What does יָגֵב (yāgēb) mean in the Bible?
יָגֵב (yāgēb): A plowed field ready for sowing; emphasizes cultivated, prepared ground distinct from wild terrain.
Hebrew · H3010
יָגֵב
A plowed field
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יָגֵבH3010
Pronunciationyāgēb
What does יָגֵב (yāgēb) mean in the Bible?
יָגֵב (yāgēb): A plowed field ready for sowing; emphasizes cultivated, prepared ground distinct from wild terrain.
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How does the BSB render H3010?
The BSB source-word alignment has 1 aligned row for this entry. Common renderings include and fields (1).
Where does יָגֵב (yāgēb) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Jeremiah 39:10. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (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 Itand fields1×Jeremiah 39:10
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First aligned rowJeremiah 39:10
Aligned rows1
Books represented1
Jeremiah1
Source forms
וִֽיגֵבִ֖ים1xwî·ḡê·ḇîmJeremiah 39:10
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural1xJeremiah 39:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. A plowed field ready for sowing; emphasizes cultivated, prepared ground distinct from wild terrain.
Source Gloss
a plowed field
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
A plowed field ready for sowing; emphasizes cultivated, prepared ground distinct from wild terrain.
a plowed field BDB: field Usage: field.
Word Origins
יָגֵב is built from this root:
יָגַבH3009
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