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דֶּשֶׁא H1877
H1877 is the Hebrew word דֶּשֶׁא, transliterated desheʼ and said deh'-sheh. The King James Version most often renders it grass.
What it means
a sprout; by analogy, grass.
Where it comes from
from H1876 (דָּשָׁא).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 13 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: (tender) grass, green, (tender) herb.
Verses using דֶּשֶׁא
All 13 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 1:11 · KJV
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.
Genesis 1:12 · KJV
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.
Deuteronomy 32:2 · KJV
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:
2 Samuel 23:4 · KJV
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.
2 Kings 19:26 · KJV
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.
Job 6:5 · KJV
Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?
Job 38:27 · KJV
To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?
Psalm 23:2 · KJV
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.
Proverbs 27:25 · KJV
The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
Isaiah 15:6 · KJV
For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing.
Isaiah 37:27 · KJV
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.
Isaiah 66:14 · KJV
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.
Jeremiah 50:11 · KJV
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;
Common questions
What does Strong's H1877 mean?
H1877 is the Hebrew word דֶּשֶׁא (desheʼ), meaning a sprout; by analogy, grass.
How is H1877 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it grass (5 times), tender herb (2 times), tender grass (2 times), herb (2 times), green (1 time), among others.
How many times does H1877 appear in the Bible?
דֶּשֶׁא (desheʼ) is tagged in 13 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H1877 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H1876 (דָּשָׁא).
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