This is what the Hebrew word Yovesh (יובש) means.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Yovesh.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1חוסר בנוזלים.
The word Yovesh is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- יֹבֶשׁ
- Written without vowel points
- יובש
- Said
- yovesh
- Root
- י־ב־ש
- Pattern
- קֹטֶל
- Gematria
- 318
This is how Yovesh is said in other languages.
- Spanish
- deshidratación, sequedad
These words mean nearly the same as Yovesh.
- התיבשות
- חרבוןdrought
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
These words mean the opposite of Yovesh.
- רטיבות
- לחלוחיתmoisture
A word with a dashed border has no page of its own in this dictionary yet.
The word Yovesh comes from the root י־ב־ש, like these words.
This is where the word Yovesh comes from.
מופיע בהקשר רפואי כבר אצל שבתאי דונולו בהוראת התיבשות גוף האדם. רש"י הרחיב את המשמעות גם להוראת 'נהרות שיבשו' - לפי שכל שבח ארץ מצרים על ידי נילוס היא, שאין גשמים יורדין שם, אלא נילוס עולה ומשקה אותה דרך יאורים העשויים בידי אדם, לפיכך הוא מרמז פורענות שלה ליובש נהרות ויאורים.
These words come before and after Yovesh in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yovesh.
What is a synonym for Yovesh (יובש)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Yovesh (יובש) are התיבשות and חרבון.
What is the opposite of Yovesh (יובש)?
Words that mean the opposite of Yovesh (יובש) are רטיבות and לחלוחית.
Is Yovesh (יובש) masculine or feminine?
The word Yovesh (יובש) is a masculine noun.
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.