Definition
a primitive root; to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)
Traditional renderings: be ashamed, clean, be confounded, (make) dry (up), (do) shame(-fully), × utterly, wither (away).
Traditional renderings: be ashamed, clean, be confounded, (make) dry (up), (do) shame(-fully), × utterly, wither (away).
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders יָבֵשׁ:
- ξηραίνωxērainō“to dry”always
Usage patterns
Occurrences
61 total
- Joel 1:12הוֹבִ֔ישָׁה · is dried up; יָבֵ֔שׁוּ · are witheredThe grapevine is dried up, and the fig tree is withered; the pomegranate, palm, and apple—all the trees of the orchard—are withered. Surely the joy of mankind has dried up.
- Joel 1:17הֹבִ֖ישׁ · has withered awayThe seeds lie shriveled beneath the clods; the storehouses are in ruins; the granaries are broken down, for the grain has withered away.
- Joel 1:20יָֽבְשׁוּ֙ · have dried upEven the beasts of the field pant for You, for the streams of water have dried up, and fire has consumed the open pastures.
- Amos 1:2וְיָבֵ֖שׁ · withersHe said: “The LORD roars from Zion and raises His voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the summit of Carmel withers.”
- Amos 4:7תִּיבָֽשׁ׃ · withered“I also withheld the rain from you when the harvest was three months away. I sent rain on one city but withheld it from another. One field received rain; another without rain withered.
- Jonah 4:7וַיִּיבָֽשׁ׃ · so that it witheredWhen dawn came the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the plant so that it withered.
- Nahum 1:4וַֽיַּבְּשֵׁ֔הוּ · and dries it upHe rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts.
- Zechariah 10:11וְהֹבִ֕ישׁוּ · will dry upThey will pass through the sea of distress and strike the waves of the sea; all the depths of the Nile will dry up. The pride of Assyria will be brought down, and the scepter of Egypt will depart.
- Zechariah 11:17יָב֣וֹשׁ · be completely withered; תִּיבָ֔שׁWoe to the worthless shepherd, who deserts the flock! May a sword strike his arm and his right eye! May his arm be completely withered and his right eye utterly blinded!”