What does יָבֵשׁ (yābēš) mean in the Bible?
יָבֵשׁ (yābēš) is a Hebrew word meaning "dry".
Hebrew · H3002
יָבֵשׁ
Dry
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יָבֵשׁH3002
Pronunciationyābēš
What does יָבֵשׁ (yābēš) mean in the Bible?
יָבֵשׁ (yābēš) is a Hebrew word meaning "dry".
Full entry for יָבֵשׁ (H3002) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3002?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include dry (5), a dry (1), and make the withered (1), is gone (1), or raisins (1).
Where does יָבֵשׁ (yābēš) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 6:3. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (4), Numbers (2), Isaiah (1), Job (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 Itdry5×Job 13:25, Ezekiel 20:47, Ezekiel 37:2, Ezekiel 37:4
a dry1×Isaiah 56:3
and make the withered1×Ezekiel 17:24
is gone1×Numbers 11:6
or raisins1×Numbers 6:3
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 6:3וִיבֵשִׁ֖יםtoor raisinsConjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine pluralNumbers 11:6יְבֵשָׁ֖הtois goneAdjective - feminine singularJob 13:25יָבֵ֣שׁtodryAdjective - masculine singularIsaiah 56:3יָבֵֽשׁ׃סtoa dryAdjective - masculine singularEzekiel 17:24יָבֵ֑שׁtoand make the witheredAdjective - masculine singularEzekiel 20:47יָבֵ֤שׁtodryAdjective - masculine singularEzekiel 37:2יְבֵשׁ֥וֹתtodryAdjective - feminine pluralEzekiel 37:4הַיְבֵשׁ֔וֹתtoDryArticle | Adjective - feminine pluralNahum 1:10יָבֵ֖שׁtodryAdjective - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowNumbers 6:3
Aligned rows9
Books represented5
Numbers2Job1Isaiah1Ezekiel4Nahum1
Source forms
הַיְבֵשׁ֔וֹת1xhay·ḇê·šō·wṯEzekiel 37:4
וִיבֵשִׁ֖ים1xwî·ḇê·šîmNumbers 6:3
יָבֵ֣שׁ1xyā·ḇêšJob 13:25
יָבֵ֑שׁ1xyā·ḇêšEzekiel 17:24
יָבֵ֤שׁ1xyā·ḇêšEzekiel 20:47
יָבֵ֖שׁ1xyā·ḇêšNahum 1:10
יָבֵֽשׁ׃ס1xyā·ḇêšIsaiah 56:3
יְבֵשָׁ֖ה1xyə·ḇê·šāhNumbers 11:6
Parsing patterns
Adjective - masculine singular5xJob 13:25, Isaiah 56:3, Ezekiel 17:24, Ezekiel 20:47
Adjective - feminine plural1xEzekiel 37:2
Adjective - feminine singular1xNumbers 11:6
Article | Adjective - feminine plural1xEzekiel 37:4
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine plural1xNumbers 6:3
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. dry
Source Gloss
dry
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
dry Usage: dried (away), dry.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
יָבֵשׁ is built from this root:
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