BDB6465 [H6244]

[עָשֵׁשׁ] verb waste away (compare Assyrian ašašu, moth; Arabic moth (-worm), eat (of moth; ? denominative); according to De^{Ps 6:8} and others עָשֵׁשׁ is denominative from עָשׁ, properly be moth-eaten, but improbable);

**according to Jacob^{ZMG 1901, 141; ZAW 1902, 107} be dark, compare עשׁשׁא darkness, in Christian-Palestinian Aramaic. —

Qal Perfect 3 feminine singular עָֽשְׁשָׁה מִכַּעַם עֵינִי Ps 6:8 my eye is wasted from grief, = Ps 31:10 (בְּכַעַס; + נַפְשִׁי, בִּטְנִי; 3 plural עֲצָמַי עָשֵׁ֫שׁוּ vPs 31:11.

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