עשב
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Hebrew[edit]
Etymology[edit]
| Root |
|---|
| ע־שׂ־ב (ʿ-ś-b) |
From an unused root meaning "to glisten" (or "be green"). Cognate with Arabic عُشْب (ʕušb).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈ(ʔ)esev/
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Noun[edit]
עֵשֶׂב • ('ésev) m (plural indefinite עֲשָׂבִים, singular construct עֵשֶׂב־) [pattern: קֵטֶל]
- herb, grass, weed
- Tanach, Psalms 106:20, with translation of the New International Version:
- וַיָּמִירוּ אֶת־כְּבוֹדָם בְּתַבְנִית שׁוֹר אֹכֵל עֵשֶׂב׃
- They exchanged their glorious God for an image of a bull, which eats grass.
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- עֵשֶׂב שׁוֹטֶה ('ésev shoté)
References[edit]
- H6212 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- “עשב” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading[edit]
עשב on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
