Strong's Lexicon

H3417

H3417 — יָרַק

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewyaraqverb-stemOccurrences: 3TWOT: 918

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H3417
Word:	יָרַק
Part of Speech:	verb-stem
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	3
Transliteration:	yaraq
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	yaw-rak'
Meaning:	1. to spit
KJV Renderings:	X but, spit.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB3758

II. יָרַק verb spit (Ethiopic [untranscribed source text 2317] id.; according to Lag^{BN 200 II.} ירק is not separate √; compare יֵרָקֹן, and Arabic [untranscribed source text 2318] robigo) —

Qal Perfect and Infinitive absolute יָרֹק יָרַק בְּפָנֶיהָ Num 12:14 3 feminine singular consecutive וְיָרְקָה בְּפָנָיו Deut 25:9 both, as token of contempt. compare רָקַק, רֹק.

BDB8116

II. [רָקַק] verb spit (Late Hebrew, Aramaic רְקַק, [untranscribed source text 5187], all = Biblical Hebrew); —

Qal Imperfect 3 masculine singular יָרֹק Lev 15:8, with ב of person spit upon. — compare יָרִק.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

Englishman's Hebrew Concordance

ירק (yah-rak’)

Numbers 12:14

KJV: And the Lord said unto Moses, If her father had but spit in her face, should she not be ashamed seven days? let her be shut out from the camp seven days, and after that let her be received in again.

EHCC: If her father hud but spit in her face,

Deuteronomy 25:9

KJV: Then shall his brother’s wife come unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face, and shall answer and say, So shall it be done unto that man that will not build up his brother’s house.

EHCC: and spit in his face,

Numbers 12:14

EHCC: If her father had bud spit in her face, (lit.

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