What does יֶרֶק mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H3418
יֶרֶק
Properly, pallor , i.e. hence, the yellowish green of young and sickly vegetation; concretely, verdure , i.e. grass or vegetation
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יֶרֶק H3418
What does יֶרֶק mean in the Bible?
יֶרֶק is a Hebrew word meaning "properly, pallor , i.e. hence, the yellowish green of young and sickly vegetation; concretely, verdure , i.e. grass or vegetation".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3418?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include green (2), [and] the greenery (1), just as I gave you the green (1), like tender (1), the grass (1).
Where does יֶרֶק appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 1:30. Its strongest book concentrations include Genesis (2), Exodus (1), Isaiah (1), Numbers (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 green 2× Genesis 1:30, Exodus 10:15
[and] the greenery 1× Isaiah 15:6
just as I gave you the green 1× Genesis 9:3
like tender 1× Psalms 37:2
the grass 1× Numbers 22:4
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 1:30 יֶ֥רֶק to green Noun - masculine singular Genesis 9:3 כְּיֶ֣רֶק to just as I gave you the green Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular Exodus 10:15 יֶ֧רֶק to green Noun - masculine singular Numbers 22:4 יֶ֣רֶק to the grass Noun - masculine singular construct Psalms 37:2 וּכְיֶ֥רֶק to like tender Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Isaiah 15:6 יֶ֖רֶק to [and] the greenery Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 1:30
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 5
Genesis 2 Exodus 1 Numbers 1 Psalms 1 Isaiah 1
Source forms
וּכְיֶ֥רֶק 1x ū·ḵə·ye·req Psalms 37:2
יֶ֥רֶק 1x ye·req Genesis 1:30
יֶ֧רֶק 1x ye·req Exodus 10:15
יֶ֣רֶק 1x ye·req Numbers 22:4
יֶ֖רֶק 1x ye·req Isaiah 15:6
כְּיֶ֣רֶק 1x kə·ye·req Genesis 9:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 3x Genesis 1:30, Exodus 10:15, Isaiah 15:6
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Psalms 37:2
Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Numbers 22:4
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular 1x Genesis 9:3
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. properly, pallor , i.e. hence, the yellowish green of young and sickly vegetation; concretely, verdure , i.e. grass or vegetation
Source Gloss
properly, pallor , i.e. hence, the yellowish green of young and sickly vegetation; concretely, verdure , i.e. grass or vegetation
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
properly, pallor, i.e. hence, the yellowish green of young and sickly vegetation; concretely, verdure, i.e. grass or vegetation BDB: green Usage: grass, green (thing).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
יֶרֶק is built from this root:
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