עֵ֫שֶׂב noun masculine^{Genesis 1:11} herb, herbage; — ׳ע absolute Deuteronomy 11:15 +; construct Genesis 2:5 +; suffix עֶשְׂבָּם Isaiah 42:15; plural construct עִשְּׂבוֺת (dagesh forte dirimens) Proverbs 27:25; — herb, herbage, in oldest use often General (therefore including grass [דֶּשֶׁא]): הַשָּׂדֶה ׳ע Exodus 9:22 (E), Genesis 2:5 (+ שִׂיחַ) Exodus 9:25 (+ עֵץ), Exodus 10:15 (+ id; all J) Amos 7:2, so הָאָרֶץ ׳ע Exodus 10:12 (E), + מְּרִי הָעֵץ Exodus 10:15 (J), whence Psalm 105:35; apparently Generally also in הארץ ׳ע Job 5:25; Psalm 72:16, ׳ע alone Psalm 92:8; כָּלהַֿשָּׂדֶה ׳ע Jeremiah 12:14, ׳ע alone Deuteronomy 32:2 ("" דֶּשֶׁא), Isaiah 42:15; Psalm 102:5; Psalm 102:12, and Deuteronomy 29:22; Micah 5:6; Proverbs 19:12; hence ׳ע as food for cattle Deuteronomy 11:15; Psalm 106:20 compare Jeremiah 14:6; Zechariah 10:1; עִשְּׂבוֺת הָרִים Proverbs 27:25 ("" דֶּשֶׁא, חָצִיר); but as human food (hence excluding דֶּשֶׁא) הַשָּׂדֶה ׳ע Genesis 3:18 (J); especially P Genesis 1:29 (+ עֶץ), ׳יֶרֶק ע Genesis 1:30; Genesis 9:3, hence ׳ע Psalm 104:14 ("" חָצִיר for cattle); ׳ע distinguished from דֶּשֶׁא, עֵץ also Genesis 1:11,12, שָׂדֶה ׳ע + דֶּשֶׁא, חָצִיר 2 Kings 19:26 + Isaiah 37:27.