Lexicon :: Strong's H6244 - ʿāšaš

עָשַׁשׁ
Transliteration
ʿāšaš
Pronunciation
aw-shaysh'
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1715

Strong’s Definitions

עָשֵׁשׁ ʻâshêsh, aw-shaysh'; a primitive root; probably to shrink, i.e. fail:—be consumed.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x

The KJV translates Strong's H6244 in the following manner: consumed (3x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 3x
The KJV translates Strong's H6244 in the following manner: consumed (3x).

  1. (Qal) to waste away, fail

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
עָשֵׁשׁ ʻâshêsh, aw-shaysh'; a primitive root; probably to shrink, i.e. fail:—be consumed.
STRONGS H6244: Abbreviations
† [עָשֵׁשׁ] verb waste away (compare Assyrian ašašu, moth; Arabic moth (-worm), eat (of moth; ? denominative); according to DePs 6:8 and others עָשֵׁשׁ is denominative from עָשׁ, properly be moth-eaten, but improbable); **according to JacobZMG 1901, 141; ZAW 1902, 107 be dark, compare עשׁשׁא darkness, in Christian-Palestinian Aramaic. —
Qal Perfect 3rd person feminine singular עָֽשְׁשָׁה מִכַּעַם עֵינִי Psalm 6:8 my eye is wasted from grief, = Psalm 31:10 (בְּכַעַס; + נַפְשִׁי, בִּטְנִי; 3rd person plural עֲצָמַי עָשֵׁ֫שׁוּ Psalm 31:11.
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Psalms

6:8; 6:8; 31:10; 31:11