Word Study · Strong's H2842 · Hebrew
חָשַׁשׁ
chashash
khaw-shash'
Strong's 1890 spelling: châshash
“dry grass”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
dry grass
Rendered in the KJV as
chaff.
- 2occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 1 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 2inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 2 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 2
- וַחֲשַׁ֤שׁ1
- חֲשַׁ֖שׁ1
How it is rendered · 2
- and dry grass1
- dry grass1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular1
- noun · masculine singular1
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- HC/Ncmsa · 1
- HNcmsa · 1
All 2, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 5:24וַחֲשַׁ֤שׁvachashashconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularTherefore, as a tongue of fire consumes the straw, and as dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will decay and their blossoms will blow away like dust; for they have rejected the instruction of the LORD of Hosts and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.here: and dry grass
- Isaiah 33:11חֲשַׁ֖שׁchashashnoun · masculine singularYou conceive chaff; you give birth to stubble. Your breath is a fire that will consume you.here: dry grass