Strong's Lexicon

H5685

H5685 — עָבַשׁ

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

Hebrewabashverb-stemOccurrences: 1TWOT: 1557

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H5685
Word:עָבַשׁ
Part of Speech:verb-stem
Etymology:a primitive root
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:1
Transliteration:abash
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:`abash (aw-bash') v.
Meaning:1. to dry up
KJV Renderings:be rotten.

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Brown-Driver-Briggs Enhanced

BDB5780

[עָבַשׁ] verb shrivel (compare Arabic [untranscribed source text 3693] contract (especially face), frown); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine plural עָֽבְשׁוּ פְרֻדוֺת Joel 1:17 the grains have shrivelled (compare Dr Now).


Other Resources

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

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