Original Word: יֶרֶק
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: yereq
Pronunciation: yeh-rek
Phonetic Spelling: (yeh'-rek)
Definition: pallor, the yellowish green of young and sickly vegetation, verdure, grass, vegetation
Meaning: The term יֶרֶק (Yereq) refers to the pallor or yellowish-green color associated with young and sickly vegetation. It can also denote verdure, grass, or general vegetation.

Word Origin: Derived from the root יָרַק (yarak), which means "to be green" or "to grow green."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G3001: λειμών (leimōn) • Refers to a meadow or pasture, emphasizing the lushness and greenness of the area.
• G5515: χλωρός (chlōros) • Meaning green or pale green, often used to describe the color of grass or vegetation, and metaphorically to describe a pale or sickly appearance.

This lexical entry provides a comprehensive understanding of the Hebrew word יֶרֶק (Yereq), its usage in the biblical text, and its connections to Greek terms that convey similar meanings.

Usage: The word יֶרֶק is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the color and condition of vegetation, often highlighting its freshness or lack thereof. It appears in contexts that discuss the natural world, agriculture, and sometimes metaphorically to describe human conditions.

Context: • יֶרֶק (Yereq) is a noun that appears in various contexts within the Hebrew Scriptures. It is often used to describe the green color of plants, indicating either their health or, conversely, their sickly state when the term is used to denote pallor.
• In Genesis 1:30, יֶרֶק is used to describe the provision of green plants for food: "And to every beast of the earth and every bird of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth—everything that has the breath of life in it—I have given every green plant for food.” (BSB)
• The term also appears in Numbers 22:4, where it describes the lushness of the land: "The Moabites said to the elders of Midian, 'This horde will devour everything around us like an ox licks up the grass of the field.'" (BSB)
• יֶרֶק is used metaphorically in some passages to describe human conditions, such as in Isaiah 15:6, where the drying up of vegetation symbolizes desolation and mourning.
• The word is significant in understanding the biblical perspective on creation, sustenance, and the cycles of life and death as reflected in the natural world.

Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
green, greenness
NASB Translation
grass (1), green (4), green thing (1).

יֶ֫רֶק noun masculine^{Isaiah 15:6} green, greenness (on in gardens, see Nö^{ZMG 1876, 777} Löw^{p. 236 f.}) — absolute Exodus 10:15; Isaiah 15:6; construct Genesis 1:30 3t.; — יֶרֶק עֵשֶׂב Genesis 1:30; Genesis 9:3 (both P); יֶרֶק דֶּשֶׁא Psalm 37:2 יֶרֶק הַשָּׂדֶה Numbers 22:4 (E) = green thing, grass; alone Exodus 10:15 (J) green thing, including עֵץ and עֵשֶׂב, Isaiah 15:6.

grass, green thing

From yaraq (in the sense of vacuity of color); properly, pallor, i.e. Hence, the yellowish green of young and sickly vegetation; concretely, verdure, i.e. Grass or vegetation -- grass, green (thing).

see HEBREW yaraq

וּכְיֶ֥רֶק וכירק יֶ֖רֶק יֶ֣רֶק יֶ֥רֶק יֶ֧רֶק ירק כְּיֶ֣רֶק כירק kə·ye·req keYerek kəyereq ū·ḵə·ye·req ucheYerek ūḵəyereq ye·req Yerek yereqInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts