The meaning of “עָשׁ”
Understanding ʻâsh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
moth. See also עַיִשׁ. - a moth 1) moth 2) herbage, grass
עָשׁ
moth. See also עַיִשׁ. - a moth 1) moth 2) herbage, grass
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Job 13:28 | “And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth eaten. ” Word: עָשׁ (ʻâsh) | |
| Psalms 39:11 | “When thou with rebukes dost correct man for iniquity, thou makest his beauty to consume away like a moth: surely every man is vanity. Selah.” Word: עָשׁ (ʻâsh) | |
| Isaiah 51:8 | “For the moth shall eat them up like a garment, and the worm shall eat them like wool: but my righteousness shall be for ever, and my salvation from generation to generation.” Word: עָשׁ (ʻâsh) | |
| Daniel 4:32 | “And they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field: they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and seven times shall pass over thee, until thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.” Word: עָשׁ (ʻâsh) | |
| Hosea 5:12 | “Therefore will I be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.” Word: עָשׁ (ʻâsh) |