יָבֵשׁ

ya.veshto witherHow to read Hebrew
hebrewOld TestamentVerb61 occurrences16 books53 verses

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).

In the Greek Old Testament

How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders יָבֵשׁ:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

61 total
  1. Joel 1:12הוֹבִ֔ישָׁה · is dried up; יָבֵ֔שׁוּ · are withered
    The 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.
  2. Joel 1:17הֹבִ֖ישׁ · has withered away
    The seeds lie shriveled beneath the clods; the storehouses are in ruins; the granaries are broken down, for the grain has withered away.
  3. Joel 1:20יָֽבְשׁוּ֙ · have dried up
    Even the beasts of the field pant for You, for the streams of water have dried up, and fire has consumed the open pastures.
  4. Amos 1:2וְיָבֵ֖שׁ · withers
    He said: “The LORD roars from Zion and raises His voice from Jerusalem; the pastures of the shepherds mourn, and the summit of Carmel withers.”
  5. 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.
  6. Jonah 4:7וַיִּיבָֽשׁ׃ · so that it withered
    When dawn came the next day, God appointed a worm that attacked the plant so that it withered.
  7. Nahum 1:4וַֽיַּבְּשֵׁ֔הוּ · and dries it up
    He rebukes the sea and dries it up; He makes all the rivers run dry. Bashan and Carmel wither, and the flower of Lebanon wilts.
  8. Zechariah 10:11וְהֹבִ֕ישׁוּ · will dry up
    They 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.
  9. Zechariah 11:17יָב֣וֹשׁ · be completely withered; תִּיבָ֔שׁ
    Woe 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!”