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Lexicon :: Strong's H3001 - yāḇēš

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יָבֵשׁ
Transliteration
yāḇēš
Pronunciation
yaw-bashe'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 837

Strong’s Definitions

יָבֵשׁ yâbêsh, yaw-bashe'; a primitive root; to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage):—be ashamed, clean, be confounded, (make) dry (up), (do) shame(-fully), × utterly, wither (away).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 78x

The KJV translates Strong's H3001 in the following manner: dry up (27x), withered (22x), confounded (9x), ashamed (7x), dry (7x), wither away (2x), clean (1x), shamed (1x), shamefully (1x), utterly (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 78x
The KJV translates Strong's H3001 in the following manner: dry up (27x), withered (22x), confounded (9x), ashamed (7x), dry (7x), wither away (2x), clean (1x), shamed (1x), shamefully (1x), utterly (1x).

  1. to make dry, wither, be dry, become dry, be dried up, be withered

    1. (Qal)

      1. to be dry, be dried up, be without moisture

      2. to be dried up

    2. (Piel) to make dry, dry up

    3. (Hiphil)

      1. to dry up, make dry

        1. to dry up (water)

        2. to make dry, wither

        3. to exhibit dryness

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יָבֵשׁ yâbêsh, yaw-bashe'; a primitive root; to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage):—be ashamed, clean, be confounded, (make) dry (up), (do) shame(-fully), × utterly, wither (away).
STRONGS H3001: Abbreviations
† I. יָבֵשׁ verb be dry, dried up, withered (Late Hebrew id. (rare), Targum יְבֵישׁ, chiefly Pa. Ithp., Syriac bdb038602; Sabean, Palmyrene derivatives; Arabic bdb038603; Ethiopic bdb038604) —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular יָבֵשׁ Joshua 9:5 + 8 times; וְיָבֵשׁ consecutive Isaiah 19:5+ 4 times; 3rd person feminine singular יָֽֽֽבְשָׁה Genesis 8:14; 3rd person plural יָֽֽֽבְשׁוּ Jeremiah 23:10 + 2 times; יָבֵ֑שׁוּ Jeremiah 50:38 + 2 times; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִבַשׁ Isaiah 19:7; יִיבָ֑שׁ Jeremiah 12:4; Job 8:12; וַיִּיבַשׁ 1 Kings 17:7; וַיִּיבָ֑שׁ Jonah 4:7; 3rd person feminine singular תִּיבַשׁ Ezekiel 17:10; תִּיבָ֑שׁ Ezekiel 17:10 + 3 times, etc.; Infinitive construct (בִּ)יבשׁ Isaiah 27:11; יְבשֶׁת Genesis 8:7; absolute יָבוֺשׁ Zechariah 11:17; יָבשׁ Eccl 17:10; —
1. be dry, dried up without moisture:
a. of bread Joshua 9:5, 12 (JE).
b. of ground lacking rain Amos 4:7, compare Amos 1:2 (of Carmel at utterance of י׳'s voice), Jeremiah 23:10.
c. of earth after the flood Genesis 8:14 (P), compare חָרֵב
d. of grass, herbage, trees and crops (already implied in b. = wither Isaiah 15:6; Isaiah 19:7; Isaiah 27:11; Jeremiah 12:4; Job 8:12; Joel 1:12; Jonah 4:7; in simile of shortness of life Psalm 90:6; Psalm 102:12; Psalm 129:6, see also Isaiah 40:7, 8 (in these two || נָבֵל); of heart under figure of grass Psalm 102:5; of Judah under figure of vine Ezekiel 17:9 (twice in verse); Ezekiel 17:10 (3 times in verse), compare Ezekiel 19:12; of princes under figure of tree Isaiah 40:24; of roots of Ephraim under figure of tree Hosea 9:16, so of roots of wicked Job 18:16.
e. of hand, arm, dry up, wither, as judgment from י׳, 1 Kings 13:4; Zechariah 11:17 (twice in verse); in distress יָבֵשׁ כַּחֶרֶשׁ כֹּחִי Psalm 22:16 my strength is dried up like the potsherd; of skin Lamentations 4:8, and (figurative) of bones Ezekiel 37:11.
2. be dried up: of water Genesis 8:7 (J), Isaiah 19:5; 1 Kings 17:7; Jeremiah 50:38; Joel 1:20; Job 12:15; Job 14:11.
Pi. make dry, dry up, only Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix וַיַּבְּשֵׁהוּ Nahum 1:4 and hath made it dry (י׳, the sea); 3rd person feminine singular תְּיַבֵּשׁ Job 15:30 the flame shall dry up his branches (figurative of wicked); figurative תְּיַבֶּשׁנָּֿ֑רֶם Proverbs 17:22 a broken spirit maketh dry (the) bones.
Hiph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הוֺבִישׁ Joshua 2:10 + 3 times + Joel 1:10 (see below); חֹבִישׁ Ezekiel 19:12 + 2 times Joel (see below); 3rd person feminine singular הוֺבִישָׁה Joel 1:12 (see below); 2nd person masculine singular הוֺבַשְׁתָּ Psalm 74:15; 1st person singular הוֺבַשְׁתִּי Ezekiel 17:24; וְהוֺבַשְׁתִּ֫י Jeremiah 51:36; 3rd person plural וְהֹבִישׁוּ consecutive Zechariah 10:11; Imperfect 1st person singular אוֺבִישׁ Isaiah 42:15 (twice in verse); Isaiah 44:27; — dry up, make dry:
1. dry up water, י׳ subject, Joshua 2:10; Joshua 4:23 (twice in verse); Joshua 5:1 (all D), Jeremiah 51:36 (|| הֶחֱרִיב), Isaiah 42:15; Isaiah 44:27 (חֳרָבִי in || clause), Psalm 74:15.
2. make dry, wither: herbage, trees, crops, etc., of י׳, Isaiah 42:15 (|| החריב); object Babylon under figure of tree Ezekiel 17:24; of east wind's drying up Judah's fruit Ezekiel 19:12.
3. exhibit dryness: of river-deeps laid bare Zechariah 10:11. — In like manner might be taken Joel 1:10, 12 (twice in verse); Joel 1:17, if from יבשׁ; but the sense would be difficult, especially in Joel 1:10; Joel 1:12, and הֹבִישׁוּ Joel 1:11 must be from בּוֺשׁ, to which all these cases in Joel may be consistently assigned; see בּוֺשׁ.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

8:7; 8:7; 8:14; 8:14

Joshua

2:10; 2:10; 4:23; 5:1; 9:5; 9:5; 9:12

1 Kings

13:4; 17:7; 17:7

Job

8:12; 8:12; 12:15; 14:11; 15:30; 18:16

Psalms

22:16; 74:15; 74:15; 90:6; 102:5; 102:12; 129:6

Proverbs

17:22

Isaiah

15:6; 19:5; 19:5; 19:7; 19:7; 27:11; 27:11; 40:7; 40:8; 40:24; 42:15; 42:15; 42:15; 44:27; 44:27

Jeremiah

12:4; 12:4; 23:10; 23:10; 50:38; 50:38; 51:36; 51:36

Lamentations

4:8

Ezekiel

17:9; 17:10; 17:10; 17:10; 17:24; 17:24; 19:12; 19:12; 19:12; 37:11

Hosea

9:16

Joel

1:10; 1:10; 1:10; 1:11; 1:12; 1:12; 1:12; 1:12; 1:17; 1:20

Amos

1:2; 4:7

Jonah

4:7; 4:7

Nahum

1:4

Zechariah

10:11; 10:11; 11:17; 11:17

H3001

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3001 matches the Hebrew יָבֵשׁ (yāḇēš),
which occurs 73 times in 62 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 8:7–Hos 2:5)

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 8:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:7 - and released a raven. The bird flew back and forth until the floodwaters on the earth had dried up.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:14 - Two more months went by,[fn] and at last the earth was dry!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 2:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 2:10 - For we have heard how the LORD made a dry path for you through the Red Sea[fn] when you left Egypt. And we know what you did to Sihon and Og, the two Amorite kings east of the Jordan River, whose people you completely destroyed.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 4:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 4:23 - For the LORD your God dried up the river right before your eyes, and he kept it dry until you were all across, just as he did at the Red Sea[fn] when he dried it up until we had all crossed over.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 5:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 5:1 - When all the Amorite kings west of the Jordan and all the Canaanite kings who lived along the Mediterranean coast[fn] heard how the LORD had dried up the Jordan River so the people of Israel could cross, they lost heart and were paralyzed with fear because of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 9:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:5 - They put on worn-out, patched sandals and ragged clothes. And the bread they took with them was dry and moldy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 9:12 - “This bread was hot from the ovens when we left our homes. But now, as you can see, it is dry and moldy.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 19:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 19:5 - Then Joab went to the king’s room and said to him, “We saved your life today and the lives of your sons, your daughters, and your wives and concubines. Yet you act like this, making us feel ashamed of ourselves.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 13:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 13:4 - When King Jeroboam heard the man of God speaking against the altar at Bethel, he pointed at him and shouted, “Seize that man!” But instantly the king’s hand became paralyzed in that position, and he couldn’t pull it back.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 17:7

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:7 - But after a while the brook dried up, for there was no rainfall anywhere in the land.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 8:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:12 - While they are still flowering, not ready to be cut,
they begin to wither more quickly than grass.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 12:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:15 - If he holds back the rain, the earth becomes a desert.
If he releases the waters, they flood the earth.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 14:11

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 14:11 - As water evaporates from a lake
and a river disappears in drought,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:30 - “They will not escape the darkness.
The burning sun will wither their shoots,
and the breath of God will destroy them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:16 - Their roots will dry up,
and their branches will wither.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 22:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 22:15 - My strength has dried up like sunbaked clay.
My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth.
You have laid me in the dust and left me for dead.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 74:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:15 - You caused the springs and streams to gush forth,
and you dried up rivers that never run dry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 90:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 90:6 - In the morning it blooms and flourishes,
but by evening it is dry and withered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:4

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:4 - My heart is sick, withered like grass,
and I have lost my appetite.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 102:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 102:11 - My life passes as swiftly as the evening shadows.
I am withering away like grass.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 129:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 129:6 - May they be as useless as grass on a rooftop,
turning yellow when only half grown,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 17:22

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:22 - A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a broken spirit saps a person’s strength.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 15:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 15:6 - Even the waters of Nimrim are dried up!
The grassy banks are scorched.
The tender plants are gone;
nothing green remains.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:5

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:5 - The waters of the Nile will fail to rise and flood the fields.
The riverbed will be parched and dry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 19:7 - All the greenery along the riverbank
and all the crops along the river
will dry up and blow away.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 27:11

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 27:11 - The people are like the dead branches of a tree,
broken off and used for kindling beneath the cooking pots.
Israel is a foolish and stupid nation,
for its people have turned away from God.
Therefore, the one who made them
will show them no pity or mercy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:7 - The grass withers and the flowers fade
beneath the breath of the LORD.
And so it is with people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:8

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:8 - The grass withers and the flowers fade,
but the word of our God stands forever.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 40:24

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 40:24 - They hardly get started, barely taking root,
when he blows on them and they wither.
The wind carries them off like chaff.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:15

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:15 - I will level the mountains and hills
and blight all their greenery.
I will turn the rivers into dry land
and will dry up all the pools.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 44:27

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 44:27 - When I speak to the rivers and say, ‘Dry up!’
they will be dry.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 6:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:15 - Are they ashamed of their disgusting actions?
Not at all—they don’t even know how to blush!
Therefore, they will lie among the slaughtered.
They will be brought down when I punish them,”
says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 8:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 8:12 - Are they ashamed of these disgusting actions?
Not at all—they don’t even know how to blush!
Therefore, they will lie among the slaughtered.
They will be brought down when I punish them,
says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:14 - The whole human race is foolish and has no knowledge!
The craftsmen are disgraced by the idols they make,
for their carefully shaped works are a fraud.
These idols have no breath or power.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 12:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:4 - How long must this land mourn?
Even the grass in the fields has withered.
The wild animals and birds have disappeared
because of the evil in the land.
For the people have said,
“The LORD doesn’t see what’s ahead for us!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:10 - For the land is full of adultery,
and it lies under a curse.
The land itself is in mourning—
its wilderness pastures are dried up.
For they all do evil
and abuse what power they have.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:24 - Egypt will be humiliated;
she will be handed over to people from the north.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:1 - This message was given concerning Moab. This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says:
“What sorrow awaits the city of Nebo;
it will soon lie in ruins.
The city of Kiriathaim will be humiliated and captured;
the fortress will be humiliated and broken down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 48:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 48:20 - “And the reply comes back,
‘Moab lies in ruins, disgraced;
weep and wail!
Tell it by the banks of the Arnon River:
Moab has been destroyed!’

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:2 - This is what the LORD says:
“Tell the whole world,
and keep nothing back.
Raise a signal flag
to tell everyone that Babylon will fall!
Her images and idols[fn] will be shattered.
Her gods Bel and Marduk will be utterly disgraced.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:38 - The sword will even strike her water supply,
causing it to dry up.
And why? Because the whole land is filled with idols,
and the people are madly in love with them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:17 - The whole human race is foolish and has no knowledge!
The craftsmen are disgraced by the idols they make,
for their carefully shaped works are a fraud.
These idols have no breath or power.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:36 - This is what the LORD says to Jerusalem:
“I will be your lawyer to plead your case,
and I will avenge you.
I will dry up her river,
as well as her springs,

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:8 - But now their faces are blacker than soot.
No one recognizes them in the streets.
Their skin sticks to their bones;
it is as dry and hard as wood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:9

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:9 - “So now the Sovereign LORD asks:
Will this vine grow and prosper?
No! I will pull it up, roots and all!
I will cut off its fruit
and let its leaves wither and die.
I will pull it up easily
without a strong arm or a large army.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:10

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:10 - But when the vine is transplanted,
will it thrive?
No, it will wither away
when the east wind blows against it.
It will die in the same good soil
where it had grown so well.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 17:24

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 17:24 - And all the trees will know that it is I, the LORD, who cuts the tall tree down and makes the short tree grow tall. It is I who makes the green tree wither and gives the dead tree new life. I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will do what I said!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 19:12

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 19:12 - But the vine was uprooted in fury
and thrown down to the ground.
The desert wind dried up its fruit
and tore off its strong branches,
so that it withered
and was destroyed by fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 37:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 37:11 - Then he said to me, “Son of man, these bones represent the people of Israel. They are saying, ‘We have become old, dry bones—all hope is gone. Our nation is finished.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:5 - Their mother is a shameless prostitute
and became pregnant in a shameful way.
She said, ‘I’ll run after other lovers
and sell myself to them for food and water,
for clothing of wool and linen,
and for olive oil and drinks.’

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