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יָבֵשׁ

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Yavesh

H3003 noun

SILEX Entry

Root יבש to be dry, withered, dried up

Definition

Proper noun denoting: (1) An individual named Yabesh, and (2) more commonly, an Israelite settlement east of the Jordan, frequently called 'Yabesh-Gilead' to denote its location in the territory of Gilead. The base meaning of the root is 'dry,' but as a place name or personal name it functions as a toponym or anthroponym rather than carrying the descriptive meaning directly.

Semantic Range

personal name, place name (town east of the Jordan), occasionally refers to an individual, most commonly to the town Yabesh-Gilead

Root / Etymology

From the Hebrew root יבש (y-b-sh), meaning 'to be dry.' The derived form יָבֵשׁ (Yabesh) is used as a personal and place name, with the underlying sense of 'dryness' possibly reflecting a local environmental feature or a traditional etymology.

Historical & Contextual Notes

In the Hebrew Bible, יָבֵשׁ refers primarily to the town known as Yabesh-Gilead (e.g., Judges 21:8; 1 Samuel 11:1; 1 Samuel 31:11-13), a significant settlement in the region of Gilead, east of the Jordan River. It is occasionally used for an individual (1 Chronicles 2:55), but predominantly as a place name. The connection with 'dryness' may refer to the local geography, such as a dry stream bed or terrain, but this is not explicit in the biblical text. English translations often render יָבֵשׁ גִּלְעָד simply as 'Jabesh-gilead,' preserving the Hebrew toponym. The term's usage is confined to historical and geographical contexts, and in the biblical period, it does not carry the later connotations associated with English names derived from it. The spelling variant יָבֵישׁ occurs but refers to the same location. There is no evidence indicating that the settlement's inhabitants were exclusively or necessarily members of a single Israelite tribe, although its location places it in the territory often associated with the tribe of Manasseh.

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

the same as יָבֵשׁ (also יָבֵישׁ; often with the addition of גִּלְעָד, i.e. Jabesh of Gilad); Jobesh, the name of an Israelite and of a place in Palestine; Jobesh (-Gilead).

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Root Family

יבש (y-b-sh) — to be dry, withered, dried up

Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H3001 יָבֵשׁ to dry up
H3002 יָבֵשׁ the parched ones
H3004 יַבָּשָׁה on the dry land
H3006 יַבֶּשֶׁת parched ground
H3007 יַבֶּשֶׁת the dry land

Word Forms

7 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 Occurrences
H3003-06 יָבֵ֣ישׁ yaveysh HNp Jabesh Yabesh 14
H3003-04 יָבֵ֥שׁ yavesh HNp Jabesh Yabesh 5
H3003-02 בְּ/יָבֵ֑שָׁ/ה beyaveshah HR/Np/Sd in Jabesh in Yabesh 1
H3003-05 יָבֵ֔שָׁ/ה yaveshah HNp/Sd to Jabesh she dried up 1
H3003-03 מִ/יָּבֵ֥ישׁ miyaveysh HR/Np from Jabesh from Yabesh 1
H3003-01 בְּ/יָבֵ֔שׁ beyavesh HR/Np in Jabesh in Yabesh 1
H3003-07 יָבֵ֑ישָׁ/ה yaveyshah HNp/Sd to Jabesh toward Yabesh 1

Occurrences in Scripture

24 total occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1
H3003-03 Judges 21:8 מִ/יָּבֵ֥ישׁ miyaveysh HR/Np from Jabesh from Yabesh
H3003-04 Judges 21:9 יָבֵ֥שׁ yavesh HNp Jabesh Yabesh
H3003-04 Judges 21:10 יָבֵ֤שׁ yavesh HNp Jabesh Yabesh
H3003-06 Judges 21:12 יָבֵ֣ישׁ yaveysh HNp Jabesh Yabesh
H3003-04 Judges 21:14 יָבֵ֣שׁ yavesh HNp Jabesh Yabesh
H3003-04 1 Samuel 11:1 יָבֵ֣שׁ yavesh HNp Jabesh Yabesh
H3003-06 1 Samuel 11:1 יָבֵישׁ֙ yaveysh HNp Jabesh Yabesh
H3003-06 1 Samuel 11:3 יָבֵ֗ישׁ yaveysh HNp Jabesh Yabesh
H3003-06 1 Samuel 11:5 יָבֵֽישׁ yaveysh HNp Jabesh Yabesh
H3003-06 1 Samuel 11:9 יָבֵ֣ישׁ yaveysh HNp of Jabesh Yabesh
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