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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יָגֵב H3010
Pronunciation yāgēb
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 It and fields 1× Jeremiah 39:10
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First aligned row Jeremiah 39:10
Aligned rows 1
Books represented 1
Jeremiah 1
Source forms
וִֽיגֵבִ֖ים 1x wî·ḡê·ḇîm Jeremiah 39:10
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural 1x Jeremiah 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 definition Source: 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:
יָגַב H3009
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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