Hebrew root (lemma) ‘דֶּשֶׁא’ (desheʼ)

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This root form (lemma) ‘דֶּשֶׁא’ is used in 5 different forms in the Hebrew originals: דֶּשֶׁא (7, Ncmsa), דֶשֶׁא (4, Ncmsa), כַּ,דֶּשֶׁא (1, Rd,Ncmsa), דֶֽשֶׁא (1, Ncmsa), דֶּֽשֶׁא (1, Ncmsa).

It is glossed in 3 different ways: ‘fresh_grass’(11), ‘vegetation’(2), ‘like_(the),grass’(1).

Have 14 uses of Hebrew root (lemma) ‘דֶּשֶׁא’ (desheʼ) in the Hebrew originals

GEN 1:11 דֶּשֶׁא (desheʼ) Ncmsa contextual word gloss=‘vegetation’ word gloss=‘vegetation’ OSHB GEN 1:11 word 5

OET-LV: 11 And_ god _he/it _said the_earth/land let _it _sprout vegetation plant[s] which_bears _seed seed tree[s]_of fruit producing fruit to/for_his/its_kind which his/its_seed in_him/it on the_earth/land and_he/it _was so. (GEN 1:11)

OET-RV: 11 Then God said, “Let the land sprout vegetation: every plant yielding seed, every fruit tree bearing its own fruit that has its seed inside it, on the earth.” Everything happened exactly as he commanded, (GEN 1:11)

GEN 1:12 דֶּשֶׁא (desheʼ) Ncmsa contextual word gloss=‘vegetation’ word gloss=‘vegetation’ OSHB GEN 1:12 word 3

OET-LV: 12 And_ the_earth/land _she/it _produced vegetation plant[s] which_bears _seed seed to_his/its_kind and_tree producing fruit which his/its_seed in_him/it to_his/its_kind and_ god _he/it _saw if/because _that it_was_good. (GEN 1:12)

OET-RV: 12 so the land started producing vegetation, every plant producing its own seed, and every tree bearing fruit that has its seed inside it. And God saw that what he had done was good. (GEN 1:12)

DEU 32:2 דֶשֶׁא (desheʼ) Ncmsa contextual word gloss=‘fresh_grass’ word gloss=‘new_grass’ OSHB DEU 32:2 word 9

OET-LV: 2 May _it _drop like_rain teaching _of_my may _it _flow like_dew my_speech/discourse like_showers _of _rain on fresh_grass and_like_showers on vegetation. (DEU 32:2)

OET-RV: 2 Let my teaching drop like rain,
⇔ ≈ my speech drip like dew,
⇔ like sprinkling on the grass,
⇔ ≈ and like showers on the plants, (DEU 32:2)

2 SAM 23:4 דֶּשֶׁא (desheʼ) Ncmsa contextual word gloss=‘fresh_grass’ word gloss=‘vegetation’ OSHB 2 SAM 23:4 word 10

OET-LV: 4 And_like_the_light _of morning the_sun he _dawns morning not clouds from_brightness from_rain fresh_grass from_the_earth. (SA2 23:4)

OET-RV: 4 He’s like the rising sun bringing the morning light—
⇔ a cloudless morning.
⇔ Glistening after the rain that grows fresh grass from the soil. (SA2 23:4)

2 KI 19:26 דֶּשֶׁא (desheʼ) Ncmsa contextual word gloss=‘fresh_grass’ word gloss=‘vegetation’ OSHB 2 KI 19:26 word 10

OET-LV: 26 And_inhabitants _of_their were_short _of hand they _were _dismayed and_they _were _ashamed they _were vegetation _of the_field and_greenery _of fresh_grass grass _of roofs and_scorching to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before standing _grain. (KI2 19:26)

OET-RV: 26 Their inhabitants will be powerless—dismayed and ashamed.
⇔ They’ll be as vulnerable as plants in the countryside,
⇔ or like the grass that grows on the rooftops—
⇔ they wilt and wither before they can grow tall. DOUBLE-CHECK (KI2 19:26)

JOB 6:5 דֶשֶׁא (desheʼ) Ncmsa contextual word gloss=‘fresh_grass’ word gloss=‘grass’ OSHB JOB 6:5 word 4

OET-LV: 5 Does_ a _wild _donkey _it _bray on fresh_grass or an _ox does _it _low on fodder _of_its. (JOB 6:5)

OET-RV: ⇔  5 Does a wild donkey bray when it has fresh grass to eat,
⇔ or a ox bellow when it has its fodder? (JOB 6:5)

JOB 38:27 דֶֽשֶׁא (desheʼ) Ncmsa contextual word gloss=‘fresh_grass’ word gloss=‘grass’ OSHB JOB 38:27 word 6

OET-LV: 27 To_satisfy devastation and_desolation and_to_cause _to _sprout a _going _forth _of fresh_grass. (JOB 38:27)

OET-RV: 27 to satisfy the parched wasteland
⇔ and to cause fresh grass to shoot up? (JOB 38:27)

PSA 23:2 דֶּשֶׁא (desheʼ) Ncmsa contextual word gloss=‘fresh_grass’ word gloss=‘vegetation’ OSHB PSA 23:2 word 2

OET-LV: 2 In_pastures _of fresh_grass he_makes _me _lie _down at waters _of rest(s) he_leads _me. (PSA 23:2)

OET-RV: 2 He lies me down in paddocks of fresh grass.
⇔ He leads me beside a peaceful stream. (PSA 23:2)

PSA 37:2 דֶּשֶׁא (desheʼ) Ncmsa contextual word gloss=‘fresh_grass’ word gloss=‘vegetation’ OSHB PSA 37:2 word 6

OET-LV: 2 If/because like_grass quickly they _will _wither and_like_the_greenery _of fresh_grass they_will _fade. (PSA 37:2)

OET-RV: 2 because they’ll soon dry up like the grass
⇔ ≈ and wither as the green plants. (PSA 37:2)

PROV 27:25 דֶשֶׁא (desheʼ) Ncmsa contextual word gloss=‘fresh_grass’ word gloss=‘new_growth’ OSHB PROV 27:25 word 4

OET-LV: 25 Grass it _disappears and_ fresh_grass _it _appears and_ the_vegetation(s)_of the_mountains _they _are _gathered. (PRO 27:25)

OET-RV: 25 The grass dries off and then fresh grass appears,
⇔ and then the herbs are gathered from the mountains. (PRO 27:25)

ISA 15:6 דֶשֶׁא (desheʼ) Ncmsa contextual word gloss=‘fresh_grass’ word gloss=‘vegetation’ OSHB ISA 15:6 word 10

OET-LV: 6 If/because the _waters _of Nimrīm wastes they _are if/because grass it _has _dried _up fresh_grass it _has _wasted _away greenery not it _is. (ISA 15:6)

OET-RV: 6 The Nimrim spring has dried up so the grass has withered.
⇔ ≈ The vegetation has disappeared so there’s no more greenery. (ISA 15:6)

ISA 37:27 דֶּשֶׁא (desheʼ) Ncmsa contextual word gloss=‘fresh_grass’ word gloss=‘vegetation’ OSHB ISA 37:27 word 10

OET-LV: 27 And_inhabitants _of_their were_short _of hand they _were _dismayed and_they _were _ashamed they _were vegetation _of the_field and_greenery _of fresh_grass grass _of roofs and_a _field to_(the)_face _of/in _front _of/before standing _grain. (ISA 37:27)

OET-RV: 27 Their powerless inhabitants are dismayed and ashamed.
⇔ They come and go like the vegetation in the countryside,
⇔ and like how a grass roof doesn’t stay green for long
⇔ and like a field as the grain crop grows. (ISA 37:27)

ISA 66:14 כַּ,דֶּשֶׁא (ka, desheʼ) Rd,Ncmsa contextual morpheme glosses=‘like_(the), grass’ morpheme glosses=‘like_the, grass’ OSHB ISA 66:14 word 5

OET-LV: 14 And_you(pl)_will _see and_ heart _of_your(pl) _it _will _exult and_bones _of_your(pl) like_(the)_grass they _will _sprout and_ the _hand _of YHWH _it _will _be _made _known with servants _of_his and_he _will _be _indignant DOM enemies _of_his. (ISA 66:14)

OET-RV: 14 You’ll all see that and it’ll warm your heart,
⇔ and your bones will sprout like the grass.
⇔ Yahweh will reveal his power to his servants,
⇔ and he’ll be indignant at his enemies, (ISA 66:14)

JER 14:5 דֶּֽשֶׁא (desheʼ) Ncmsa contextual word gloss=‘fresh_grass’ word gloss=‘grass’ OSHB JER 14:5 word 10

OET-LV: 5 If/because also a _doe in _the_field it _has _given _birth and_it _has _abandoned if/because not fresh_grass it _is. (JER 14:5)

OET-RV: 5 because even the doe in the countryside abandoned her newborn fawn as there was no grass. (JER 14:5)

Lemmas with same root consonants as ‘דשׁא’ (dshʼ)

It's possible that this might not have any actual semantic connection to the main root above—use with caution.

Have 2 uses of Hebrew root (lemma) ‘דָּשָׁא’ (dāshāʼ) in the Hebrew originals

GEN 1:11 תַּֽדְשֵׁא (tadshēʼ) Vhj3fs contextual word gloss=‘let_it_sprout’ word gloss=‘let_it_sprout’ OSHB GEN 1:11 word 3

OET-LV: 11 And_ god _he/it _said the_earth/land let_it_sprout vegetation plant[s] which_bears _seed seed tree[s]_of fruit producing fruit to/for_his/its_kind which his/its_seed in_him/it on the_earth/land and_he/it _was so. (GEN 1:11)

OET-RV: 11 Then God said, “Let the land sprout vegetation: every plant yielding seed, every fruit tree bearing its own fruit that has its seed inside it, on the earth.” Everything happened exactly as he commanded, (GEN 1:11)

JOEL 2:22 דָשְׁאוּ (dāshəʼū) Vqp3cp contextual word gloss=‘they_are_green’ word gloss=‘green’ OSHB JOEL 2:22 word 6

OET-LV: 22 Do _not fear Oh _animals _of the_field if/because the_pastures _of the_wilderness they_are_green if/because the_tree[s] it _has _borne fruit _of_its the_fig _tree and_the_vine they _have _given strength _of_their. (JOL 2:22)

OET-RV: 22 Don’t worry, you animals in the countryside,
⇔ because the pastures in the wilderness have sprouted,
⇔ and the tree has borne its fruit—
⇔ the fig tree and the grapevine have produced their best. (JOL 2:22)