What does יְשִׁימוֹן (yĕšiymwōn) mean in the Bible?
יְשִׁימוֹן (yĕšiymwōn): Desolate wasteland marked by abandonment and emptiness; often denotes uninhabited wilderness or divine judgment's barrenness
Hebrew · H3452
יְשִׁימוֹן
A desolation
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יְשִׁימוֹן H3452
Pronunciation yĕšiymwōn
What does יְשִׁימוֹן (yĕšiymwōn) mean in the Bible?
יְשִׁימוֹן (yĕšiymwōn): Desolate wasteland marked by abandonment and emptiness; often denotes uninhabited wilderness or divine judgment's barrenness
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3452?
The BSB source-word alignment has 13 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include in the desert (4), Jeshimon (2), of Jeshimon (2), the wasteland (2), through the wasteland (1).
Where does יְשִׁימוֹן (yĕšiymwōn) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 21:20. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Samuel (4), Psalms (4), Isaiah (2), Numbers (2).
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 in the desert 4× Psalms 78:40, Psalms 106:14, Isaiah 43:19, Isaiah 43:20
Jeshimon 2× 1 Samuel 26:1, 1 Samuel 26:3
of Jeshimon 2× 1 Samuel 23:19, 1 Samuel 23:24
the wasteland 2× Numbers 21:20, Numbers 23:28
through the wasteland 1× Psalms 68:7
wastelands 1× Psalms 107:4
wilderness 1× Deuteronomy 32:10
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 21:20 הַיְשִׁימֹֽן׃פ to the wasteland Article | Noun - masculine singular Numbers 23:28 הַיְשִׁימֹֽן׃ to the wasteland Article | Noun - masculine singular Deuteronomy 32:10 יְשִׁמֹ֑ן to wilderness Noun - masculine singular 1 Samuel 23:19 הַיְשִׁימֽוֹן׃ to of Jeshimon Article | Noun - masculine singular 1 Samuel 23:24 הַיְשִׁימֽוֹן׃ to of Jeshimon Article | Noun - masculine singular 1 Samuel 26:1 הַיְשִׁימֹֽן׃ to Jeshimon Article | Noun - masculine singular 1 Samuel 26:3 הַיְשִׁימֹ֖ן to Jeshimon Article | Noun - masculine singular Psalms 68:7 בִֽישִׁימ֣וֹן to through the wasteland Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Psalms 78:40 בִּֽישִׁימֽוֹן׃ to in the desert Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Psalms 106:14 בִּֽישִׁימֽוֹן׃ to in the desert Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Numbers 21:20
Aligned rows 13
Books represented 5
Numbers 2 Deuteronomy 1 1 Samuel 4 Psalms 4 Isaiah 2
Source forms
בִּֽישִׁימֽוֹן׃ 2x bî·šî·mō·wn Psalms 78:40, Psalms 106:14
הַיְשִׁימֽוֹן׃ 2x hay·šî·mō·wn 1 Samuel 23:19, 1 Samuel 23:24
הַיְשִׁימֹֽן׃ 2x hay·šî·mōn Numbers 23:28, 1 Samuel 26:1
בִֽישִׁימ֣וֹן 1x ḇî·šî·mō·wn Psalms 68:7
בִּישִׁימ֣וֹן 1x bî·šî·mō·wn Psalms 107:4
בִּֽישִׁימֹ֔ן 1x bî·šî·mōn Isaiah 43:20
בִּֽישִׁמ֖וֹן 1x bî·ši·mō·wn Isaiah 43:19
הַיְשִׁימֹ֖ן 1x hay·šî·mōn 1 Samuel 26:3
Parsing patterns
Article | Noun - masculine singular 6x Numbers 21:20, Numbers 23:28, 1 Samuel 23:19, 1 Samuel 23:24
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular 5x Psalms 68:7, Psalms 78:40, Psalms 106:14, Isaiah 43:19
Noun - masculine singular 1x Deuteronomy 32:10
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Psalms 107:4
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Desolate wasteland marked by abandonment and emptiness; often denotes uninhabited wilderness or divine judgment's barrenness
Source Gloss
a desolation
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Desolate wasteland marked by abandonment and emptiness; often denotes uninhabited wilderness or divine judgment's barrenness
a desolation BDB: waste Usage: desert, Jeshimon, solitary, wilderness.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
יְשִׁימוֹן is built from this root:
יָשַׁם H3456
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