Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
moth
Usage: moth
Strong's Number
H6211
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
12
Books
5
Strong's H6211 Quick Answer
Strong's H6211 עָשׁ עֲסַב (`ash) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. `ash (awsh) n-e. 1. a moth [from H6244] It has 12 linked Bible usages across 5 books. Visible English usage signals include moth. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- `ash (awsh) n-e. 1. a moth [from H6244]
- Usage
- 12 linked usages
- Books
- 5 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- moth
Meaning and Definition
`ash (awsh) n-e. 1. a moth [from H6244] KJV: moth. See also H5906. Root(s): H6244 See also: H5906
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6211. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H6211 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render `ash, 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.
moth
Job 4:19
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How Strong's H6211 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 12 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H6211 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 H6211 in the Old Testament
12 indexed usages in Old Testament.
Usage Excerpts
First 12 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6211.
How much less in them that dwell in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, which are crushed before the moth?
And he, as a rotten thing, consumeth, as a garment that is moth eaten.
He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.
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.
Behold, the Lord GOD will help me; who is he that shall condemn me? lo, they all shall wax old as a garment; the moth shall eat them up.
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.
Nevertheless leave the stump of his roots in the earth, even with a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts in the grass of the earth:
That they shall drive thee from men, and thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field, and they shall make thee to eat grass as oxen, and they shall wet thee with the dew of heaven, and seven times shall pass over thee, till thou know that the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever he will.
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.
The same hour was the thing fulfilled upon Nebuchadnezzar: and he was driven from men, and did eat grass as oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven, till his hairs were grown like eagles' feathers, and his nails like birds' claws.
And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will.
Therefore will I be unto Ephraim as a moth, and to the house of Judah as rottenness.
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6211, grouped by book.
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Daniel 5 usages, Old Testament
Hosea 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H6211 FAQ
What does ash (עָשׁ) mean?
Ash (Strong's H6211) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "moth". `ash (awsh) n-e. 1. a moth [from H6244]
How many times is ash (עָשׁ) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 12 linked usages for Strong's H6211 across 5 books.
Where can I study ash (עָשׁ) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6211 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate ash (עָשׁ)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as moth. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.