What does דֶּשֶׁא mean in the Bible?
דֶּשֶׁא is a Hebrew word meaning "a sprout ; by analogy, grass".
Hebrew · H1877
דֶּשֶׁא
A sprout ; by analogy, grass
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דֶּשֶׁאH1877
What does דֶּשֶׁא mean in the Bible?
דֶּשֶׁא is a Hebrew word meaning "a sprout ; by analogy, grass".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H1877?
The BSB source-word alignment has 14 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include green shoots (2), vegetation (2), and new growth (1), fresh grass (1), grass (1).
Where does דֶּשֶׁא appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 1:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (3), Genesis (2), Job (2), Psalms (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itgreen shoots2×2 Kings 19:26, Isaiah 37:27
vegetation2×Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12
and new growth1×Proverbs 27:25
fresh grass1×Job 6:5
grass1×Jeremiah 14:5
in green1×Psalms 23:2
like grass1×Isaiah 66:14
new grass1×Deuteronomy 32:2
on the sprouting grass1×2 Samuel 23:4
plants1×Psalms 37:2
the vegetation1×Isaiah 15:6
with tender grass1×Job 38:27
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 1:11דֶּ֔שֶׁאtovegetationNoun - masculine singularGenesis 1:12דֶּ֠שֶׁאtovegetationNoun - masculine singularDeuteronomy 32:2דֶ֔שֶׁאtonew grassNoun - masculine singular2 Samuel 23:4דֶּ֥שֶׁאtoon the sprouting grassNoun - masculine singular2 Kings 19:26דֶּ֔שֶׁאtogreen shootsNoun - masculine singularJob 6:5דֶ֑שֶׁאtofresh grassNoun - masculine singularJob 38:27דֶֽשֶׁא׃towith tender grassNoun - masculine singularPsalms 23:2דֶּ֭שֶׁאtoin greenNoun - masculine singularPsalms 37:2דֶּ֝֗שֶׁאtoplantsNoun - masculine singularProverbs 27:25דֶ֑שֶׁאtoand new growthNoun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 1:11
Aligned rows14
Books represented9
Genesis2Deuteronomy12 Samuel12 Kings1Job2Psalms2Proverbs1Isaiah3Jeremiah1
Source forms
דֶּ֔שֶׁא3xde·šeGenesis 1:11, 2 Kings 19:26, Isaiah 37:27
דֶ֔שֶׁא2xḏe·šeDeuteronomy 32:2, Isaiah 15:6
דֶ֑שֶׁא2xḏe·šeJob 6:5, Proverbs 27:25
דֶּ֠שֶׁא1xde·šeGenesis 1:12
דֶּ֥שֶׁא1xde·še2 Samuel 23:4
דֶּ֭שֶׁא1xde·šePsalms 23:2
דֶּ֝֗שֶׁא1xde·šePsalms 37:2
דֶֽשֶׁא׃1xḏe·šeJob 38:27
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular13xGenesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Deuteronomy 32:2, 2 Samuel 23:4
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular1xIsaiah 66:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a sprout ; by analogy, grass
Source Gloss
a sprout ; by analogy, grass
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a sprout; by analogy, grass BDB: grass Usage: (tender) grass, green, (tender) herb.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups1Aligned forms14
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense1×
Participle activeJer 50:111×
Word Origins
דֶּשֶׁא is built from this root:
דָּשָׁאH1876
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