יָבֵשׁ (yābēš) is
a Hebrew verb
meaning be dry. It appears
73 times
in 17 books of the Hebrew Bible
(Strong's H3001).
Also rendered
to wither
Same Hebrew root (TWOT 837)
Range of meaning (TWOT 837)be dry, dried up, withered; dried up without moisture; make dry, dry up; dry up water, exhibit dryness; be ashamed, confused, disappointed; clean, be confounded, shame, shamefully
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's
יָבֵשׁverb: be dry, dried up, withered
Qal
1.be dry, dried up without moisture
2.be dried up
Pielmake dry, dry up
Hiphildry up, make dry
1.dry up water
2.make dry, wither
3.exhibit dryness
Strong's H3001יָבֵשׁ: to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage) KJV:be ashamed, clean, be confounded, (make) dry (up), (do) shame(-fully), × utterly, wither (away).
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.