יָאַשׁ
yāʾaš
despair
Strong's H2976VerbHebrewTWOT 833

יָאַשׁ (yāʾaš) is a Hebrew verb meaning despair. It appears 6 times in 5 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H2976).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 833)

Range of meaning (TWOT 833)despair; concerning all the toil; desist, despond; one that is desperate, be no hope
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

יָאַשׁ verb: despair

Strong's H2976 יָאַשׁ: to desist, i.e. (figuratively) to despond
KJV:(cause to) despair, one that is desperate, be no hope.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

See it in Scripture

1 Samuel 27:1Job 6:26Ecclesiastes 2:20

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