Yabasha (יבשה) means land in Hebrew.
It can also mean ashore. It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
land, ashore
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Yabasha.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1אדמה שאינה מכוסה מים, בניגוד לים.
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יִקָּווּ הַמַּיִם מִתַּחַת הַשָּׁמַיִם אֶל מָקוֹם אֶחָד, וְתֵרָאֶה הַיַּבָּשָׁה, וַיְהִי כֵן. וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לַיַּבָּשָׁה אֶרֶץ
- 2ימאותביבשה - בחוף. ניגוד ל"בַּיָּם", "באוניות".
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Yabasha is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- יַבָּשָׁה
- Written without vowel points
- יבשה
- Said
- yabasha
- Root
- י־ב־ש
- Pattern
- קַטָּלָה
- Plural
- יַבָּשׁוֹת
- Inflections
- ר' יַבָּשׁוֹת; יַבֶּשֶׁת־, ר' יַבְּשׁוֹת־
- Gematria
- 317
This is how Yabasha is said in other languages.
- English
- land, ashore
These words mean nearly the same as Yabasha.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Yabasha.
These words rhyme with Yabasha.
The word Yabasha is part of these phrases and sayings.
- בדרך היבשה
- זרוע יבשה
- ים יבשה
- לשון יבשה
- צב יבשה
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Yabasha comes from the root י־ב־ש, like these words.
These words come before and after Yabasha in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yabasha.
What does Yabasha (יבשה) mean in Hebrew?
Yabasha (יבשה) means land and ashore. It is said yabasha, with the stress on sha.
What is a synonym for Yabasha (יבשה)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Yabasha (יבשה) are ארץ, חרבה, קרקע, and חוף.
What is the opposite of Yabasha (יבשה)?
Words that mean the opposite of Yabasha (יבשה) are אוקיינוס and ים.
What rhymes with Yabasha (יבשה)?
Words that rhyme with Yabasha (יבשה) include אישה, תחושה, עדשה, בושה, גישה, and בבקשה.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry יבשה of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.