Words the Bible translates as dry up
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 3 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- xērainōξηραίνωto dry up: to lose moisture and so wither, shrivel, or run dry
- yaveshיָבֵשׁto dry up or wither: to lose the moisture that keeps something alive or flowing, so that it shrivels, hardens, or runs dry
- ḥarevחָרֵבto dry up: for water to fail and a wet place to go dry
+1 more meaning
- to lay waste, to be left in ruins: for a city, land, or people to be destroyed and abandoned
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