עָשֵׁשׁʻâshêsh

waste away

Pronunciation: aw-shaysh' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6244

Meanings

Qal: my eye is wasted from grief (Psalms 6:8; Psalms 31:10; Psalms 31:11)

Same root

עָשׁʻâsh · H6211a moth

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

Psalms 6:7 My vision is blurred by grief; my eyes are worn out because of all my enemies.
Psalms 31:9 Have mercy on me, Lord, for I am in distress. Tears blur my eyes. My body and soul are withering away.
Psalms 31:10 I am dying from grief; my years are shortened by sadness. Sin has drained my strength; I am wasting away from within.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).