HebrewH6211Noun

עָשׁ

ash

7Occurrences
H6211Strong's #
NounPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a moth

from H6244 (עָשֵׁשׁ);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
moth

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun

Morphology Code

H:N

Full Description

Hebrew Noun

Occurrences

עָשׁ appears 7 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

Job
3
Isaiah
2
Daniel
1
Hosea
1

Key Passages

Daniel 5:21BSB

He was driven away from mankind, and his mind was like that of a beast. He lived with the wild donkeys and ate grass like an ox, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until he acknowledged that the Most High God rules over the kingdom of mankind, setting over it whom He wishes.

Hosea 5:12BSB

So I am like a moth to Ephraim,and like decay to the house of Judah.

Isaiah 50:9BSB

Surely the Lord GOD helps Me.Who is there to condemn Me?See, they will all wear out like a garment;the moths will devour them.

Isaiah 51:8BSB

For the moth will devour them like a garment,and the worm will eat them like wool.But My righteousness will last forever,My salvation through all generations.”

Job 13:28BSB

So man wastes away like something rotten,like a moth-eaten garment.

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