The meaning of “יָאַשׁ”
Understanding yâʼash reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
(cause to) despair, one that is desperate, be no hope. - to desist, i.e. (figuratively) to despond 1) to despair 1a) (Ni...
יָאַשׁ
(cause to) despair, one that is desperate, be no hope. - to desist, i.e. (figuratively) to despond 1) to despair 1a) (Niphal) to be despaired, be desperate 1b) (Piel) to cause to despair interj 2) it is hopeless!
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 Samuel 27:1 | “And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.” Word: יָאַשׁ (yâʼash) | |
| Job 6:26 | “Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind?” Word: יָאַשׁ (yâʼash) | |
| Ecclesiastes 2:20 | “Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.” Word: יָאַשׁ (yâʼash) | |
| Isaiah 57:10 | “Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; yet saidst thou not, There is no hope: thou hast found the life of thine hand; therefore thou wast not grieved.” Word: יָאַשׁ (yâʼash) | |
| Jeremiah 18:12 | “And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart.” Word: יָאַשׁ (yâʼash) |
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