What does יָאַשׁ (yāʾaš) mean in the Bible?
יָאַשׁ (yāʾaš): Despair arising from loss of hope; moving from physical ceasing to emotional abandonment of expectation.
Hebrew · H2976
יָאַשׁ
To desist , i.e. (figuratively) to despond
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יָאַשׁ H2976
Pronunciation yāʾaš
What does יָאַשׁ (yāʾaš) mean in the Bible?
יָאַשׁ (yāʾaš): Despair arising from loss of hope; moving from physical ceasing to emotional abandonment of expectation.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2976?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include It is hopeless (2), of despair (1), There is no hope (1), to despair (1), will stop (1).
Where does יָאַשׁ (yāʾaš) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Samuel 27:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (2), 1 Samuel (1), Ecclesiastes (1), Isaiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It It is hopeless 2× Jeremiah 2:25, Jeremiah 18:12
of despair 1× Job 6:26
There is no hope 1× Isaiah 57:10
to despair 1× Ecclesiastes 2:20
will stop 1× 1 Samuel 27:1
Show sample aligned rows
1 Samuel 27:1 וְנוֹאַ֨שׁ to will stop Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Job 6:26 נֹאָֽשׁ׃ to of despair Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Ecclesiastes 2:20 לְיַאֵ֣שׁ to to despair Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Isaiah 57:10 נוֹאָ֑שׁ to There is no hope Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Jeremiah 2:25 נוֹאָ֔שׁ to It is hopeless Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular Jeremiah 18:12 נוֹאָ֑שׁ to It is hopeless Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Samuel 27:1
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 5
1 Samuel 1 Job 1 Ecclesiastes 1 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 2
Source forms
נוֹאָ֑שׁ 2x nō·w·’āš Isaiah 57:10, Jeremiah 18:12
וְנוֹאַ֨שׁ 1x wə·nō·w·’aš 1 Samuel 27:1
לְיַאֵ֣שׁ 1x lə·ya·’êš Ecclesiastes 2:20
נֹאָֽשׁ׃ 1x nō·’āš Job 6:26
נוֹאָ֔שׁ 1x nō·w·’āš Jeremiah 2:25
Parsing patterns
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular 4x Job 6:26, Isaiah 57:10, Jeremiah 2:25, Jeremiah 18:12
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 1x 1 Samuel 27:1
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct 1x Ecclesiastes 2:20
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Despair arising from loss of hope; moving from physical ceasing to emotional abandonment of expectation.
Source Gloss
to desist , i.e. (figuratively) to despond
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Despair arising from loss of hope; moving from physical ceasing to emotional abandonment of expectation.
to desist, i.e. (figuratively) to despond BDB: despair Usage: (cause to) despair, one that is desperate, be no hope.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 1 Aligned forms 4
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 4×
Participle active Isa 57:10 · Jer 2:25 · Jer 18:12 · Job 6:26 4×
Word Origins
יָאַשׁ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain