יְבֹ֥שֶׁת
𐤉𐤁𐤔𐤕
yevoshet
had dried up
a primitive root; to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage); be ashamed, clean, be confounded, (make) dry (up), (do) shame(-fully), [idiom] utterly, wither (away).
Genesis 8:7 · Word #8
Lexicon H3001
| Lemma | יָבֵשׁ |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤉𐤁𐤔 |
| Transliteration | yâbêsh |
| Strong's | H3001 |
| In-context | had dried up |
Morphology HVqc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...") |
SIBI-P1 H3001-25
she has dried up
| Root | יבש (y-b-sh) |
| Core Meanings | dryness, withering, drying up, shame, disappointment |
| Semantic Range | to dry up, wither, become parched; to fail or lose vitality; metaphorically to be ashamed, confounded, or disappointed |
| Conceptual Significance | The root links physical desiccation with emotional shame or disappointment, reflecting a Hebrew worldview in which loss of vitality and public disgrace are conceptually related. In biblical imagery, drying up often signals judgment, loss of blessing, or the withdrawal of sustaining life. |
| Morphological Notes | Hebrew verb, Qal stem, perfect aspect, 3rd feminine singular. The form expresses a completed state of drying or withering in a feminine subject (e.g., land, vine, strength as feminine nouns). |
| Rendering Rationale | The form יְבֹשֶׁת reflects a Qal perfect 3rd feminine singular verb from יבש. The rendering "she has dried up" preserves the stative/resultative sense of the Qal stem and explicitly reflects the feminine singular subject, while maintaining the core imagery of dryness inherent in the root. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root יבש (dryness, withering, drying up, shame, disappointment)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H3004-01 |
bayabashah | on the dried-ground |
H3006-01 |
bayabashet | on the dried land |
H3003-01 |
beyavesh | in Dry-Place |
Word Usage (73 occurrences of H3001)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 8:7 | יְבֹ֥שֶׁת | yevoshet | had dried up |
| Genesis 8:14 | יָבְשָׁ֖ה | yaveshah | was dry |
| Joshua 2:10 | הוֹבִ֨ישׁ | hovish | dried up |