Original Language Studio
Jeremiah 48:20
“Moab is confounded; for it is broken down: howl and cry; tell ye it in Arnon, that Moab is spoiled,” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
יָבֵשׁyâbêsh · yaw-bashe'
H3001 · Hebrew
H3001 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- be ashamed, clean, be confounded, (make) dry (up), (do) shame(-fully), [idiom] utterly, wither (away).
- Grammar
- הֹבִ֥ישׁ — verb Hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 73 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 8:7Genesis 8:14Joshua 2:10Joshua 4:23Joshua 4:23
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read יָבֵשׁ here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.