יָאַשׁ
yâʼash · yaw-ash'
to desist, i.e. (figuratively) to despond
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root;
to desist, i.e. (figuratively) to despond
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: (cause to) despair, one that is desperate, be no hope.
Letters
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- אAlef1
Picture: ox head
- Concrete
- ox · bull · cattle
- Extended
- strength · leader · first · the one in front
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the hand that works › strength, the leader › to consume, to destroy
The hand that works of strength, the leader that works to consume, to destroy.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of יָאַשׁ above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
6 occurrences · 6 OT · 0 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- there is no hope2 · 29%
- shall despair1 · 14%
- of one that is desperate1 · 14%
- to cause1 · 14%
- to despair1 · 14%
- thou not, there is no hope1 · 14%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.