יבש

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See also: י־ב־ש

Aramaic[edit]

Verb[edit]

יבש (transliteration needed)

  1. to be dry

Hebrew[edit]

Root
י־ב־שׁ (y-b-š)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Adjective[edit]

יָבֵשׁ (yavésh) (feminine יְבֵשָׁה, masculine plural יְבֵשִׁים, feminine plural יְבֵשׁוֹת)

  1. Dry, arid: not wet; lacking moisture or humidity.
    האישה הולכת לחפש ענפים יבשים
    the woman goes out in search of dry branches
  2. (slang) Dry, boring, dull.
  3. (by extension, of a person) Thirsty.

Verb[edit]

יִבֵּשׁ (yibésh) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of ייבש.

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