בַּ/יַּ֤עַר

𐤁/𐤉𐤏𐤓

bayaar

in the thicket

from an unused root probably meaning to thicken with verdure; a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees); (honey-) comb, forest, wood.

H3293

Isaiah 21:13 · Word #3

Lexicon H3293

Lemmaיַעַר
Lemma (Paleo)𐤉𐤏𐤓
Transliterationyaʻar
Strong'sH3293
In-contextin the thicket

Morphology HRd/Ncmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H3293-01

in the thick-growth forest

Rootיער (y-ʿ-r)
Core Meaningsthickness, dense growth, woodedness, luxuriant vegetation
Semantic Rangeforest, woodland, thicket, dense growth; by extension honeycomb (as found in wooded areas)
Conceptual SignificanceThe יַעַר represents untamed, densely grown land—often a place of refuge, danger, or provision (as with honey). It evokes imagery of abundance and concealment within creation, contrasting cultivated land with wild, thick growth.
Morphological NotesPreposition בְּ with assimilated definite article (בַּ) + noun יַעַר, masculine singular absolute. No pronominal suffix. Singular form must be preserved in translation.
Rendering RationaleThe noun יַעַר denotes a dense or thickly wooded area, reflecting the root idea of luxuriant growth. The form בַּיַּעַר consists of the preposition בְּ ("in") with the definite article assimilated ("the") plus a masculine singular noun in the absolute state, hence "in the thick-growth forest."

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root יער (thickness, dense growth, woodedness, luxuriant vegetation)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H3293-02 bayearim in the thick-forests
H3293-03 beyaar in the thicket of
H3293-04 beyaerah in her forest-thicket

Word Usage (59 occurrences of H3293)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Deuteronomy 19:5 בַ/יַּעַר֮ vayaar into the forest
Joshua 17:15 הַ/יַּ֔עְרָ/ה hayaerah the forest
Joshua 17:18 יַ֣עַר yaar forest