עָשַׁת ʻâshath
Meaning
probably to be sleek, i.e. glossy; hence (through the idea of polishing) to excogitate (as if forming in the mind)
In the King James Version: shine, think.
Derivation: a primitive root;
Where it is used
- Jeremiah 5:28 They have grown fat and sleek, and have excelled in the deeds of the wicked. They have not taken up the cause of the fatherless, that they might prosper; nor have they defended the rights of the needy.
- Jonah 1:6 The captain approached him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call upon your God. Perhaps this God will consider us, so that we may not perish.”