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חָצִיר H2682
H2682 is the Hebrew word חָצִיר, transliterated châtsîyr and said khaw-tseer'. The King James Version most often renders it grass.
What it means
grass; also a leek (collectively).
Where it comes from
perhaps originally the same as H2681 (חָצִיר), from the greenness of a courtyard.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 18 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: grass, hay, herb, leek.
Verses using חָצִיר
All 18 verses, quoted in full.
Numbers 11:5 · KJV
We remember the fish, which we did eat in Egypt freely; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlick:
1 Kings 18:5 · KJV
And Ahab said unto Obadiah, Go into the land, unto all fountains of water, and unto all brooks: peradventure we may find grass to save the horses and mules alive, that we lose not all the beasts.
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 40:15 · KJV
Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
Psalm 37:2 · KJV
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
Psalm 90:5 · KJV
Thou carriest them away as with a flood; they are as a sleep: in the morning they are like grass which groweth up.
Psalm 103:15 · KJV
As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
Psalm 104:14 · KJV
He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;
Psalm 129:6 · KJV
Let them be as the grass upon the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:
Psalm 147:8 · KJV
Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.
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 35:7 · KJV
And the parched ground shall become a pool, and the thirsty land springs of water: in the habitation of dragons, where each lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes.
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 40:6 · KJV
The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:
Isaiah 40:7 · KJV
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.
Isaiah 40:8 · KJV
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
Isaiah 44:4 · KJV
And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.
Common questions
What does Strong's H2682 mean?
H2682 is the Hebrew word חָצִיר (châtsîyr), meaning grass; also a leek (collectively).
How is H2682 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it grass (11 times), hay (2 times), leeks (1 time), like the grass (1 time), like grass (1 time), among others.
How many times does H2682 appear in the Bible?
חָצִיר (châtsîyr) is tagged in 18 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H2682 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: perhaps originally the same as H2681 (חָצִיר), from the greenness of a courtyard.
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