יָבֵשׁ (H3001) — Hebrew Lexicon

יָבֵשׁ

𐤉𐤁𐤔

yâbêsh

H3001 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

To be dry, to become dried up, withered, or parched (literal); to lose vitality or life; by extension, to be destitute, powerless, or hopeless. The term primarily refers to the physical drying or withering of objects (such as plants, land, or physical features), but also carries figurative meanings relating to loss of strength, hope, or prosperity.

Semantic Range

to become dry or dried up, to wither (of plants); to dry up (of water), to be parched (of land); to lose strength or vitality (of person or people), to fall into ruin or decay (figurative)

Root / Etymology

From the root יבש meaning 'to be dry.' The verb 'יָבֵשׁ' is a primitive, basic stem form (qal) indicating a state of dryness or becoming dry. The root is attested in related Semitic languages with the core idea of dryness or withering.

Historical & Contextual Notes

יָבֵשׁ occurs frequently in contexts describing the drying up of natural features (e.g., land, plants, rivers) as a sign of judgment, distress, or natural process. Figuratively, it can denote the fading of human vitality or prosperity, especially in poetry and prophetic literature. The sense of 'being ashamed/confounded' given in some older lexicons likely reflects conflation with another root or an interpretive tradition, but in the Hebrew Bible, יָבֵשׁ primarily refers to physical desiccation or (by extension) loss of vitality. The word is used in both literal and metaphorical domains, and became associated in post-biblical Hebrew with more general ideas of ruin or decay.

Translation Consistency

primary "dry" 25 occurrences

yâbêsh primarily describes becoming dry, parched, or withered (land, plants, water) and by extension losing strength or vitality. “Dry” is the most natural, versatile English verb to cover both the literal sense (becoming dry/dry up) and the common figurative senses (lose vitality, fall into ruin) while remaining idiomatic across contexts.

Alternatives (48 occurrences):

"dried up" (21x) "ashamed" (5x) "dried" (4x) "put to shame" (3x) "dries up" (2x) "disgraced" (2x) "withered" (2x) "withers" (2x) "wither" (2x) "shamed" (1x) "became dried up" (1x) "when it is dried up" (1x) "dries" (1x) "bring to shame" (1x)

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

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).

Bantu Hebrew

No Bantu Hebrew comparisons have been recorded for this word yet.

Root Family

יבש (y-b-sh) — dryness, withering, loss of vitality

Root יבש to be dry, to become withered, to lose vitality

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H3002	יָבֵשׁ	the parched ones
H3003	יָבֵשׁ	in Yabesh
H3004	יַבָּשָׁה	on the dry land
H3006	יַבֶּשֶׁת	parched ground
H3007	יַבֶּשֶׁת	the dry land

Word Forms

27 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2	Occurrences
`H3001-04`	הוֹבִ֨ישׁ	hovish	`HVhp3ms`	is ashamed	he dried up	he dried up	12
`H3001-21`	יָבֵ֖שׁ	yavesh	`HVqp3ms`	dries up	he became dried up	he dried	9
`H3001-05`	הֹבִ֖ישָׁה	hovishah	`HVhp3fs`	disgraced	she caused to dry up	it was disgraced	5
`H3001-10`	תִּיבָ֔שׁ	tivash	`HVqi3fs`	it will wither	she will dry up	it will dry up	5
`H3001-18`	וְ/יָבֵ֗שׁ	veyavesh	`HC/Vqq3ms`	and dries up	and he became dry	and it became dry	4
`H3001-23`	יָבְשׁ֖וּ	yaveshu	`HVqp3cp`	are dried up	they have dried up	they have dried up	4
`H3001-08`	אוֹבִ֑ישׁ	ovish	`HVhi1cs`	I will dry up	I will dry up	I will dry up	3
`H3001-13`	וַ/יִּיבַ֣שׁ	vayivash	`HC/Vqw3ms`	and dried up	and he dried up	and it dried	3
`H3001-06`	הֹבִ֕ישׁוּ	hovishu	`HVhp3cp`	Were they ashamed	they dried up	were they ashamed	3
`H3001-26`	יִיבַ֥שׁ	yivash	`HVqi3ms`	it withers	he will dry up	will dry up	3
`H3001-16`	וְ/הֹבִ֖ישׁוּ	vehovishu	`HC/Vhp3cp`	and they will dry up	and they caused to dry up	and they will bring to shame	2
`H3001-24`	יָבֹ֔שׁ	yavosh	`HVqa`	totally	drying up	to dry up	2
`H3001-19`	וְ/יָבֵ֑שׁוּ	veyaveshu	`HC/Vqq3cp`	and they shall be dried up	and they dried up	and they dried up	2
`H3001-09`	תְּיַבֶּשׁ	teyabesh	`HVpi3fs`	dries-up	she will dry up	it will dry up	2
`H3001-02`	הֹבַ֨שְׁתָּ	hovasheta	`HVhp2ms`	dried up	you caused to dry up	you caused to dry up	2
`H3001-27`	יִבָ֑שׁוּ	yivashu	`HVqi3mp`	dry up	they will wither	they will wither	1
`H3001-22`	יָבְשָׁ֖ה	yaveshah	`HVqp3fs`	was dry	she dried up	she dried up	1
`H3001-07`	אִיבָֽשׁ	ivash	`HVqi1cs`	am dried up	I will dry up	am dried up	1
`H3001-11`	וַ/תִּיבַ֤שׁ	vativash	`HC/Vqw3fs`	and it dried up	and she became dry	and it became dry	1
`H3001-25`	יְבֹ֥שֶׁת	yevoshet	`HVqc`	had dried up	to dry up	had dried up	1
`H3001-12`	וַֽ/יַּבְּשֵׁ֔/הוּ	vayabeshehu	`HC/Vpw3ms/Sp3ms`	and makes it dry	he dried him up	and it dries it	1
`H3001-20`	וְ/יִבָ֑שׁוּ	veyivashu	`HC/Vqi3mp`	and they dry up	and they wither	and they dry up	1
`H3001-01`	בִּ/יבֹ֤שׁ	bivosh	`HR/Vqc`	when it is dry	to dry up	when it is dried up	1
`H3001-14`	וַ/יִּבָ֔שׁוּ	vayivashu	`HC/Vqw3mp`	and they wither	and they dried up	and they dried up	1
`H3001-03`	הוֹבַ֨שְׁתִּי֙	hovasheti	`HVhp1cs`	I-have-dried-up	I caused to dry up	I have caused to dry up	1
`H3001-17`	וְ/נִשְּׁתוּ	venishetu	`HC/VNq3cp`	and shall dry up	and they became dried up	and they became dried up	1
`H3001-15`	וְ/הֹבַשְׁתִּ֖י	vehovasheti	`HC/Vhq1cs`	and-I-will-make-dry	and I caused to dry up	and I will make dry	1

Occurrences in Scripture

73 occurrences

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SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2
`H3001-25`	Genesis 8:7	יְבֹ֥שֶׁת	yevoshet	`HVqc`	had dried up	to dry up	had dried up
`H3001-22`	Genesis 8:14	יָבְשָׁ֖ה	yaveshah	`HVqp3fs`	was dry	she dried up	she dried up
`H3001-04`	Joshua 2:10	הוֹבִ֨ישׁ	hovish	`HVhp3ms`	dried up	he dried up	he dried up
`H3001-04`	Joshua 4:23	הוֹבִישׁ֩	hovish	`HVhp3ms`	dried up	he dried up	he dried up
`H3001-04`	Joshua 4:23	הוֹבִ֥ישׁ	hovish-2	`HVhp3ms`	he dried up	he dried up	he dried up
`H3001-04`	Joshua 5:1	הוֹבִ֨ישׁ	hovish	`HVhp3ms`	had dried up	he dried up	he dried up
`H3001-21`	Joshua 9:5	יָבֵ֖שׁ	yavesh	`HVqp3ms`	was-dry	he became dried up	was dry
`H3001-21`	Joshua 9:12	יָבֵ֔שׁ	yavesh	`HVqp3ms`	it is dry	he became dried up	it is dry
`H3001-02`	2 Samuel 19:6	הֹבַ֨שְׁתָּ	hovasheta	`HVhp2ms`	you have shamed	you caused to dry up	you have shamed
`H3001-11`	1 Kings 13:4	וַ/תִּיבַ֤שׁ	vativash	`HC/Vqw3fs`	and it dried up	and she became dry	and it became dry
`H3001-13`	1 Kings 17:7	וַ/יִּיבַ֣שׁ	vayivash	`HC/Vqw3ms`	and dried up	and he dried up	and it dried up
`H3001-21`	Isaiah 15:6	יָבֵ֤שׁ	yavesh	`HVqp3ms`	is withered	he became dried up	he dried
`H3001-17`	Isaiah 19:5	וְ/נִשְּׁתוּ	venishetu	`HC/VNq3cp`	and shall dry up	and they became dried up	and they became dried up
`H3001-26`	Isaiah 19:7	יִיבַ֥שׁ	yivash	`HVqi3ms`	will dry up	he will dry up	will dry up
`H3001-01`	Isaiah 27:11	בִּ/יבֹ֤שׁ	bivosh	`HR/Vqc`	when it is dry	to dry up	when it is dried up
`H3001-21`	Isaiah 40:7	יָבֵ֤שׁ	yavesh	`HVqp3ms`	dries up	he became dried up	dries up
`H3001-21`	Isaiah 40:8	יָבֵ֥שׁ	yavesh	`HVqp3ms`	withers	he became dried up	he dried
`H3001-14`	Isaiah 40:24	וַ/יִּבָ֔שׁוּ	vayivashu	`HC/Vqw3mp`	and they wither	and they dried up	and they dried up
`H3001-08`	Isaiah 42:15	אוֹבִ֑ישׁ	ovish	`HVhi1cs`	I will dry up	I will dry up	I will dry up
`H3001-08`	Isaiah 42:15	אוֹבִֽישׁ	ovish-2	`HVhi1cs`	I will dry up	I will dry up	I will dry up
`H3001-08`	Isaiah 44:27	אוֹבִֽישׁ	ovish	`HVhi1cs`	I will dry up	I will dry up	I will dry up
`H3001-06`	Jeremiah 6:15	הֹבִ֕ישׁוּ	hovishu	`HVhp3cp`	Were they ashamed	they dried up	were they ashamed
`H3001-06`	Jeremiah 8:12	הֹבִ֕שׁוּ	hovishu	`HVhp3cp`	Were they ashamed	they dried up	were they ashamed
`H3001-04`	Jeremiah 10:14	הֹבִ֥ישׁ	hovish	`HVhp3ms`	is ashamed	he dried up	is ashamed
`H3001-26`	Jeremiah 12:4	יִיבָ֑שׁ	yivash	`HVqi3ms`	wither	he will dry up	will dry up
`H3001-23`	Jeremiah 23:10	יָבְשׁ֖וּ	yaveshu	`HVqp3cp`	have dried up	they have dried up	they have dried up
`H3001-05`	Jeremiah 46:24	הֹבִ֖ישָׁה	hovishah	`HVhp3fs`	has been put to shame	she caused to dry up	has been put to shame
`H3001-05`	Jeremiah 48:1	הֹבִ֥ישָׁה	hovishah	`HVhp3fs`	disgraced	she caused to dry up	it was disgraced
`H3001-05`	Jeremiah 48:1	הֹבִ֥ישָׁה	hovishah-2	`HVhp3fs`	disgraced	she caused to dry up	it was disgraced
`H3001-04`	Jeremiah 48:20	הֹבִ֥ישׁ	hovish	`HVhp3ms`	is ashamed	he dried up	is ashamed
`H3001-04`	Jeremiah 50:2	הֹבִ֥ישׁ	hovish	`HVhp3ms`	has been put to shame	he dried up	he was put to shame
`H3001-06`	Jeremiah 50:2	הֹבִ֣ישׁוּ	hovishu	`HVhp3cp`	have been put to shame	they dried up	they were put to shame
`H3001-19`	Jeremiah 50:38	וְ/יָבֵ֑שׁוּ	veyaveshu	`HC/Vqq3cp`	and they shall be dried up	and they dried up	and they dried up
`H3001-04`	Jeremiah 51:17	הֹבִ֥ישׁ	hovish	`HVhp3ms`	is ashamed	he dried up	is ashamed
`H3001-15`	Jeremiah 51:36	וְ/הֹבַשְׁתִּ֖י	vehovasheti	`HC/Vhq1cs`	and-I-will-make-dry	and I caused to dry up	and I will make dry
`H3001-18`	Ezekiel 17:9	וְ/יָבֵ֗שׁ	veyavesh	`HC/Vqq3ms`	and wither	and he became dry	and it became dry
`H3001-10`	Ezekiel 17:9	תִּיבָ֔שׁ	tivash	`HVqi3fs`	wither	she will dry up	it will dry up
`H3001-10`	Ezekiel 17:10	תִּיבַ֣שׁ	tivash	`HVqi3fs`	it will wither	she will dry up	it will dry up
`H3001-24`	Ezekiel 17:10	יָבֹ֔שׁ	yavosh	`HVqa`	wither	drying up	to dry up
`H3001-10`	Ezekiel 17:10	תִּיבָֽשׁ	tivash-2	`HVqi3fs`	it will wither	she will dry up	it will dry up
`H3001-03`	Ezekiel 17:24	הוֹבַ֨שְׁתִּי֙	hovasheti	`HVhp1cs`	I-have-dried-up	I caused to dry up	I have caused to dry up
`H3001-04`	Ezekiel 19:12	הוֹבִ֣ישׁ	hovish	`HVhp3ms`	dried-up	he dried up	he dried up
`H3001-19`	Ezekiel 19:12	וְ/יָבֵ֛שׁוּ	veyaveshu	`HC/Vqp3cp`	and-they-withered	and they dried up	and they dried up
`H3001-23`	Ezekiel 37:11	יָבְשׁ֧וּ	yaveshu	`HVqp3cp`	have dried up	they have dried up	they have dried up
`H3001-05`	Hosea 2:7	הֹבִ֖ישָׁה	hovishah	`HVhp3fs`	she-is-ashamed	she caused to dry up	she caused to dry up
`H3001-21`	Hosea 9:16	יָבֵ֖שׁ	yavesh	`HVqp3ms`	is dried up	he became dried up	is dried up
`H3001-04`	Joel 1:10	הוֹבִ֥ישׁ	hovish	`HVhp3ms`	is dried up	he dried up	he dried up
`H3001-05`	Joel 1:12	הוֹבִ֔ישָׁה	hovishah	`HVhp3fs`	is dried up	she caused to dry up	has dried up
`H3001-23`	Joel 1:12	יָבֵ֔שׁוּ	yaveshu	`HVqp3cp`	are dried up	they have dried up	they have dried up
`H3001-04`	Joel 1:12	הֹבִ֥ישׁ	hovish	`HVhp3ms`	dries up	he dried up	he dried up
`H3001-04`	Joel 1:17	הֹבִ֖ישׁ	hovish	`HVhp3ms`	has withered	he dried up	it has withered
`H3001-23`	Joel 1:20	יָֽבְשׁוּ֙	yaveshu	`HVqp3cp`	are dried up	they have dried up	they have dried up
`H3001-18`	Amos 1:2	וְ/יָבֵ֖שׁ	veyavesh	`HC/Vqp3ms`	and shall wither	and he became dry	and it became dry
`H3001-10`	Amos 4:7	תִּיבָֽשׁ	tivash	`HVqi3fs`	would dry up	she will dry up	it will dry up
`H3001-13`	Jonah 4:7	וַ/יִּיבָֽשׁ	vayivash	`HC/Vqw3ms`	and it withered	and he dried up	and it withered
`H3001-12`	Nahum 1:4	וַֽ/יַּבְּשֵׁ֔/הוּ	vayabeshehu	`HC/Vpw3ms/Sp3ms`	and makes it dry	he dried him up	and it dries it
`H3001-16`	Zechariah 10:5	וְ/הֹבִ֖ישׁוּ	vehovishu	`HC/Vhp3cp`	And they will shame	and they caused to dry up	and they will bring to shame
`H3001-16`	Zechariah 10:11	וְ/הֹבִ֕ישׁוּ	vehovishu	`HC/Vhp3cp`	and they will dry up	and they caused to dry up	and they will dry up
`H3001-24`	Zechariah 11:17	יָב֣וֹשׁ	yavosh	`HVqa`	totally	drying up	will dry up
`H3001-10`	Zechariah 11:17	תִּיבָ֔שׁ	tivash	`HVqi3fs`	wither	she will dry up	it will dry up
`H3001-21`	Psalms 22:16	יָ֘בֵ֤שׁ	yavesh	`HVqp3ms`	is parched	he became dried up	he dried
`H3001-02`	Psalms 74:15	ה֝וֹבַ֗שְׁתָּ	hovasheta	`HVhp2ms`	dried up	you caused to dry up	you caused to dry up
`H3001-18`	Psalms 90:6	וְ/יָבֵֽשׁ	veyavesh	`HC/Vqq3ms`	and withers	and he became dry	and withers
`H3001-13`	Psalms 102:5	וַ/יִּבַ֣שׁ	vayivash	`HC/Vqw3ms`	and withered	and he dried up	and it dried
`H3001-07`	Psalms 102:12	אִיבָֽשׁ	ivash	`HVqi1cs`	am dried up	I will dry up	am dried up
`H3001-21`	Psalms 129:6	יָבֵֽשׁ	yavesh	`HVqp3ms`	it withers	he became dried up	it withers
`H3001-09`	Proverbs 17:22	תְּיַבֶּשׁ	teyabesh	`HVpi3fs`	dries-up	she will dry up	it will dry up
`H3001-26`	Job 8:12	יִיבָֽשׁ	yivash	`HVqi3ms`	it withers	he will dry up	it will wither
`H3001-20`	Job 12:15	וְ/יִבָ֑שׁוּ	veyivashu	`HC/Vqi3mp`	and they dry up	and they wither	and they dry up
`H3001-18`	Job 14:11	וְ/יָבֵֽשׁ	veyavesh	`HC/Vqq3ms`	and dries up	and he became dry	and it dries up
`H3001-09`	Job 15:30	תְּיַבֵּ֣שׁ	teyabesh	`HVpi3fs`	will-dry-up	she will dry up	it will dry up
`H3001-27`	Job 18:16	יִבָ֑שׁוּ	yivashu	`HVqi3mp`	dry up	they will wither	they will wither
`H3001-21`	Lamentations 4:8	יָבֵ֖שׁ	yavesh	`HVqp3ms`	it is withered	he became dried up	is dried up

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