עשב
Hebrew
Etymology
From an unused root meaning "to glisten" (or "be green"). Cognate with Arabic عُشْب (ʕušb).
Pronunciation
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Noun
עֵשֶׂב • ('ésev) m (plural indefinite עֲשָׂבִים, singular construct עֵשֶׂב־) [pattern: קֵטֶל]
- herb, grass, weed
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- וַיָּמִירוּ אֶת־כְּבוֹדָם בְּתַבְנִית שׁוֹר אֹכֵל עֵשֶׂב׃
- They exchanged their glorious God for an image of a bull, which eats grass.