ייבש

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Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
י־ב־שׁ (y-b-sh)

From the root י־ב־שׁ (y-b-sh); compare יָבֵשׁ (yavésh, dry).

Verb

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ייבש / יִבֵּשׁ (yibésh) (pi'el construction, passive counterpart יובש / יֻבַּשׁ)

  1. (transitive) To dry, to dry out: to cause to become dry.
    ייבשתי את זה.yibáshti et ze. — I dried it.

Usage notes

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  • Unlike English dry, Hebrew יִבֵּשׁ is specifically used when one person or thing is drying another. When a person or thing is becoming dry on its own, the related intransitive verb התייבש / הִתְיַבֵּשׁ (hityabésh) is used.

Antonyms

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Derived terms

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