Yavesh (יבש) means dry in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
dry
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 4 meanings for Yavesh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שאין בו הרבה נוזלים.
זֶה לַחְמֵנוּ חָם הִצְטַיַּדְנוּ אֹתוֹ מִבָּתֵּינוּ, בְּיוֹם צֵאתֵנוּ לָלֶכֶת אֲלֵיכֶם; וְעַתָּה הִנֵּה יָבֵשׁ, וְהָיָה נִקֻּדִים.
- 2עממי, בהשאלהמשעמם, ללא חיוניות.
- 3בהשאלהצמא.
- 4סלנג, בהשאלה(פעוט) שהורגל לשלוט בצרכיו האישיים.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Yavesh is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- יָבֵשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- יבש
- Said
- yavesh
- Root
- י־ב־ש
- Pattern
- קָטֵל
- Plural
- יְבֵשִׁים
- Feminine form
- יְבֵשָׁה
- Inflections
- נ' יְבֵשָׁה, ר' יְבֵשִׁים, נ"ר יְבֵשׁוֹת
- Gematria
- 312
This is how Yavesh is said in other languages.
- English
- dry
- Arabic
- جاف, يابس, ناشف
- Russian
- сухой
- French
- sec
- Spanish
- seco
- German
- trocken
- Yiddish
- טרוקן
These words mean nearly the same as Yavesh.
- חרב
- נגוב
- צחיח
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Yavesh.
- לח
- רטוב
- עסיסיjuicy
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words rhyme with Yavesh.
The word Yavesh is part of these phrases and sayings.
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Yavesh comes from the root י־ב־ש, like these words.
This is where the word Yavesh comes from.
מצרית קדומה - יבַּ-שְֹתִי (ybASti) בהוראת: לחם יבש,רקיק. מצווי גם בלשון אמורית בהגיית: יבּישום. ובערבית - יבּישֲ.
These words come before and after Yavesh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yavesh.
What does Yavesh (יבש) mean in Hebrew?
Yavesh (יבש) means dry. It is said yavesh, with the stress on vesh.
What is a synonym for Yavesh (יבש)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Yavesh (יבש) are חרב, נגוב, and צחיח.
What is the opposite of Yavesh (יבש)?
Words that mean the opposite of Yavesh (יבש) are לח, רטוב, and עסיסי.
What rhymes with Yavesh (יבש)?
Words that rhyme with Yavesh (יבש) include אש, טיפש, חמש, מפרש, שש, and מוקש.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry יבש of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.