יָבֵשׁ
ya.vesh
“to wither”
Definition
to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)
a primitive root;
- to make dry, wither, be dry, become dry, be dried up, be withered 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be dry, be dried up, be without moisture 1a2) to be dried up 1b) (Piel) to make dry, dry up 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to dry up, make dry 1c1a) to dry up (water) 1c1b) to make dry, wither 1c1c) to exhibit dryness
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Grammar & Morphology
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Occurrences
יָבֵשׁ appears 49 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Now when King Jeroboam, who was at the altar in Bethel, heard the word that the man of God had cried out against it, he stretched out his hand and said, “Seize him!” But the hand he stretched out toward him withered, so that he could not pull it back.
and sent out a raven. It kept flying back and forth until the waters had dried up from the earth.
The grass withers and the flowers fall,but the word of our God stands forever.”
If He holds back the waters, they dry up,and if He releases them, they overwhelm the land.
When dawn came the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the plant so that it withered.
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