What does חָצִיר · χόρτος mean in the Bible?
חָצִיר · χόρτος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "grass or hay cut for fodder".
Hebrew · H2682, G5528
חָצִיר
Grass ; also a leek (collectively) · grass
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חָצִיר H2682 grass ; also a leek (collectively)
Pronunciation ḥāṣiyr
Transient vegetation symbolizing human fragility and mortality; grass withers, echoing life's brevity
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χόρτος G5528 grass
Pronunciation chórtos
Grass as fleeting, perishable vegetation symbolizing human mortality and the brevity of earthly life.
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What does חָצִיר (ḥatsir) mean in the Bible?
חָצִיר · χόρτος is a Hebrew phrase meaning "grass or hay cut for fodder".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H2682, G5528?
H2682, G5528 is connected to 21 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. grass or hay cut for fodder
Strong's H2682, G5528
Lexical occurrences 21 verses Source Gloss
grass or hay cut for fodder
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
חָצִיר is built from this root:
חָצִיר H2681
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
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