# עָשֵׁשׁ (ashesh)

Israeli respelling: a-shesh. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H6244. 3 Old Testament occurrences.

probably to shrink, i.e. fail

King James renderings: be consumed.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/ashesh-h6244

## Occurrences

- [Psalms 6:7](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/6/7) — Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies.
- [Psalms 31:9](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/31/9) — Have mercy upon me, O LORD, for I am in trouble: mine eye is consumed with grief, yea, my soul and my belly.
- [Psalms 31:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/31/10) — For my life is spent with grief, and my years with sighing: my strength faileth because of mine iniquity, and my bones are consumed.