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יֶרֶק H3418
H3418 is the Hebrew word יֶרֶק, transliterated yereq and said yeh'-rek. The King James Version most often renders it given every green.
What it means
properly, pallor, i.e. hence, the yellowish green of young and sickly vegetation; concretely, verdure, i.e. grass or vegetation.
Where it comes from
from H3417 (יָרָק) (in the sense of vacuity of color).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 5 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: grass, green (thing).
Verses using יֶרֶק
All 5 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 1:30 · KJV
And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
Genesis 9:3 · KJV
Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.
Exodus 10:15 · KJV
For they covered the face of the whole earth, so that the land was darkened; and they did eat every herb of the land, and all the fruit of the trees which the hail had left: and there remained not any green thing in the trees, or in the herbs of the field, through all the land of Egypt.
Numbers 22:4 · KJV
And Moab said unto the elders of Midian, Now shall this company lick up all that are round about us, as the ox licketh up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of the Moabites at that time.
Psalm 37:2 · KJV
For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb.
Common questions
What does Strong's H3418 mean?
H3418 is the Hebrew word יֶרֶק (yereq), meaning properly, pallor, i.e. hence, the yellowish green of young and sickly vegetation; concretely, verdure, i.e. grass or vegetation.
How is H3418 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it given every green (1 time), you even as the green (1 time), green thing (1 time), grass (1 time), green (1 time).
How many times does H3418 appear in the Bible?
יֶרֶק (yereq) is tagged in 5 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3418 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H3417 (יָרָק) (in the sense of vacuity of color).
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