Help QuickNav Adv. Options
NLT

NLT

Click to Change

Return to Top

Return to Top

Printer Icon

Print

Copy
Copy Options
Strong's
Red Letter
Copy Options
Cite Print
The Blue Letter Bible

Lexicon :: Strong's H2976 - yā'aš

Choose a new font size and typeface
יָאַשׁ
Transliteration
yā'aš
Pronunciation
yaw-ash'
Listen
Part of Speech
interjection, verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 833

Strong’s Definitions

יָאַשׁ yâʼash, yaw-ash'; a primitive root; to desist, i.e. (figuratively) to despond:—(cause to) despair, one that is desperate, be no hope.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x

The KJV translates Strong's H2976 in the following manner: no hope (3x), despair (2x), desperate (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 6x
The KJV translates Strong's H2976 in the following manner: no hope (3x), despair (2x), desperate (1x).

  1. to despair

    1. (Niphal) to be despaired, be desperate

    2. (Piel) to cause to despair

      interjection

  2. it is hopeless!

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יָאַשׁ yâʼash, yaw-ash'; a primitive root; to desist, i.e. (figuratively) to despond:—(cause to) despair, one that is desperate, be no hope.
STRONGS H2976: Abbreviations
† [יָאַשׁ] verb despair (not in Qal) (Late Hebrew Hithp. despair of, יֵאוּשׁ desperation; Aramaic Pa. יָאֵשׁ, etc., make despair (so Targum Ecclesiastes 2:20); Arabic bdb038401 despair) —
Niph. Perfect וְנוֺאַש consecutive 1 Samuel 27:1; Participle נוֺאָשׁ Jeremiah 2:25 + 3 times; — despair, מִמֶּנִּי שָׁאוּל וְנ׳ לְבַקְּשֵׁנִי 1 Samuel 27:1 and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me; participle desperate, despairing, of Job, Job 6:26; elsewhere נוֺאָ֑שׁ (following אמר) desperate! = there is no hope! Jeremiah 2:25; Jeremiah 18:12; Isaiah 57:10.
Pi. Infinitive לְיַאֵשׁ אֶתלִֿבִּי עַל כָּלהֶֿעָמָל Ecclesiastes 2:20 to make my heart despair, concerning all the toil.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
Copyright © 2002, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc.
All rights reserved. Used by permission. BibleSoft.com

BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Samuel

27:1; 27:1

Job

6:26

Ecclesiastes

2:20; 2:20

Isaiah

57:10

Jeremiah

2:25; 2:25; 18:12

H2976

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H2976 matches the Hebrew יָאַשׁ (yā'aš),
which occurs 6 times in 6 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 27:1

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 27:1 - But David kept thinking to himself, “Someday Saul is going to get me. The best thing I can do is escape to the Philistines. Then Saul will stop hunting for me in Israelite territory, and I will finally be safe.”

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:26 - Do you think your words are convincing
when you disregard my cry of desperation?

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 2:20

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 2:20 - So I gave up in despair, questioning the value of all my hard work in this world.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Isa 57:10

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:10 - You grew weary in your search,
but you never gave up.
Desire gave you renewed strength,
and you did not grow weary.

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:25 - When will you stop running?
When will you stop panting after other gods?
But you say, ‘Save your breath.
I’m in love with these foreign gods,
and I can’t stop loving them now!’

Tools

Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:12 - But the people replied, “Don’t waste your breath. We will continue to live as we want to, stubbornly following our own evil desires.”
BLB Searches
Search the Bible
NLT
  [?]

Advanced Options

Other Searches

Multi-Verse Retrieval
x
NLT
Daily Devotionals
x

Blue Letter Bible offers several daily devotional readings in order to help you refocus on Christ and the Gospel of His peace and righteousness.

Daily Bible Reading Plans
x

Recognizing the value of consistent reflection upon the Word of God in order to refocus one's mind and heart upon Christ and His Gospel of peace, we provide several reading plans designed to cover the entire Bible in a year.

One-Year Plans

Two-Year Plan