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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יֶרֶקH3418
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 Itgreen2×Genesis 1:30, Exodus 10:15
[and] the greenery1×Isaiah 15:6
just as I gave you the green1×Genesis 9:3
like tender1×Psalms 37:2
the grass1×Numbers 22:4
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 1:30יֶ֥רֶקtogreenNoun - masculine singularGenesis 9:3כְּיֶ֣רֶקtojust as I gave you the greenPreposition-k | Noun - masculine singularExodus 10:15יֶ֧רֶקtogreenNoun - masculine singularNumbers 22:4יֶ֣רֶקtothe grassNoun - masculine singular constructPsalms 37:2וּכְיֶ֥רֶקtolike tenderConjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular constructIsaiah 15:6יֶ֖רֶקto[and] the greeneryNoun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 1:30
Aligned rows6
Books represented5
Genesis2Exodus1Numbers1Psalms1Isaiah1
Source forms
וּכְיֶ֥רֶק1xū·ḵə·ye·reqPsalms 37:2
יֶ֥רֶק1xye·reqGenesis 1:30
יֶ֧רֶק1xye·reqExodus 10:15
יֶ֣רֶק1xye·reqNumbers 22:4
יֶ֖רֶק1xye·reqIsaiah 15:6
כְּיֶ֣רֶק1xkə·ye·reqGenesis 9:3
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular3xGenesis 1:30, Exodus 10:15, Isaiah 15:6
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct1xPsalms 37:2
Noun - masculine singular construct1xNumbers 22:4
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular1xGenesis 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 definitionSource: 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: