Strong's H1877 · Hebrew
דֶּשֶׁא
desheʼ · /deh'-sheh/
Definition
a sprout; by analogy, grass
KJV: (tender) grass, green, (tender) herb.
Root / derivation: from H1876 (דָּשָׁא);
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered דֶּשֶׁא across 15 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
15 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Genesis2 verses
And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. grass: Heb. tender grass
Genesis 1:12And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
Deuteronomy1 verse
Job2 verses
Psalms2 verses
Proverbs1 verse
Isaiah3 verses
For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing. desolate: Heb. desolations
Isaiah 37:27Therefore their inhabitants were of small power, they were dismayed and confounded: they were as the grass of the field, and as the green herb, as the grass on the housetops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up. of small: Heb. short of hand
Isaiah 66:14And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb: and the hand of the LORD shall be known toward his servants, and his indignation toward his enemies.
Jeremiah2 verses
Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook it, because there was no grass.
Jeremiah 50:11Because ye were glad, because ye rejoiced, O ye destroyers of mine heritage, because ye are grown fat as the heifer at grass, and bellow as bulls; fat: Heb. big, or, corpulent bellow: or, neigh as steeds
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's H1877 (desheʼ) mean?
a sprout; by analogy, grass
How many times does H1877 appear in the Bible?
Strong's H1877 (דֶּשֶׁא) appears in 15 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “grass.”
How is desheʼ translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's H1877 is rendered as “grass” (8×), “herb” (6×), “green” (1×).
Where does the Hebrew word דֶּשֶׁא come from?
from H1876 (דָּשָׁא);