hebrew #2976 - יָאַשׁ yaash (to despair)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance cause to despair, one that is desperate, be no hope A primitive root; to desist, i.e. (figuratively) to despond -- (cause to) despair, one that is desperate, be no hope. Englishman's Concordance 1) to despair 1a) (Niphal) to be despaired, be desperate 1b) (Piel) to cause to despair 2) it is hopeless! Part of Speech: verb A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root Same Word by TWOT Number: 833 Brown-Driver-Briggs [יָאַשׁ] verbdespair (not in Qal) (Late Hebrew Hithpa`el despair of, יֵאוּשׁdesperation; Aramaic Pa`el יָאֵשׁ, etc., make despair (so ᵑ7Ecclesiastes 2:20); Arabic Niph`alPerfectוְנוֺאַש consecutive 1 Samuel 27:1; ParticipleנוֺאָשׁJeremiah 2:25 3t.; — despair, מִמֶּנִּי שָׁאוּל׳וְנלְבַקְּשֵׁנִי1 Samuel 27:1and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me; participle desperate, despairing, of Job, Job 6:26; elsewhere נוֺאָ֑שׁ (following אמר) desperate!=there is no hope!Jeremiah 2:25; Jeremiah 18:12; Isaiah 57:10. Pi`elInfinitiveלְיַאֵשׁאֶתלִֿבִּי עַל כָּלהֶֿעָמָלEcclesiastes 2:20to make my heart despair, concerning all the toil. יאֹשִׁיָּ֫הוּ, יאֹשִׁיָּה see below אשׁה above Englishman's Concordance (References)Strong's Hebrew: 2976. יָאַשׁ (yaash) — 6 Occurrences1 Samuel 27:1 Job 6:26 Ecclesiastes 2:20 Isaiah 57:10 Jeremiah 2:25 Jeremiah 18:12 |