Bible Dictionaries
Grass

Grass. חציר‎ ḥătsîr - Strongs: H2682, עשׂב ‛eśeb H6212, דּשׁא deshe' H1877; χόρτος chortos - Strongs: G5528.

From Easton: Grass - (1.) Heb. hatsir, ripe grass fit for mowing (1 Kings 18:5; Job 40:15; Psalms 104:14). As the herbage rapidly fades under the scorching sun, it is used as an image of the brevity of human life (Isaiah 40:6, Isaiah 40:7; Psalms 90:5). In Numbers 11:5 this word is rendered "leeks."

(2.) Heb. deshe', green grass (Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12; Isaiah 66:14; Deuteronomy 32:2). "The sickly and forced blades of grass which spring up on the flat plastered roofs of houses in the East are used as an emblem of speedy destruction, because they are small and weak, and because, under the scorching rays of the sun, they soon wither away" (2 Kings 19:26; Psalms 129:6; Isaiah 37:27).

The dry stalks of grass were often used as fuel for the oven (Matthew 6:30; Matthew 13:30; Luke 12:28).

Verses:

• Numbers 11:5
• Numbers 22:4
• Deuteronomy 11:15
• Deuteronomy 29:23
• Deuteronomy 32:2
• 2 Samuel 23:4
• 1 Kings 18:5
• 2 Kings 19:26
• Job 5:25
• Job 6:5
• Job 8:12
• Job 38:27
• Job 40:15
• Psalms 37:2
• Psalms 72:6
• Psalms 72:16
• Psalms 90:5
• Psalms 92:7
• Psalms 102:4
• Psalms 102:11
• Psalms 103:15
• Psalms 104:14
• Psalms 106:20
• Psalms 129:6
• Psalms 147:8
• Proverbs 19:12
• Proverbs 27:25
• Isaiah 15:6
• Isaiah 35:7
• Isaiah 37:27
• Isaiah 40:6
• Isaiah 40:7
• Isaiah 40:8
• Isaiah 44:4
• Isaiah 51:12
• Isaiah 66:14
• Jeremiah 12:4
• Jeremiah 14:5
• Daniel 4:15
• Daniel 4:23
• Daniel 4:25
• Daniel 4:32
• Daniel 4:33
• Daniel 5:21
• Amos 7:2
• Micah 5:7
• Matthew 6:30
• Matthew 13:26
• Matthew 14:19
• Mark 4:28
• Mark 6:39
• Luke 12:28
• John 6:10
• 1 Corinthians 3:12
• James 1:10
• James 1:11
• 1 Peter 1:24
• Revelation 8:7
• Revelation 9:4