חָשַׁשׁ châshash

Meaning

dry grass

In the King James Version: chaff.

Derivation: by variation for H7179 (קַשׁ);

Where it is used

• Isaiah 5:24 Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes the straw, and as dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will decay and their blossoms will blow away like dust; for they have rejected the instruction of the LORD of Hosts and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.
• Isaiah 33:11 You conceive chaff; you give birth to stubble. Your breath is a fire that will consume you.