3765. kirsem
Berean Strong's Lexicon
kirsem: To gnaw, to consume, to eat away

Original Word: כִּרְסֵם
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: kirsem
Pronunciation: keer-SEM
Phonetic Spelling: (kir-same')
Definition: To gnaw, to consume, to eat away
Meaning: to lay waste

Word Origin: Derived from a root that implies gnawing or consuming.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: The Greek equivalent might be found in words like "κατατρώγω" (katatrōgō), which means to eat up or devour, used in contexts of destruction or consumption.

Usage: The Hebrew verb "kirsem" is used to describe the action of gnawing or consuming, often in a destructive or gradual manner. It conveys the idea of something being eaten away or eroded over time, whether physically or metaphorically.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the imagery of gnawing or consuming was often used to describe the effects of time, decay, or judgment. The agrarian society of ancient Israel would have been familiar with the concept of crops or structures being slowly consumed by pests or natural forces, making this verb a powerful metaphor for spiritual or moral decay.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from kasam
Definition
to tear off
NASB Translation
eats it away (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[כִּרְסֵם] verb quadriliteral =

Pi`el, tear off (compare קִרְסֵם Late Hebrew cut or eat away, Deuteronomy 28:38 ᵑ7J for חָסַל; on form see Ges§ 56); — only Imperfect3masculine singular suffix: — יְכַרְסְמֶנָּה חֲזִיר מִיָּ֫עַר Psalm 80:14 teareth it off (that is, the vine, figurative of Israel).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
waste

From kacam; to lay waste -- waste.

see HEBREW kacam

Forms and Transliterations
יְכַרְסְמֶ֣נָּֽה יכרסמנה yə·ḵar·sə·men·nāh yecharseMennah yəḵarsəmennāh
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Englishman's Concordance
Psalm 80:13
HEB: יְכַרְסְמֶ֣נָּֽה חֲזִ֣יר מִיָּ֑ עַ seg>ר
NAS: from the forest eats it away And whatever moves
KJV: out of the wood doth waste it, and the wild beast
INT: eats A boar the forest

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 3765
1 Occurrence


yə·ḵar·sə·men·nāh — 1 Occ.
















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