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יַבָּשָׁה

Dry ground

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יַבָּשָׁהH3004
Pronunciationyabāšāh

What does יַבָּשָׁה (yabāšāh) mean in the Bible?

יַבָּשָׁה (yabāšāh): Land exposed and habitable after water recedes; emphasizes emergence of solid, usable earth.

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Questions this entry answers

What does יַבָּשָׁה (yabāšāh) mean in the Bible?

יַבָּשָׁה (yabāšāh): Land exposed and habitable after water recedes; emphasizes emergence of solid, usable earth.

How does the BSB render H3004?

The BSB source-word alignment has 14 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include on dry ground (6), dry land (2), and the dry land (1), into dry land (1), it on the dry ground (1).

Where does יַבָּשָׁה (yabāšāh) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 1:9. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (5), Jonah (3), Genesis (2), 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
on dry ground6×Exodus 14:16, Exodus 14:22, Exodus 14:29, Exodus 15:19
dry land2×Jonah 1:13, Jonah 2:10
and the dry land1×Jonah 1:9
into dry land1×Psalms 66:6
it on the dry ground1×Exodus 4:9
so that the dry [land]1×Genesis 1:9
the dry [land]1×Genesis 1:10
the dry ground1×Isaiah 44:3
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 1:9הַיַּבָּשָׁ֑הtoso that the dry [land]Article | Noun - feminine singularGenesis 1:10לַיַּבָּשָׁה֙tothe dry [land]Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singularExodus 4:9הַיַּבָּשָׁ֑הtoit on the dry groundArticle | Noun - feminine singularExodus 14:16בַּיַּבָּשָֽׁה׃toon dry groundPreposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularExodus 14:22בַּיַּבָּשָׁ֑הtoon dry groundPreposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularExodus 14:29בַיַּבָּשָׁ֖הtoon dry groundPreposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularExodus 15:19בַיַּבָּשָׁ֖הtoon dry groundPreposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularJoshua 4:22בַּיַּבָּשָׁה֙toon dry groundPreposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularNehemiah 9:11בַּיַּבָּשָׁ֑הtoon dry groundPreposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singularPsalms 66:6לְֽיַבָּשָׁ֗הtointo dry landPreposition-l | Noun - feminine singular
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned rowGenesis 1:9
Aligned rows14
Books represented7
Genesis2Exodus5Joshua1Nehemiah1Psalms1Isaiah1Jonah3
Source forms
בַיַּבָּשָׁ֖ה2xḇay·yab·bā·šāhExodus 14:29, Exodus 15:19
בַּיַּבָּשָׁ֑ה2xbay·yab·bā·šāhExodus 14:22, Nehemiah 9:11
הַיַּבָּשָׁ֑ה2xhay·yab·bā·šāhGenesis 1:9, Exodus 4:9
בַּיַּבָּשָׁה֙1xbay·yab·bā·šāhJoshua 4:22
בַּיַּבָּשָֽׁה׃1xbay·yab·bā·šāhExodus 14:16
הַיַּבָּשָׁ֖ה1xhay·yab·bā·šāhJonah 1:13
הַיַּבָּשָֽׁה׃1xhay·yab·bā·šāhJonah 1:9
הַיַּבָּשָֽׁה׃פ1xhay·yab·bā·šāhJonah 2:10
Parsing patterns
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular6xExodus 14:16, Exodus 14:22, Exodus 14:29, Exodus 15:19
Article | Noun - feminine singular5xGenesis 1:9, Exodus 4:9, Jonah 1:9, Jonah 1:13
Noun - feminine singular1xIsaiah 44:3
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular1xPsalms 66:6
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular1xGenesis 1:10
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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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