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יָאַשׁ H2976

H2976 is the Hebrew word יָאַשׁ, transliterated yâʼash and said yaw-ash'. The King James Version most often renders it no hope.

Word: יָאַשׁTransliteration: yâʼashSaid: yaw-ash'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 6 verses

What it means

to desist, i.e. (figuratively) to despond.

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 7 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

no hope 3×despair 2×one that is desperate 1×cause 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: (cause to) despair, one that is desperate, be no hope.

Verses using יָאַשׁ

All 6 verses, quoted in full.

1 Samuel 27:1 · KJV

And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul: there is nothing better for me than that I should speedily escape into the land of the Philistines; and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me any more in any coast of Israel: so shall I escape out of his hand.

Job 6:26 · KJV

Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind?

Ecclesiastes 2:20 · KJV

Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.

Isaiah 57:10 · KJV

Thou art wearied in the greatness of thy way; yet saidst thou not, There is no hope: thou hast found the life of thine hand; therefore thou wast not grieved.

Jeremiah 2:25 · KJV

Withhold thy foot from being unshod, and thy throat from thirst: but thou saidst, There is no hope: no; for I have loved strangers, and after them will I go.

Jeremiah 18:12 · KJV

And they said, There is no hope: but we will walk after our own devices, and we will every one do the imagination of his evil heart.

Common questions

What does Strong's H2976 mean?

H2976 is the Hebrew word יָאַשׁ (yâʼash), meaning to desist, i.e. (figuratively) to despond.

How is H2976 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it no hope (3 times), despair (2 times), one that is desperate (1 time), cause (1 time).

How many times does H2976 appear in the Bible?

יָאַשׁ (yâʼash) is tagged in 6 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H2976 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

Nearby entries

H2973 · יָאַל — properly, to be slack, i.e. (figuratively)…H2974 · יָאַל — properly, to yield, especially assent…H2975 · יְאֹר — a channel, e.g. a fosse, canal, shaft…H2977 · יֹאשִׁיָּה — Joshijah, the name of two Israelites H2978 · יְאִתוֹן — an entry H2979 · יְאָתְרַי — Jeatherai, an Israelite

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