What does יֵרָקוֹן mean in the Bible?
יֵרָקוֹן is a Hebrew word meaning "paleness , whether of persons (from fright), or of plants (from drought)".
Hebrew · H3420
יֵרָקוֹן
Paleness , whether of persons (from fright), or of plants (from drought)
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יֵרָקוֹן H3420
What does יֵרָקוֹן mean in the Bible?
יֵרָקוֹן is a Hebrew word meaning "paleness , whether of persons (from fright), or of plants (from drought)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3420?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [or] mildew (2), and mildew (2), mildew (1), pale (1).
Where does יֵרָקוֹן appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 28:22. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Kings (1), 2 Chronicles (1), Amos (1), 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 [or] mildew 2× 1 Kings 8:37, 2 Chronicles 6:28
and mildew 2× Deuteronomy 28:22, Amos 4:9
mildew 1× Haggai 2:17
pale 1× Jeremiah 30:6
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 28:22 וּבַיֵּרָק֑וֹן to and mildew Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1 Kings 8:37 יֵרָק֜וֹן to [or] mildew Noun - masculine singular 2 Chronicles 6:28 וְיֵרָק֜וֹן to [or] mildew Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Jeremiah 30:6 לְיֵרָקֽוֹן׃ to pale Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Amos 4:9 וּבַיֵּרָקוֹן֒ to and mildew Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Haggai 2:17 וּבַיֵּֽרָקוֹן֙ to mildew Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 28:22
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 6
Deuteronomy 1 1 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 1 Jeremiah 1 Amos 1 Haggai 1
Source forms
וּבַיֵּרָק֑וֹן 1x ū·ḇay·yê·rā·qō·wn Deuteronomy 28:22
וּבַיֵּרָקוֹן֒ 1x ū·ḇay·yê·rā·qō·wn Amos 4:9
וּבַיֵּֽרָקוֹן֙ 1x ū·ḇay·yê·rā·qō·wn Haggai 2:17
וְיֵרָק֜וֹן 1x wə·yê·rā·qō·wn 2 Chronicles 6:28
יֵרָק֜וֹן 1x yê·rā·qō·wn 1 Kings 8:37
לְיֵרָקֽוֹן׃ 1x lə·yê·rā·qō·wn Jeremiah 30:6
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 3x Deuteronomy 28:22, Amos 4:9, Haggai 2:17
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x 2 Chronicles 6:28
Noun - masculine singular 1x 1 Kings 8:37
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular 1x Jeremiah 30:6
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. paleness , whether of persons (from fright), or of plants (from drought)
Source Gloss
paleness , whether of persons (from fright), or of plants (from drought)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
paleness, whether of persons (from fright), or of plants (from drought) BDB: mildew Usage: greenish, yellow.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
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