Yâʼash — H2976

H2976 · Hebrew — יאש

Pronunciation: yaw-ash'

Definition

verb

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

  1. to despair
    1. (Niphal) to be despaired, be desperate
    2. (Piel) to cause to despair
  2. interj
  3. it is hopeless!

Usually translated as

be no hope, despair, one that is desperate

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Yâʼash occurs 6 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Samuel (1), Job (1), Ecclesiastes (1), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (2)

Strong's Lexicon — Y