What does יָבֵשׁ · חָרַב mean in the Bible?
יָבֵשׁ · חָרַב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "dry, dried up".
Hebrew · H3001, H2717
יָבֵשׁ / חָרֵב
To be ashamed , confused or disappointed ; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage) · to parch (through drought) i.e. (by analogy,) to desolate , destroy , kill
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יָבֵשׁH3001to be ashamed , confused or disappointed ; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)
Pronunciationyāvēsh
Shame and drying converge: social humiliation mirrors physical withering, both mark failure and depletion
Open lexicon entry →חָרַבH2717to parch (through drought) i.e. (by analogy,) to desolate , destroy , kill
Pronunciationḥārab
Devastation through deprivation: drought imagery extends to destruction of land, cities, and life itself.
Open lexicon entry →What does יָבֵשׁ / חָרֵב (yavesh / charev) mean in the Bible?
יָבֵשׁ · חָרַב is a Hebrew phrase meaning "dry, dried up".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3001, H2717?
H3001, H2717 is connected to 115 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. dry, dried up
Source Gloss
dry, dried up
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 groups3Aligned forms55
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action26×
PerfectEzek 19:12 · Jer 10:14 · Jer 48:20 · Jer 50:2 · Jer 51:17 · Joel 1:10 · Joel 1:12 · Joel 1:17 · Josh 2:10 · Josh 4:23 · Josh 5:1 · Hos 2:7 · Jer 46:24 · Jer 48:1 · Jer 6:15 · Jer 8:1223×
ImperfectIsa 42:15 · Isa 44:273×
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense27×
PerfectHos 9:16 · Isa 15:6 · Isa 40:7 · Isa 40:8 · Josh 9:5 · Josh 9:12 · Lam 4:8 · Ps 22:16 · Ps 129:6 · Ezek 37:11 · Jer 23:10 · Joel 1:12 · Joel 1:20 · Gen 8:1414×
ImperfectAmos 4:7 · Ezek 17:9 · Ezek 17:10 · Zech 11:17 · Isa 19:7 · Jer 12:4 · Job 8:12 · Job 18:16 · Ps 102:1210×
Infinitive absoluteEzek 17:10 · Zech 11:172×
Infinitive constructGen 8:71×
Pielintensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action2×
ImperfectJob 15:30 · Prov 17:222×
Word Origins
יָבֵשׁ / חָרֵב is a primitive root - no further derivation.