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Psalms 6:8
“Depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the Lord hath heard the voice of my weeping.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
עָשֵׁשׁʻâshêsh · aw-shaysh'
H6244 · Hebrew
H6244 · Hebrew
- Definition
- probably to shrink, i.e. fail
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- be consumed.
- Grammar
- עָֽשְׁשָׁ֣ה — verb Qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 3 times in the Hebrew Bible.Psalms 31:10Psalms 31:11
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read עָשֵׁשׁ here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.