Definition
a primitive root; probably to be sleek, i.e. glossy; hence (through the idea of polishing) to excogitate (as if forming in the mind)
Traditional renderings: shine, think.
Traditional renderings: shine, think.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders עָשַׁת:
- διασῴζωdiasōzō“to save”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
2 total
- Jeremiah 5:28עָשְׁת֗וּ · and sleekThey have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.
- Jonah 1:6יִתְעַשֵּׁ֧ת · will considerThe captain approached him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call upon your God. Perhaps this God will consider us, so that we may not perish.”