Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
grass
Usage: grass, new grass, green herb, vegetation, young Aramaic equivalent: de.te (דֶּ֫תֶא "grass" H1883)
Strong's Number
H1877
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
15
Books
9
Strong's H1877 Quick Answer
Strong's H1877 דֶּשֶׁא (deshe') is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. deshe' (deh'-sheh) n-m. 1. a sprout 2. by analogy, grass It has 15 linked Bible usages across 9 books. Visible English usage signals include grass, tender, green, and herb. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- deshe' (deh'-sheh) n-m. 1. a sprout 2. by analogy, grass
- Usage
- 15 linked usages
- Books
- 9 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- grass, tender, green, and herb
Meaning and Definition
deshe' (deh'-sheh) n-m. 1. a sprout 2. by analogy, grass [from H1876] KJV: (tender) grass, green, (tender)herb. Root(s): H1876
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H1877. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H1877 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render deshe', taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
How Strong's H1877 Usage Compares
Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.
- The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 15 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H1877 by Corpus
Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.
Strong's H1877 in the Old Testament
15 indexed usages in Old Testament.
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.
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.
My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:
Usage Excerpts
First 15 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H1877.
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.
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.
My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass:
And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.
Therefore 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 house tops, and as corn blasted before it be grown up.
Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?
To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing.
Therefore 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.
And 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.
Yea, the hind also calved in the field, and forsook it, because there was no grass.
Because 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;
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H1877, grouped by book.
Genesis 2 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Strong's H1877 FAQ
What does deshe (דֶּשֶׁא) mean?
Deshe (Strong's H1877) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "green". deshe' (deh'-sheh) n-m. 1. a sprout 2. by analogy, grass
How many times is deshe (דֶּשֶׁא) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 15 linked usages for Strong's H1877 across 9 books.
Where can I study deshe (דֶּשֶׁא) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H1877 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate deshe (דֶּשֶׁא)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as grass, tender, green, and herb. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.