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עֶשֶׂב

Grass (or any tender shoot)

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עֶשֶׂבH6212

What does עֶשֶׂב mean in the Bible?

עֶשֶׂב is a Hebrew word meaning "grass (or any tender shoot)".

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Questions this entry answers

What does עֶשֶׂב mean in the Bible?

עֶשֶׂב is a Hebrew word meaning "grass (or any tender shoot)".

How does the BSB render H6212?

The BSB source-word alignment has 33 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include plant (8), plants (5), and the grass (2), grass (2), like grass (2).

Where does עֶשֶׂב appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 1:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (7), Psalms (7), Exodus (5), Deuteronomy (3).

Source Word Evidence

BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.

How English Renders It
plant8×Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 2:5, Exodus 9:22
plants5×Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 9:3, 2 Kings 19:26
and the grass2×Proverbs 27:25, Jeremiah 12:4
grass2×Deuteronomy 11:15, Psalms 92:7
like grass2×Psalms 102:4, Psalms 102:11
like the grass2×Job 5:25, Psalms 72:16
the grass2×Proverbs 19:12, Micah 5:7
the plants2×Genesis 3:18, Exodus 10:15
. . .1×Psalms 106:20
and crops1×Zechariah 10:1
and provides crops1×Psalms 104:14
every green plant1×Amos 7:2
of pasture1×Jeremiah 14:6
or plant1×Exodus 10:15
tender plants1×Deuteronomy 32:2
their vegetation1×Isaiah 42:15
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 1:11עֵ֚שֶׂבtoplantsNoun - masculine singularGenesis 1:12עֵ֣שֶׂבtoplantsNoun - masculine singularGenesis 1:29עֵ֣שֶׂב׀toplantNoun - masculine singularGenesis 1:30עֵ֖שֶׂבtoplantNoun - masculine singularGenesis 2:5עֵ֥שֶׂבtoplantNoun - masculine singular constructGenesis 3:18עֵ֥שֶׂבtothe plantsNoun - masculine singular constructGenesis 9:3עֵ֔שֶׂבtoplantsNoun - masculine singularExodus 9:22עֵ֥שֶׂבtoplantNoun - masculine singular constructExodus 9:25עֵ֤שֶׂבtoplantNoun - masculine singular constructExodus 10:12עֵ֣שֶׂבtoplantNoun - masculine singular construct
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 1:11
Aligned rows33
Books represented12
Genesis7Exodus5Deuteronomy32 Kings1Job1Psalms7Proverbs2Isaiah2Jeremiah2Amos1Micah1Zechariah1
Source forms
עֵ֣שֶׂב6x‘ê·śeḇGenesis 1:12, Exodus 10:12, Exodus 10:15, Psalms 105:35
עֵ֥שֶׂב5x‘ê·śeḇGenesis 2:5, Genesis 3:18, Exodus 9:22, Deuteronomy 11:15
עֵ֤שֶׂב3x‘ê·śeḇExodus 9:25, 2 Kings 19:26, Isaiah 37:27
עֵֽשֶׂב׃3x‘ê·śeḇDeuteronomy 32:2, Psalms 106:20, Jeremiah 14:6
כְּעֵ֣שֶׂב2xkə·‘ê·śeḇJob 5:25, Psalms 72:16
עֵ֑שֶׂב2x‘ê·śeḇDeuteronomy 29:23, Micah 5:7
וּבְעֵ֥שֶׂב1xū·ḇə·‘ê·śeḇExodus 10:15
וְ֭עֵשֶׂב1xwə·‘ê·śeḇPsalms 104:14
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular15xGenesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30
Noun - masculine singular construct9xGenesis 2:5, Genesis 3:18, Exodus 9:22, Exodus 9:25
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct2xJob 5:25, Psalms 72:16
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular2xPsalms 102:4, Psalms 102:11
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular1xPsalms 104:14
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct1xJeremiah 12:4
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct1xExodus 10:15
Noun - masculine plural construct1xProverbs 27:25
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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