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Bible Lexicons

Old Testament Hebrew Lexical DictionaryHebrew Lexicon

Strong's #6244 - עָשַׁשׁ

Transliteration

ʻâshêsh

Phonetics

aw-shaysh'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

verb

TWOT

1715

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

(Qal) to waste away, fail

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 5015 ‑ ταράσσω (tar‑as'‑so);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (3)

Psalms 3

BSB (3)

Psalms 3

CSB (3)

Psalms 3

ESV (3)

Psalms 3

KJV (3)

Psalms 3

LEB (3)

Psalms 3

LSB (6)

Psalms 6

N95 (0)

The New American Standard Bible (1995)
did not use
this Strong's Number

NAS (6)

Psalms 6

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (3)

Psalms 3

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

1366) s o (אהסה AhSh) AC: Waste CO: ? AB: ?

B) s s o (אהסהסה AhShSh) AC: Waste CO: ? AB: ?

V) s s o (אהסהסה AhShSh) - Waste: To waste or fail away. KJV (3): (vf: Paal) consumed - Strongs: H6244 (עָשַׁשׁ)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

[עָשֵׁשׁ] verb waste away (compare Assyrian ašašu, moth; Arabic

moth (-worm),

eat (of moth; ? denominative); according to De^{Psalm 6:8} and others עָשֵׁשׁ is denominative from עָשׁ, properly be moth-eaten, but improbable); ** according to Jacob^{ZMG 1901,141; ZAW 1902,107} be dark, compare עשׁשׁא darkness, in Christian-Palestinian Aramaic. —

Qal Perfect 3 feminine singular עָֽשְׁשָׁה מִכַּעַם עֵינִי Psalm 6:8 my eye is wasted from grief, = Psalm 31:10 (בְּכַעַס; + נַפְשִׁי, בִּטְנִי; 3 plural עֲצָמַי עָשֵׁ֫שׁוּ Psalm 31:11.

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

עָשַׁשׁ i.q. בָּלָה to fall away

(a) used of clothes falling to pieces from use, and from being moth-eaten (see עָשׁ, عُشّةُ a moth, whence عَثَّ to gnaw as a moth).

(b) used of the face, as having become lean through sickness or care (einfallen, verfallen), Psalms 6:8, 31:10, 11 Psalms 31:11. Arab. عَشَّ to fall away, to become lean.

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List of Word Forms

עָֽשְׁשָׁ֣ה עָשְׁשָׁ֖ה עָשֵֽׁשׁוּ׃ עששה עששו׃ ‘ā·šə·šāh ‘ā·šê·šū ‘āšəšāh ‘āšêšū asheShah aSheshu