יבשה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
י־ב־שׁ (y-b-š)

From י־ב־ש.

Pronunciation

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Noun

יַבָּשָׁה • (yabashá) f

1. dry ground, dry land

Derived terms

• מֵצַר יַבָּשָׁה (meitsár yabashá)

References

• H3004 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Verb

יבשה

1. (יָבְשָׁה, yav'shá) Third-person feminine singular past (suffix conjugation) of יָבַשׁ (yavásh).
   • Tanach, Genesis 8:14, with translation of the American Standard Version:

     יָבְשָׁה הָאָרֶץ

     yav'shá haárets

     was the earth dry

2. (יְבֵשָׁה, y'veshá) Feminine singular present participle and present tense of יָבַשׁ (yavásh).
   • Tanach, Numbers 11:6, with translation of the King James Version:

     וְעַתָּה נַפְשֵׁנוּ יְבֵשָׁה

     v'atá nafshénu y'veshá

     But now our soul is dried away