Strong's Concordance/Hebrew/H6212

Strong's H6212 · Hebrew

עֶשֶׂב

ʻeseb · /eh'seb/

Number
H6212
Language
Hebrew
Original word
עֶשֶׂב
Transliteration
ʻeseb
Pronunciation
eh'seb
KJV occurrences
32 verses

Definition

grass (or any tender shoot)

KJV: grass, herb.

Root / derivation: from an unused root meaning to glisten (or be green);

KJV usage breakdown

How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered עֶשֶׂב across 32 verses.

grass16×
herb12×
herbs5×

Every occurrence (KJV)

32 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.

Genesis7 verses
Genesis 1:11

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 1:12

And 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.

Genesis 1:29

And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat. bearing: Heb. seeding seed yielding: Heb. seeding seed

Genesis 1:30

And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so. life: Heb. a living soul

Genesis 2:5

And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.

Genesis 3:18

Thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; bring: Heb. cause to bud

Genesis 9:3

Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.

Exodus4 verses
Exodus 9:22

And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch forth thine hand toward heaven, that there may be hail in all the land of Egypt, upon man, and upon beast, and upon every herb of the field, throughout the land of Egypt.

Exodus 9:25

And the hail smote throughout all the land of Egypt all that was in the field, both man and beast; and the hail smote every herb of the field, and brake every tree of the field.

Exodus 10:12

And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand over the land of Egypt for the locusts, that they may come up upon the land of Egypt, and eat every herb of the land, even all that the hail hath left.

Exodus 10:15

For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all the land of Egypt.

Deuteronomy3 verses
2 Kings1 verse
Job1 verse
Psalms7 verses
Psalms 72:16

There shall be an handful of corn in the earth upon the top of the mountains; the fruit thereof shall shake like Lebanon: and they of the city shall flourish like grass of the earth.

Psalms 92:7

When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever:

Psalms 102:4

My heart is smitten, and withered like grass; so that I forget to eat my bread.

Psalms 102:11

My days are like a shadow that declineth; and I am withered like grass.

Psalms 104:14

He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;

Psalms 105:35

And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and devoured the fruit of their ground.

Psalms 106:20

Thus they changed their glory into the similitude of an ox that eateth grass.

Proverbs2 verses
Isaiah2 verses
Jeremiah2 verses
Amos1 verse
Micah1 verse
Zechariah1 verse

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Frequently asked questions

What does Strong's H6212 (ʻeseb) mean?

grass (or any tender shoot)

How many times does H6212 appear in the Bible?

Strong's H6212 (עֶשֶׂב) appears in 32 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “grass.”

How is ʻeseb translated in the KJV?

In the KJV, Strong's H6212 is rendered as “grass” (16×), “herb” (12×), “herbs” (5×).

Where does the Hebrew word עֶשֶׂב come from?

from an unused root meaning to glisten (or be green);