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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דֶּשֶׁא H1877
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 It green shoots 2× 2 Kings 19:26, Isaiah 37:27
vegetation 2× Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12
and new growth 1× Proverbs 27:25
fresh grass 1× Job 6:5
grass 1× Jeremiah 14:5
in green 1× Psalms 23:2
like grass 1× Isaiah 66:14
new grass 1× Deuteronomy 32:2
on the sprouting grass 1× 2 Samuel 23:4
plants 1× Psalms 37:2
the vegetation 1× Isaiah 15:6
with tender grass 1× Job 38:27
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 1:11 דֶּ֔שֶׁא to vegetation Noun - masculine singular Genesis 1:12 דֶּ֠שֶׁא to vegetation Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 32:2 דֶ֔שֶׁא to new grass Noun - masculine singular 2 Samuel 23:4 דֶּ֥שֶׁא to on the sprouting grass Noun - masculine singular 2 Kings 19:26 דֶּ֔שֶׁא to green shoots Noun - masculine singular Job 6:5 דֶ֑שֶׁא to fresh grass Noun - masculine singular Job 38:27 דֶֽשֶׁא׃ to with tender grass Noun - masculine singular Psalms 23:2 דֶּ֭שֶׁא to in green Noun - masculine singular Psalms 37:2 דֶּ֝֗שֶׁא to plants Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 27:25 דֶ֑שֶׁא to and new growth Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 1:11
Aligned rows 14
Books represented 9
Genesis 2 Deuteronomy 1 2 Samuel 1 2 Kings 1 Job 2 Psalms 2 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 1
Source forms
דֶּ֔שֶׁא 3x de·še Genesis 1:11, 2 Kings 19:26, Isaiah 37:27
דֶ֔שֶׁא 2x ḏe·še Deuteronomy 32:2, Isaiah 15:6
דֶ֑שֶׁא 2x ḏe·še Job 6:5, Proverbs 27:25
דֶּ֠שֶׁא 1x de·še Genesis 1:12
דֶּ֥שֶׁא 1x de·še 2 Samuel 23:4
דֶּ֭שֶׁא 1x de·še Psalms 23:2
דֶּ֝֗שֶׁא 1x de·še Psalms 37:2
דֶֽשֶׁא׃ 1x ḏe·še Job 38:27
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 13x Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Deuteronomy 32:2, 2 Samuel 23:4
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 66:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a sprout ; by analogy, grass
Source Gloss
a sprout ; by analogy, grass
Extended definition Source: 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 groups 1 Aligned forms 14
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 1×
Participle active Jer 50:11 1×
Word Origins
דֶּשֶׁא is built from this root:
דָּשָׁא H1876
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain