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title: עָבַשׁ — shrivel · The Tanakh dictionary
description: עָבַשׁ (5685), a word of Biblical Hebrew, used 1 times: shrivel. BDB 1906: vb. shrivel. With 1 verse in Hebrew, word for word and JPS 1917.
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# עָבַשׁ

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«עָבַשׁ» in the Tanakh dictionary: **shrivel** — how often it is used, MACULA's glosses, its meanings in the printed dictionaries and why they were chosen, and 1 verse in layers.

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**Used:** 1 times · **Key:** 5685 · **BDB:** עָבַשׁ

### Glosses

they.have.shriveled (1)

### Meaning (OSHB)

shrivel [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1506/5685/#m1)

### Meaning (BDB 1906)

vb. shrivel [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1506/5685/#m2)

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**The whole BDB entry:** vb. shrivel (cf. Arabic عَبَسَ contract (especially face), frown);— Pf. 3 mpl. עָֽבְשׁוּ פְרֻדוֹת Jo 1:17 the grains have shrivelled (cf. Dr Now).

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Why these entries: BDB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 of its verses cited, 0 words shared with the glosses, lists its Strong's number (1 candidates); OSHB: headword, part of speech agrees, 1 words shared with the BDB entry, 0 with the glosses (1 candidates)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every English meaning of «עָבַשׁ» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/tanakh/1506/5685/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.

### In the verses

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[Joel 1:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JOL.1.17/)

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עָבְשׁ֣וּ פְרֻד֗וֹת תַּ֚חַת מֶגְרְפֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם נָשַׁ֙מּוּ֙ אֹֽצָר֔וֹת נֶהֶרְס֖וּ מַמְּגֻר֑וֹת כִּ֥י הֹבִ֖ישׁ דָּגָֽן׃

*Word for word:* they.have.shriveled \[the\].seeds under shovels their they.are.desolate \[the\].storehouses they.have.been.torn.down \[the\].granaries (dm) it.has.dried.up \[the\].grain

*JPS 1917:* The grains shrivel under their hoes; the garners are laid desolate, the barns are broken down; for the corn is withered.

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