עָשֵׁשׁ

«עָשֵׁשׁ» in the Tanakh dictionary: waste away — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 2 verses in layers.

Used: 3 times · Key: 6244 · BDB: עָשֵׁשׁ

Glosses

it.has.wasted.away (2); they.have.wasted.away (1)

Meaning (OSHB)

waste away tree →

Meaning (BDB 1906)

vb. waste away tree →

The whole BDB entry

vb. waste away (cf. Assyrian ašašu, moth; Arabic عُثٌّ moth(-worm), عَثَّ eat (of moth; ? denom.); according to De ψ 6:8 al. עָשֵׁשׁ is denom. from עָשׁ, prop. be moth-eaten, but improb.); according to JacobZMG 1901, 142; ZAW 1902, 107 be dark; cf. עשׁשׁא darkness, in Chr-Pal. Pf. 3 fs. עָֽשְׁשָׁה מִּכַּעַם עֵינִי ψ 6:8 my eye is wasted from grief, = 31:10 (בְּכַעַם; + נַפְשִׁי, בִּטְנִי); 3 pl. עֲצָמַי עָשֵׁ֑שׁוּ v 11.

Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 3 of its verses cited, 1 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (1 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 2 words shared with the BDB entry, 1 with the glosses (1 candidates)

Trees and pragmatics

Every English meaning of «עָשֵׁשׁ» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

In the verses

Psalms 6:8

עָֽשְׁשָׁ֣ה מִכַּ֣עַס עֵינִ֑י עָֽ֝תְקָ֗ה בְּכָל־צוֹרְרָֽי׃

Word for word: it.has.wasted.away from grief eye my it.has.grown.weak with all foes my

JPS 1917: Mine eye is dimmed because of vexation; it waxeth old because of all mine adversaries.

Psalms 31:10

חָנֵּ֥נִי יְהוָה֮ כִּ֤י צַ֫ר־לִ֥י עָשְׁשָׁ֖ה בְכַ֥עַס עֵינִ֗י נַפְשִׁ֥י וּבִטְנִֽי׃

Word for word: show favor.to.me O.Yahweh (dm) it.is.distress to me it.has.wasted.away with grief eye my being my and belly my

JPS 1917: Be gracious unto me, O LORD, for I am in distress; mine eye wasteth away with vexation, yea, my soul and my body.

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