What does עֵץ · יָבֵשׁ mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H6086, H3002
עֵץ יָבֵשׁ
A tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks) · dry
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עֵץ H6086 a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
יָבֵשׁ H3002 dry
Pronunciation yābēš
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What does עֵץ יָבֵשׁ (ʿēṣ yāḇēsh) mean in the Bible?
עֵץ · יָבֵשׁ is a Hebrew phrase meaning "dry tree, withered tree.".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6086, H3002?
H6086, H3002 is connected to 339 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. dry tree, withered tree.
Strong's H6086, H3002
Lexical occurrences 339 verses Source Gloss
dry tree, withered tree.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
עֵץ יָבֵשׁ is built from this root:
עָצָה H6095
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