Biblical Hebrew

hebrew #6244 - עָשֵׁשׁ ashesh

Original Word:	עָשֵׁשׁ
Transliteration:	ashesh
Phonetic Spelling:	(aw-shaysh')
Definition:	to waste away
Part of Speech:	Verb
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Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

be consumed

A primitive root; probably to shrink, i.e. Fail -- be consumed.

Englishman's Concordance

1) (Qal) to waste away, fail
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 1715

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[עָשֵׁשׁ] verbwaste away (compare Assyrian ašašu, moth; Arabic

moth (-worm),

eat (of moth; ? denominative); according to De^{Ps 6:8} and others עָשֵׁשׁ is denominative from עָשׁ, properly be moth-eaten, but improbable); **according to Jacob^{ZMG 1901, 141; ZAW 1902, 107}be dark, compare עשׁשׁאdarkness, in Christian-Palestinian Aramaic. —

QalPerfect3feminine singular עָֽשְׁשָׁה מִכַּעַם עֵינִיPsalm 6:8my eye is wasted from grief,=Psalm 31:10 (בְּכַעַס; + נַפְשִׁי, בִּטְנִי; 3 plural עֲצָמַי עָשֵׁ֫שׁוּPsalm 31:11.

Englishman's Concordance (References)

Strong's Hebrew: 6244. עָשֵׁשׁ (ashesh) — 3 Occurrences

Psalm 6:7
HEB: עָֽשְׁשָׁ֣ה מִכַּ֣עַס עֵינִ֑י
NAS: My eye has wasted away with grief;
KJV: Mine eye is consumed because of grief;
INT:has wasted grief my eye

Psalm 31:9
HEB:צַ֫ר־ לִ֥י עָשְׁשָׁ֖ה בְכַ֥עַס עֵינִ֗י
NAS: My eye is wasted away from grief,
KJV: mine eye is consumed with grief,
INT: I am in distress is wasted grief my eye

Psalm 31:10
HEB:כֹחִ֑י וַעֲצָמַ֥י עָשֵֽׁשׁוּ׃
NAS: And my body has wasted away.
KJV: and my bones are consumed.
INT: my strength and my body has wasted

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