The meaning of “יָבֵשׁ”
Understanding yâbêsh reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
dried (away), dry. - dry 1) dry 2) dried
יָבֵשׁ
dried (away), dry. - dry 1) dry 2) dried
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Numbers 11:6 | “But now our soul is dried away: there is nothing at all, beside this manna, before our eyes.” Word: יָבֵשׁ (yâbêsh) | |
| Job 13:25 | “Wilt thou break a leaf driven to and fro? and wilt thou pursue the dry stubble?” Word: יָבֵשׁ (yâbêsh) | |
| Isaiah 56:3 | “Neither let the son of the stranger, that hath joined himself to the Lord, speak, saying, The Lord hath utterly separated me from his people: neither let the eunuch say, Behold, I am a dry tree.” Word: יָבֵשׁ (yâbêsh) | |
| Ezekiel 37:2 | “And caused me to pass by them round about: and, behold, there were very many in the open valley; and, lo, they were very dry.” Word: יָבֵשׁ (yâbêsh) | |
| Nahum 1:10 | “For while they be folden together as thorns, and while they are drunken as drunkards, they shall be devoured as stubble fully dry.” Word: יָבֵשׁ (yâbêsh) |
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