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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 land sprout with vegetation—every sort of seed-bearing plant, and trees that grow seed-bearing fruit. These seeds will then produce the kinds of plants and trees from which they came.” And that is what happened.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 1:12 - The land produced vegetation—all sorts of seed-bearing plants, and trees with seed-bearing fruit. Their seeds produced plants and trees of the same 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 fall on you like rain;
let my speech settle like dew.
Let my words fall like rain on tender grass,
like gentle showers on young plants.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 23:4

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:4 - is like the light of morning at sunrise,
like a morning without clouds,
like the gleaming of the sun
on new grass after rain.’

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 19:26

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 19:26 - That is why their people have so little power
and are so frightened and confused.
They are as weak as grass,
as easily trampled as tender green shoots.
They are like grass sprouting on a housetop,
scorched before it can grow lush and tall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:5 - Don’t I have a right to complain?
Don’t wild donkeys bray when they find no grass,
and oxen bellow when they have no food?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:27 - Who sends rain to satisfy the parched ground
and make the tender grass spring up?

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 23:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 23:2 - He lets me rest in green meadows;
he leads me beside peaceful streams.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 37:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 37:2 - For like grass, they soon fade away.
Like spring flowers, they soon wither.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:25 - After the hay is harvested and the new crop appears
and the mountain grasses are gathered in,

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 15:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 15:6 - Even the waters of Nimrim are dried up!
The grassy banks are scorched.
The tender plants are gone;
nothing green remains.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 37:27

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 37:27 - That is why their people have so little power
and are so frightened and confused.
They are as weak as grass,
as easily trampled as tender green shoots.
They are like grass sprouting on a housetop,
scorched[fn] before it can grow lush and tall.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 66:14

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 66:14 - When you see these things, your heart will rejoice.
You will flourish like the grass!
Everyone will see the LORD’s hand of blessing on his servants—
and his anger against his enemies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 14:5 - Even the doe abandons her newborn fawn
because there is no grass in the field.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:11 - “You rejoice and are glad,
you who plundered my chosen people.
You frisk about like a calf in a meadow
and neigh like a stallion.
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