דֶּשֶׁא
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. young sprout or shoot from the earth, sapling, tender grass (Biblical)
2. grass, lawn (Modern Israeli)
3. a plant of the family Poaceae (taxonomy)
Pronunciation
déshe
Examples89
גָּלָה חָצִיר וְנִרְאָה־דֶּשֶׁא וְנֶאֶסְפוּ עִשְּׂבוֹת הָרִים׃
When the hay is mown, and the tender grass showeth itself, and the herbs of the mountains are gathered in;
בֹּקֶר לֹא עָבֹת מִנֹּגַהּ מִמָּטָר דֶּשֶׁא מֵאֶרֶץ׃
A morning without clouds; When through clear shining after rain, the tender grass springeth out of the earth.
תּוֹם יָשַׁב עַל הַדֶּשֶׁא לצַד מרי.
Tom sat on the grass next to Mary.
כַּמָּה יְלָדִים מְשַׂחֲקִים עַל הַדֶּשֶׁא.
Some children are playing on the grass.
יֵשׁ צֹרֶךְ לכסח אֵת הַדֶּשֶׁא.
The grass needs cutting.
הִיא השתרעה עַל הַדֶּשֶׁא.
She laid herself on the grass.