[עָשֵׁשׁ] verb waste away (compare Assyrian ašašu, moth; Arabic moth (-worm), eat (of moth; ? denominative); according to De^{Ps 6:8} and others עָשֵׁשׁ is denominative from עָשׁ, properly be moth-eaten, but improbable); **according to Jacob^{ZMG 1901, 141; ZAW 1902, 107} be dark, compare עשׁשׁא darkness, in Christian-Palestinian Aramaic. —

Qal Perfect3feminine singular עָֽשְׁשָׁה מִכַּעַם עֵינִי Psalm 6:8 my eye is wasted from grief, = Psalm 31:10 (בְּכַעַס; + נַפְשִׁי, בִּטְנִי; 3 plural עֲצָמַי עָשֵׁ֫שׁוּ Psalm 31:11.