What does יָבֵשׁ (yāvēsh) mean in the Bible?
יָבֵשׁ (yāvēsh): Shame and drying converge: social humiliation mirrors physical withering, both mark failure and depletion
Hebrew · H3001
יָבֵשׁ
To be ashamed , confused or disappointed ; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)
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יָבֵשׁ H3001
Pronunciation yāvēsh
What does יָבֵשׁ (yāvēsh) mean in the Bible?
יָבֵשׁ (yāvēsh): Shame and drying converge: social humiliation mirrors physical withering, both mark failure and depletion
Full entry for יָבֵשׁ (H3001) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3001?
The BSB source-word alignment has 61 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include dried up (5), is dried up (3), will wither (3), withers (3), . . . (2).
Where does יָבֵשׁ (yāvēsh) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 8:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (10), Ezekiel (9), Joshua (6), Psalms (6).
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 dried up 5× Joshua 2:10, Joshua 4:23, 1 Kings 17:7, Psalms 74:15
is dried up 3× Psalms 22:15, Joel 1:10, Joel 1:12
will wither 3× Job 15:30, Isaiah 19:7, Ezekiel 17:9
withers 3× Isaiah 40:7, Isaiah 40:8, Amos 1:2
. . . 2× Ezekiel 17:10, Zechariah 11:17
had dried up 2× Genesis 8:7, Joshua 5:1
have dried up 2× Jeremiah 23:10, Joel 1:20
is withered 2× Isaiah 15:6, Hosea 9:16
they dry up 2× Job 8:12, Job 12:15
will dry up 2× Isaiah 19:5, Zechariah 10:11
withered 2× 1 Kings 13:4, Amos 4:7
and drain 1× Isaiah 42:15
and dries it up 1× Nahum 1:4
and dry 1× Job 14:11
and dry up 1× Isaiah 42:15
and I will dry up 1× Isaiah 44:27
and they will be dried up 1× Jeremiah 50:38
and they wither 1× Isaiah 40:24
and they withered 1× Ezekiel 19:12
and withered 1× Psalms 102:4
and withers 1× Psalms 90:6
are dried up 1× Ezekiel 37:11
are dry 1× Isaiah 27:11
are withered 1× Joel 1:12
as dry 1× Lamentations 4:8
be completely withered 1× Zechariah 11:17
be withered 1× Jeremiah 12:4
completely wither 1× Ezekiel 17:10
dries up 1× Proverbs 17:22
dry 1× Joshua 9:12
dry up 1× Job 18:16
has withered away 1× Joel 1:17
He dried up 1× Joshua 4:23
I dry up 1× Ezekiel 17:24
is put to shame 1× Jeremiah 10:14
It will wither 1× Ezekiel 17:10
run dry 1× Jeremiah 51:36
so that it shrivels 1× Ezekiel 17:9
so that it withered 1× Jonah 4:7
was dry 1× Joshua 9:5
was fully dry 1× Genesis 8:14
which withers 1× Psalms 129:6
will fail 1× Hosea 13:15
wither away 1× Psalms 102:11
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 8:7 יְבֹ֥שֶׁת to had dried up Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Genesis 8:14 יָבְשָׁ֖ה to was fully dry Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Joshua 2:10 הוֹבִ֨ישׁ to dried up Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Joshua 4:23 הוֹבִישׁ֩ to dried up Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Joshua 4:23 הוֹבִ֥ישׁ to He dried up Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Joshua 5:1 הוֹבִ֨ישׁ to had dried up Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Joshua 9:5 יָבֵ֖שׁ to was dry Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Joshua 9:12 יָבֵ֔שׁ to dry Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 1 Kings 13:4 וַתִּיבַ֤שׁ to withered Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular 1 Kings 17:7 וַיִּיבַ֣שׁ to dried up Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 8:7
Aligned rows 61
Books represented 16
Genesis 2 Joshua 6 1 Kings 2 Job 5 Psalms 6 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 10 Jeremiah 5 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 9 Hosea 2 Joel 5 Amos 2 Jonah 1 Nahum 1 Zechariah 3
Source forms
וְיָבֵֽשׁ׃ 3x wə·yā·ḇêš Job 14:11, Psalms 90:6, Isaiah 19:5
יָבֵ֖שׁ 3x yā·ḇêš Joshua 9:5, Lamentations 4:8, Hosea 9:16
אוֹבִֽישׁ׃ 2x ’ō·w·ḇîš Isaiah 42:15, Isaiah 44:27
הוֹבִ֨ישׁ 2x hō·w·ḇîš Joshua 2:10, Joshua 5:1
הוֹבִ֥ישׁ 2x hō·w·ḇîš Joshua 4:23, Joel 1:10
יָבֵ֤שׁ 2x yā·ḇêš Isaiah 15:6, Isaiah 40:7
תִּיבָ֔שׁ 2x tî·ḇāš Ezekiel 17:9, Zechariah 11:17
אוֹבִ֑ישׁ 1x ’ō·w·ḇîš Isaiah 42:15
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 9x Joshua 9:5, Joshua 9:12, Psalms 22:15, Psalms 129:6
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular 8x Joshua 2:10, Joshua 4:23, Joshua 5:1, Jeremiah 10:14
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 5x Job 14:11, Psalms 90:6, Isaiah 19:5, Ezekiel 17:9
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular 5x Ezekiel 17:9, Ezekiel 17:10, Amos 4:7, Zechariah 11:17
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural 4x Jeremiah 23:10, Ezekiel 37:11, Joel 1:12, Joel 1:20
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 3x 1 Kings 17:7, Psalms 102:4, Jonah 4:7
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular 3x Isaiah 42:15, Isaiah 44:27
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 3x Job 8:12, Isaiah 19:7, Jeremiah 12:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Shame and drying converge: social humiliation mirrors physical withering, both mark failure and depletion
Strong's H3001
Lexical occurrences 73 verses Word forms 3 forms 55 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Isaiah 19:5-10 Source Gloss
to be ashamed , confused or disappointed ; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Shame and drying converge: social humiliation mirrors physical withering, both mark failure and depletion
to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage) BDB: be dry Usage: be ashamed, clean, be confounded, (make) dry (up), (do) shame(-fully), × utterly, wither (away).
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 3 Aligned forms 55
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 26×
Perfect Ezek 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 8:12 23×
Imperfect Isa 42:15 · Isa 44:27 3×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 27×
Perfect Hos 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 8:14 14×
Imperfect Amos 4:7 · Ezek 17:9 · Ezek 17:10 · Zech 11:17 · Isa 19:7 · Jer 12:4 · Job 8:12 · Job 18:16 · Ps 102:12 10×
Infinitive absolute Ezek 17:10 · Zech 11:17 2×
Infinitive construct Gen 8:7 1×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 2×
Imperfect Job 15:30 · Prov 17:22 2×
Selected Scripture Witness
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Old Testament Witnesses
To dry up or lose vitality.
Showing 1 selected witness from 73 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
יָבֵשׁ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Why This Word Matters
The verb underscores the total loss of sustaining life. Isaiah 19:5-10
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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