 times in 3 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 6:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:7 -

My eye grows dim with grief;

It grows old because of all my enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:9 -

Be gracious and compassionate to me, O LORD, for I am in trouble;

My eye is clouded and weakened by grief, my soul and my body also.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 31:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 31:10 -

For my life is spent with sorrow

And my years with sighing;

My strength has failed because of my iniquity,

And even my body has wasted away.

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