עֶשֶׂב

עֵ֫שֶׂב noun masculine^{1 Mos 1,11} herb, herbage; — ׳ע absolute 5 Mos 11,15 +; construct 1 Mos 2,5 +; suffix עֶשְׂבָּם Es 42,15 plural construct עִשְּׂבוֺת (dagesh forte dirimens) Ord 27,25 — herb, herbage, in oldest use often general (therefore including grass [דֶּשֶׁא]): הַשָּׂדֶה ׳ע 2 Mos 9,22 (E), 1 Mos 2,5 (+ שִׂיחַ) 2 Mos 9,25 (+ עֵץ), 2 Mos 10,15 (+ id; all J) Amos 7,2, so הָאָרֶץ ׳ע 2 Mos 10,12 (E), + פְּרִי הָעֵץ v2 Mos 10,15 (J), whence Sl 105,35 apparently generally also in הארץ ׳ע Job 5,25; Sl 72,16, ׳ע alone Sl 92,8 כָּלהַֿשָּׂדֶה ׳ע Jer 12,14, ׳ע alone 5 Mos 32,2 (|| דֶּשֶׁא), Es 42,15; Sl 102,5; Sl 102,12, and 5 Mos 29,22; Mik 5,6; Ord 19,12 hence ׳ע as food for cattle 5 Mos 11,15; Sl 106,20 compare Jer 14,6; Zak 10,1 עִשְּׂבוֺת הָרִים Ord 27,25 (|| דֶּשֶׁא, חָצִיר); but as human food (hence excluding דֶּשֶׁא) הַשָּׂדֶה ׳ע 1 Mos 3,18 (J); especially P 1 Mos 1,29 (+ עֶץ), ׳יֶרֶק ע v1 Mos 1,30; 1 Mos 9,3, hence ׳ע Sl 104,14 (|| חָצִיר for cattle); ׳ע distinguished from דֶּשֶׁא, עֵץ also 1 Mos 1,11; 1 Mos 1,12, שָׂדֶה ׳ע + דֶּשֶׁא, חָצִיר 2 Kong 19,26 + Es 37,27.