עֵ֥שֶׂב
𐤏𐤔𐤁
esev
plant
from an unused root meaning to glisten (or be green); grass (or any tender shoot); grass, herb.
H6212
Genesis 2:5 · Word #8
Lexicon H6212
| Lemma | עֶשֶׂב |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤏𐤔𐤁 |
| Transliteration | ʻeseb |
| Strong's | H6212 |
| In-context | plant |
Morphology HNcmsc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | c — Common — Common noun |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word |
SIBI-P1 H6212-01
green growth
| Root | עשׂב (ʿ-ś-b) |
| Core Meanings | to be green, to glisten, fresh growth, verdure |
| Semantic Range | grass, herbage, green plants, tender shoots, vegetation suitable for grazing |
| Conceptual Significance | עֶשֶׂב represents the fresh, living vegetation that springs from the ground by divine provision. It signifies transience (human life likened to grass), sustenance for animals and people, and the visible renewal of the earth under YHWH’s sustaining word and rain. |
| Morphological Notes | Common masculine singular noun; מופיע בעיקר בצורה מוחלטת (cmsa) and occasionally in construct (cmsc). No pronominal suffixes in the listed forms. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun עֶשֶׂב is a masculine singular noun (absolute or construct), so the rendering preserves its singular form with "growth" as a singular collective. "Green growth" reflects the underlying root idea of fresh, glistening greenness rather than limiting the sense to mown "grass," thus maintaining the semantic link to verdant sprouting life. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Word Usage (33 occurrences of H6212)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 1:11 | עֵ֚שֶׂב | esev | herb |
| Genesis 1:12 | עֵ֣שֶׂב | esev | herb |
| Genesis 1:29 | עֵ֣שֶׂב | esev | herb |