What does יָרָק mean in the Bible?
יָרָק is a Hebrew word meaning "to spit".
Hebrew · H3417
יָרָק
To spit
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יָרָקH3417
What does יָרָק mean in the Bible?
יָרָק is a Hebrew word meaning "to spit".
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How does the BSB render H3417?
The BSB source-word alignment has 3 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include . . . (1), had but spit (1), spit (1).
Where does יָרָק appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 12:14. Its strongest book concentrations include Numbers (2), Deuteronomy (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. . .1×Numbers 12:14
had but spit1×Numbers 12:14
spit1×Deuteronomy 25:9
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowNumbers 12:14
Aligned rows3
Books represented2
Numbers2Deuteronomy1
Source forms
וְיָרְקָ֖ה1xwə·yā·rə·qāhDeuteronomy 25:9
יָרַק֙1xyā·raqNumbers 12:14
יָרֹ֤ק1xyā·rōqNumbers 12:14
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular1xDeuteronomy 25:9
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute1xNumbers 12:14
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular1xNumbers 12:14
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to spit
Source Gloss
to spit
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to spit BDB: spit Usage: × but, spit.
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 groups1Aligned forms2
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense2×
Infinitive absoluteNum 12:141×
PerfectNum 12:141×
Word Origins
יָרָק is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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