Lexicon :: Strong's H808 - 'ăšîš

אֲשִׁישׁ
Transliteration
'ăšîš
Pronunciation
aw-sheesh'
Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
From the same as אֵשׁ (H784) (compare אָשְׁיָה (H803))
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 185a

Strong’s Definitions

אָשִׁישׁ ʼâshîysh, aw-sheesh'; from the same as H784 (in the sense of pressing down firmly; compare H803); a (ruined) foundation:—foundation.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x

The KJV translates Strong's H808 in the following manner: foundation (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 1x
The KJV translates Strong's H808 in the following manner: foundation (1x).

  1. with sense of pressing down, foundation

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
אָשִׁישׁ ʼâshîysh, aw-sheesh'; from the same as H784 (in the sense of pressing down firmly; compare H803); a (ruined) foundation:—foundation.
STRONGS H808: Abbreviations
אֲשִׁישֵׁי קִיר חֲרֶשֶׂת Isaiah 16:7, i.e. the raisin-cakes which were an article of trade at Qir-ḥareseth (taken by Thes and others = foundations, i.e. foundations exposed by ruin, from [אָשִׁישׁ] with such a meaning).

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Isaiah

16:7