Psalms 90:6

בַּ֭בֹּקֶר יָצִ֣יץ וְחָלָ֑ף לָ֝עֶ֗רֶב יְמוֹלֵ֥ל וְיָבֵֽשׁ
In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth.
Select a Hebrew word above to see its details.

בַּ ֭בֹּקֶר
בַּ
Prefix — preposition in, at, by, with + "the" (the article is absorbed into the prefix)
֭בֹּקֶר
Root word morning, morrow, day, early, every
Dictionary form: בֹּקֶר · boh-KER

בַּ
Hidden "the" בַּ = the preposition + the article הַ squeezed together: the "a" vowel under the prefix is the swallowed "the". Translate "in the ___".

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: in the morning
in the morning ×75 the morning ×35 morning ×15 every morning ×9 and in the morning ×7 and the morning ×5 of the morning ×5 it every morning ×3
More options
morning — Most neutral, widely applicable rendering.
dawn — Emphasizes the very start of daylight.
daybreak — Highlights the transitional moment; vivid and literary.
next day — Use when בֹּקֶר marks the following day.
early — Adverbial sense; stress on promptness or earliness.
sunrise — Poetic or vivid contexts; foregrounds the sun's appearance.

BDB1293 H1242

BDB1292 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1294

בֹּ֫קֶר214 noun masculineExod 10:13 morning (Late Hebrew id.; from split, penetrate, as the dawn the darkness, light through cloud-rifts, etc.) — ׳ב Gen 1:5 + (always absolute); plural בְּקָרִים Job 7:18 + 4 t.; —

1. morning (of point of time, time at which, never during which, English morning = forenoon): —
  a. of end of night (opposed to לַיְלָה) Exod 10:13 (J) Lev 6:2 (P) Judg 19:25; Ruth 3:13 (twice in verse); Isa 21:12 compare 1Sam 19:11 (|| מחר, opposed to לילה); opposed to לֵילוֺת Ps 92:3 also (opposed to לוּן) Exod 23:18; Exod 34:25 (both J E) Lev 19:13 (H) Deut 16:4 opposed to צלמות Amos 5:8 compare further Gen 40:6; Gen 41:8 (both E) Exod 12:22; Exod 34:2 (twice in verse) (both J E) 1Sam 3:15 +,
  b. implying the coming of dawn, and even daylight Gen 29:25 (E) Gen 44:3 (J) 1Kgs 3:21 (but Klo here for 2nd בַּבֹּקֶר, reads לְבַקֵּר by looking at it see בָּקַר) Job 24:17; Job 38:12 (|| שַׁחַר); ׳לִפְנוֺת הַבּ Exod 14:27 (JE) at the turn of the morning, so Judg 19:26 (|| בַּעֲלוֺת הַשָּׁ֑חַר vJudg 19:25 followed by עַדהָֿאוֺר, as something later, vJudg 19:26); see Ruth 3:14 (|| בטרו֯ם יכיר אישׁ את רעהו before men could recognise each other); compare כּוֺכְבֵי בֹקֶר Job 38:7 stars of morning; but also with אוֺר verb Gen 44:3 (J) הבקר אור; with אור noun, באור הבקר Mic 2:1 & especially עד אור הבקר Judg 16:2 (opposed to לילה) so 1Sam 14:36 also 1Sam 25:22; 1Sam 25:34; 1Sam 25:36; 2Sam 17:22; 2Kgs 7:9 compare 1Sam 29:10 (|| וְאוֺר לָכֶם).
  c. of coming of sunrise Judg 9:33; 2Sam 23:4 (twice in verse); 2Kgs 3:22 compare וערב ׳מוֺצָּאֵי ב Ps 65:9 i.e. places of sunrise and sunset (|| קְצוֺת i.e. ends of earth).
  d. of beginning of day, וְעַדעַֿתָּה ׳מֵאָז הַבּ Ruth 2:7 (compare vRuth 2:14) see 2Sam 24:15 (but strike out We Dr); time of prayer, & praise Ps 5:4 (twice in verse) (see Hu) Ps 59:17; Ps 88:14; Ps 92:3 || צהרים noon 1Kgs 18:26; Jer 20:16 of three hours of prayer, ערב ובקר וצהרים Ps 55:18 (compare Dan 6:10; Dan 6:13); compare also with עֶרֶב below
  e. opposed to עֶרֶב Gen 49:27 (poem in J) Exod 16:7; Exod 16:8; Exod 16:12; Exod 16:13; Lev 6:13; Num 9:21 (all P) Deut 28:67 (twice in verse); 2Sam 11:14; 1Kgs 17:6; Isa 17:14; Zeph 3:3; Ezek 24:18 (twice in verse); Ezek 33:22; Dan 8:26; Ps 30:6; Ps 90:5; Ps 90:6; Eccl 11:6; 1Chr 16:40; 2Chr 2:3; 2Chr 13:11; 2Chr 31:3; opposed to בֵּין הערבים Exod 29:39; Exod 29:41; Num 28:4; Num 28:8 (all P); especially מןהֿבקר עדהֿערב = all day Exod 18:13 & (without article) vExod 18:14 (both E); מבקר לָעֶרֶב Job 4:20 = between morning and evening; also מֵעֶרֶב עַדבֹּֿקֶר = all night, Exod 27:21 (P) Lev 24:3 (H) Num 9:21 & ׳בָּעֶרֶב עַדבּֿ Num 9:15 (both P); note also the formula וַיְהִי ערב ויהי בקר and evening came and then morning Gen 1:5; Gen 1:8; Gen 1:13; Gen 1:19; Gen 1:23; Gen 1:31 (all P), i.e. the day ended with evening, and the night with morning; peculiar is Dan 8:14 of omission of daily sacrifice עַד עֶרֶב בֹּקֶר אַלְפַּיִם וּשְׁלשׁ מֵאוֺת, until 2300 evening-mornings, probably = 2300 half-days (Ew Hi Meinh Bev DrIntr. 464, compare vDan 8:26 & 3 1/2 times (years) Dan 7:25; Dan 12:11 12:17). feminine often (above & elsewhere) with preposition (+ article except Job 7:18); in the morning, בַּבֹּקֶר Gen 19:27 + 110 t., compare also ׳בִּהְיֹת הַבּ Exod 19:16 in (or at) the morning, ׳לַבּ Amos 4:4 + 7 t.; for (against or by) the morning, ׳לַבּ Exod 34:2 compare Ps 130:6 (compare Checritical note); nearly = until (עַדֿ) Exod 34:25; Deut 16:4; Zeph 3:3 further ׳בַּבּ ׳בַּבּ morning by morning, every morning Exod 16:21; Exod 30:7; Exod 36:3; Lev 6:5 (all P) 2Sam 13:4; 1Chr 23:30; 2Chr 13:11; Isa 28:19; Isa 50:4; Ezek 46:13; Ezek 46:14; Ezek 46:15; Zeph 3:5 also ׳לַבּ ׳לַבּ, same sense, 1Chr 9:27 plural לַבְּקָרִים every morning afresh Ps 73:14; Isa 33:2 compare Lam 3:23 almost = continually Ps 101:8 (compare Jer 21:12); see לִבְקָרִים Job 7:18 (|| לִרְגָעִים every moment); also without preposition or article in the morning Hos 7:6 compare Ps 5:4 (twice in verse); Ps 55:18,
  d. above, & below
2. g. figurative of bright joy after night of distress (poetry) Job 11:17 compare Ps 30:6; Ps 46:6 (׳לִפְנוֺת בּ) Ps 49:15; Ps 59:17; Ps 90:14; Ps 143:8.
  h. in phrases, ׳הִשְׁכִּים בַּבּ (וַיַּשְׁכֵּם etc.) he rose early in the morning Gen 19:27; Gen 20:8; Gen 21:14; Gen 22:3; Gen 26:31; Gen 28:18; Gen 32:1; Exod 8:16; Exod 9:13; Exod 24:4; Exod 34:4; Num 14:40; Josh 3:1; Josh 6:12; Josh 7:16; Josh 8:10 (all J E) Judg 6:28; Judg 19:5; Judg 19:8; 1Sam 1:19; 1Sam 5:4 compare 1Sam 15:12; 1Sam 17:20; 1Sam 29:10 (twice in verse) compare v1Sam 29:11, 2Kgs 3:22; 2Kgs 19:35 = Isa 37:36; 2Chr 20:20; Job 1:5; Prov 27:14; Isa 5:11 (ויקומו etc.) ויקם ׳בַּבּ Gen 24:54; Num 22:13; Num 22:21 (all J E) Judg 19:27; Judg 20:19; 2Sam 24:11; 1Kgs 3:21 ׳אַשְׁמֹרֶת הַבּ morning watch Exod 14:24; 1Sam 11:11.
2. morrow, next day (compare German Morgen, morgen) without article Exod 16:19; Exod 16:20; Lev 7:15; Lev 22:30 (opposed to הַיּוֺם הַהוּא) Num 16:5 (|| מָחָר vNum 16:7 vNum 16:16) compare Exod 12:10 (twice in verse); Num 9:12 with article Exod 16:23; Exod 16:24; Exod 29:34 ׳לַבּ Exod 34:25; Num 22:41; Zeph 3:3 ׳בַּבּ 1Sam 9:19 (opposed to הַיּוֺם to-day) compare 1Sam 20:35 to-morrow morning ׳הַבּ Judg 6:31 (Stu); ׳בַּבּ Exod 7:15; Josh 7:14; Esth 5:14 definitely מִמָּֽחֳרָת ׳בַּבּ 1Sam 5:4 ׳מֵהַבּ 2Sam 2:27 adverb. use in this sense (without preposition or article) Exod 16:7; Num 16:5.

morning, morrow, day, early, every
bōqer
properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning
  • morning, break of day
    • morning
      • of end of night
        • "of coming of daylight"of coming of sunrise"of beginning of day"of bright joy after night of distress (figuratively)
      morrow, next day, next morning

יָצִ֣יץ
יָצִ֣יץ
Root word flourish, flourisheth, shewing, bloomed, blossom, …
Dictionary form: צוּץ · tsoots

Verb — Hiphil, Imperfect (Yiqtol), third person masculine singular causative — "he made (someone) do" not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "he (or it)"

In the KJV here: it flourisheth
and bloomed ×1 do flourish ×1 flourish ×1 hath blossomed ×1 he flourisheth ×1 it flourisheth ×1 shall blossom ×1 shall flourish ×1
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bloom — Most natural modern term for plants bursting into flower.
blossom — Slightly more poetic; suits flowers and budding imagery.
flourish — Broader metaphorical use; good for people or nations thriving.
burst into flower — Vivid, concrete phrase for sudden or dramatic blossoming.
spring up — Captures swift, energetic emergence; suits poetic contexts.
display itself — Reflects the 'shewing' sense; use when visibility is stressed.

BDB6997 H6692

BDB6996 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6998

I. [צוּץ, צִיץ]

verb 1. blossom.
2. shine, sparkle (perhaps original meaning of √, but connection of
1, 2. dubious) (Late Hebrew id. Hiph`il, figurative senses, צִיץ noun = Biblical Hebrew); —
Qal Perfect
1. 3 masculine singular צָץ הַמַּטֶּה Ezek 7:10 (figurative; || פָּרַח הַזָּדוֺן); Imperfect 3 masculine singular יָצִיץ Ps 90:6 (of grass, חָצִיר), Ps 103:15 (man under figure of flower), figurative ׳יָצִיץ וּפָרַח יִשׂ Isa 27:6 3 masculine plural יָצִיצוּ Ps 72:16, וַיָּצִיצוּ Ps 92:8 (|| פָּרַח; both figurative of men =) flourish.
2. shine, gleam: of crown (נֵזֶר) Ps 132:18. Hiph`il Imperfect 3 masculine singular וַיָּצֵץ צִיץ Num 17:23 it put forth blossoms (of rod; ֵ֯ perhaps from || וַיֹּצֵא פֶרַח).

BDB7000 H6692

BDB6999 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB7001

II. [צוּץ] verb Hiph`il gaze, peep (Late Hebrew Hiph`il gaze (rare); Aramaic צִיץ gaze); — Participle מֵצִיץ מִןהַֿחֲרַכִּים Song 2:9 (see ׳ח, p. 355).

flourish, flourisheth, shewing, bloomed, blossom, …
ṣûṣ
to twinkle, i.e., glance; by analogy, to blossom (figuratively, flourish)
  • to blossom, shine, sparkle
    • (Qal)
      • to flourish
        • "to shine, gleam
      (Hiphil) to blossom, put forth blossoms, produce blossoms
    (Hiphil) to gaze, peep, glance, make the eyes sparkle

וְ חָלָ֑ף
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
חָלָ֑ף
Root word changed, change, on, pass, through, …
Dictionary form: חָלַף · haw-LAHP

Verb — Qal, Sequential Perfect (Weqatal), third person masculine singular simple action — "he did" carries the story forward — try "and he will ___" the built-in subject is "he (or it)"

In the KJV here: and groweth up
himself and changed ×2 abolish ×1 alter ×1 and change ×1 and changed ×1 and groweth up ×1 and he shall pass ×1 and stricken through ×1
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pass — Broad default; suits movement or time elapsing.
change — Best for transformation or substitution contexts.
renew — Prefer for restoration of strength or vitality.
sprout — Use for plant regrowth or fresh emergence imagery.
sweep through — Vivid; suits rapid, forceful movement or striking.
replace — Emphasizes substitution more concretely than 'change'.

BDB2796 H2498

BDB2795 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2797

חָלַף verb pass on or away, pass through (mostly in poetry) (Late Hebrew id., pass by or away, change; Phoenician חלפת equivalent, ReinachRŠJ 1888, 276; HoffmG. G. Abh. xxxvi. 1890, 20; Aramaic חֲלֵף pass away, change; change, substitute; Nabataean חלף change (?) Eutp. 53; Arabic come after, succeed, replace [compare 'Caliph' i.e. successor (of Mohammed)] and many derivatives Lane792-799; so also ויחלפה MI6 and his son succeeded him; Ethiopic pass by, across, through) —

Qal Perfect חָלַף Song 2:11; Hab 1:11 etc.; Imperfect יַחֲלֹף Job 4:15 + 4 t.; 3 feminine singular suffix תַּחְלְפֵ֑הוּ Job 20:24 יַחֲלֹ֑פוּ Ps 102:27 Infinitive construct לַחֲלוֺף Isa 21:1 —
1. a. pass on quickly 1Sam 10:3 elsewhere only in poetry, move or sweep on, of a flood Isa 8:8, or wind Isa 21:1; Job 4:15; Hab 1:11, of God Job 9:11; Job 11:10.
  b. pass away (vanish) Job 9:26 (of days); Song 2:11 (of rain || עבר), of the heavens Ps 102:27, of idols Isa 2:18, (but perhaps gloss JBLix. 1890, 86).
2. of grass, come on anew, i. e. sprout again (compare Hiph`il 2) Ps 90:5; Ps 90:6, so Thes AV De Hi Che Bae and others; less suitably in context, ᵐ5 ᵑ9 Ew pass away, above
1 b. 3. transitive
  a. pass through, i.e. pierce, followed by accusative Judg 5:26; Job 20:24.
  b. overstep, transgress Isa 24:5 (|| עבר), (compare Arabic IV. to break a promise). Pi`el Imperfect וַיְחַלֵּף (cause to pass) change, followed by accusative garment Gen 41:14 (E) 2Sam 12:20. Hiph`il Perfect חֶחֱלִף Gen 31:7 Imperfect יַחֲלִיף Job 14:7 suffix יַחֲלִיפֶנּוּ Lev 27:10 3 feminine singular תַּחֲלִיף Job 29:20 2 masculine singular וַתַּחֲלֵף Gen 31:41 suffix תַּחֲלִיפֵם; יַחֲלִ֑יפוּ Isa 40:31; Isa 41:1 נַחֲלִיף Isa 9:9 —
1. change (transitive) garments Gen 35:2 (E) Ps 102:27, wages Gen 31:7; Gen 31:41 (both E); no object expressed Lev 27:10 (H); substitute i. e. cause to succeed Isa 9:9 change for better, renew, object כֹּחַ Isa 40:31; Isa 41:1.
2. shew newness, of tree, putting forth fresh shoots Job 14:7, of bow Job 29:20.

BDB8759 H8025 H2498

BDB8758 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8760

שָׁלַף verb draw out, off (Late Hebrew id., loosen, draw (nail, sword; Jastr); Assyrian šalâpu, pluck out, draw sword; Aramaic לְֵַף draw sword, draw off shoe, draw sword, in Lexicons remove corselet; Arabic is pass, pass away, strip, plunder, etc.); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳שׁ Judg 3:22 +; Imperfect 3 masculine singular וַיִּשְׁלֹף Ruth 4:8, etc.; Imperative masculine singular שְׁלֹף Judg 9:54 +; Participle active שֹׁלֵף Judg 8:10 +, etc.; passive feminine שׁלוּפָה Num 22:23 +; —
1. draw out sword from (מִן) wound Judg 3:22, compare Job 20:25 usually sword from sheath Judg 8:20; Judg 9:54; 1Sam 31:4 = 1Chr 10:4, + מִתַּעְרָהּ 1Sam 17:51 וְחַרְבּוֺ שָׁלוּפָה בְּיָדוֺ Num 22:23; Num 22:31; Josh 5:13 (all J), 1Chr 21:16 elsewhere ׳אִישׁ שֹׁלֵף ח collective Judg 8:10; Judg 20:2; Judg 20:15; Judg 20:17; Judg 20:46; 2Sam 24:9; 2Kgs 3:26; 1Chr 21:5 (twice in verse), compare Judg 20:35 and (׳שְׁלֹפֵי ח) vJudg 20:25.
2. draw off sandal Ruth 4:7; Ruth 4:8 (compare I. חלץ 1; also RSK 269 DrDeut 25:9 BewerSK lxxvi (1903), 332).
3. shoot up (?), i.e. draw out blade, of grass on roof Ps 129:6 (compare Ew Bae and others); Che Dr is unsheathed (verb with subject indefinite = passive), with same meaning; Hup-Now proposes שָׁלֵם (with || in Syriac); see OrtenbergTextkrit1 K d. Ps. (1861), 30 שֶׁחָלָף, WeHpt Du חֲלֹף (as Ps 90:5; Ps 90:6, see ׳ח 2).

BDB9528 H2498 H2499

BDB9527 | BIBLICAL ARAMAIC | BDB9529

[חֲלַף] verb pass (over) (see Biblical Hebrew); —

Pe`al with יַל person pass over one (of time): Imperfect 3 masculine plural יִחְלְפוּן Dan 4:13; Dan 4:20; Dan 4:22; Dan 4:29.

changed, change, on, pass, through, …
ḥālap
properly, to slide by, i.e., (by implication) to hasten away, pass on, spring up, pierce or change
  • to pass on or away, pass through, pass by, go through, grow up, change, to go on from
    • (Qal)
      • to pass on quickly
        • "to pass away (vanish)"to come on anew, sprout again (of grass)"to pass through"to overstep, transgress
      (Piel) to cause to pass, change"(Hiph)
      • to change, substitute, alter, change for better, renew
        • "to show newness (of tree)

לָ ֝עֶ֗רֶב
לָ
Prefix — preposition to, for + "the" (the article is absorbed into the prefix)
֝עֶ֗רֶב
Root word even, evening, night, eventide, mingled, …
Dictionary form: עֶרֶב · eh-REB

לָ
Hidden "the" לָ = the preposition + the article הַ squeezed together: the "a" vowel under the prefix is the swallowed "the". Translate "to the ___".

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: in the evening
the even ×30 even ×21 at even ×13 the evening ×12 in the evening ×6 and evening ×5 and at even ×4 evening ×4
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evening — Most natural modern equivalent; broadly applicable in prose.
dusk — Emphasizes fading light; good for poetic or atmospheric contexts.
nightfall — Stresses the onset of darkness rather than twilight quality.
twilight — Highlights the transitional, in-between character of the hour.
sundown — Concrete and vivid; suits liturgical or calendar contexts.

BDB6363 H6153

BDB6362 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB6364

עֶ֫רֶב131 noun [masculine] 1Sam 20:5 strike out הַשְּׁלִישִׁית see We Dr and others] (sun)set, evening; — absolute ׳ע 2Kgs 2:16 +, עָ֑רֶב Exod 12:18 +; construct עֶרֶב Prov 7:9 dual עַרְבַּיִם Exod 30:8 + 4 t., בָּ֑יִם- Exod 12:16 + 5 t. (all P); —

1. a. evening, originally sunset, and hence perhaps ׳לְעֵת ע at the time of sunset Gen 8:11 (J), Gen 24:11 (J; || לְעֵת צֵאת הַשֹּׁאֲבֹת), 2Sam 11:2; Isa 17:14 and (of the day of ׳י) Zech 14:7, ׳עֵת הָע Josh 8:29 (JE) ; usually ׳ע alone = time of sunset, evening: ׳בָּע in the evening Gen 19:1 (J), Gen 29:23 (E), Exod 12:18 (P), Deut 16:6 (+ שֶׁמֶשׁ כְּבוֺא), 1Kgs 22:35 (compare || 2Chr 18:34 where + לְעֵת בּוֺא הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ) + 20 t. + ׳בָּע(ֿ)בָּע 2Chr 13:11 (twice in verse) = every evening; ׳לָע at evening only late: 1Chr 16:40; 1Chr 23:30; 2Chr 2:3; Ezra 3:3; Ps 59:7; Ps 59:15; Ps 90:6; Eccl 11:6 ; ׳לִפְנוֺת ע at the turn of evening Gen 24:63 (J), Deut 23:12 ׳ע as adverb accusative Exod 16:6 (P), Ps 55:18 as marking duration of impurity, in phrase ׳עַדהָֿע Lev 11:24 + 30 t. P + Lev 22:6 (H); of Day of Atonement ׳מֵע ׳עַדעֿ Lev 23:32 (P).
  b. dual in phrase (only P) בֵּין הָעַרְבַּיִם between the two evenings, i.e. probably between sunset and dark (see Thes [various views fully given]; otherwise DiExod 12:6; on form as possibly only expanded plural see Ges«GKC:88c»§ 88c), Exod 12:6; Exod 16:12; Exod 29:39; Exod 29:41; Exod 30:8; Lev 23:5; Num 9:3; Num 9:5; Num 9:11; Num 28:4; Num 28:8 .
  c. other phrases are: ׳צִלְלֵי ע Jer 6:4 (distinguished from צָהֳרָ֑יִם and לָ֑יְלָה vJer 6:5), ׳מִנְחַה (הָ)ע 2Kgs 16:15; Ezra 9:4; Ezra 9:5; Ps 141:2; Dan 9:21 ; ׳זְאֵבֵי ע see I. זְאֵב; for all combinations with בֹּקֶר morning, see ׳ב
1 d, e. 2. (late poetry) = night, עָ֑רֶב Job 7:4 compare בְּנֶשֶׁף בְּעֶרֶב יוֺם Prov 7:9 (|| בְּאִישׁוֺן לַיְלָה וִאֲפֵלָה).

even, evening, night, eventide, mingled, …
ʿereb
dusk
  • evening, night, sunset
    • evening, sunset
      • "night

יְמוֹלֵ֥ל
יְמוֹלֵ֥ל
Root word circumcised, circumcise, destroy, down, needs, …
Dictionary form: מוּל · mool

Verb — Poel, Imperfect (Yiqtol), third person masculine singular intensive (rare stem) — like Piel not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "he (or it)"

In the KJV here: it is cut down
circumcised ×6 be circumcised ×4 and circumcised ×3 shall be circumcised ×3 i will destroy them ×2 when he was circumcised ×2 and circumcise ×1 are circumcised ×1
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circumcise — Core meaning; use for the ritual cutting action.
perform circumcision — Formal or liturgical contexts; emphasizes the rite.
be circumcised — Passive sense; when subject undergoes the rite.
cut down — Figurative destruction; use for enemies or vegetation.
cut off — Vivid removal or destruction; broader figurative range.
destroy — Strong sense of ruin; rare usage, high-intensity contexts.

BDB4547 H4135

BDB4546 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB4548

II. [מוּל] verb circumcise (Late Hebrew id.; ᵑ7 מוּל

**but only seemingly in the dubious passages (see III. [מָלַל] and Commentaries) Job 14:2; Job 18:16; Job 24:24 [MS Levy], Ps 37:2; Ps 90:6. cut off (grass, etc.: only for III. מָלַל, q. v. ); compare Late Hebrew מָהַל, Aramaic מְהַל, according to Thes NöZMG xi. 1886, 741 Baib. xii. 1887, 626 see also מהלabove); —
Qal Perfect 3 masculine singularמָל Josh 5:4 + 2 t.; 2 masculine singular מַלְתָּה Exod 12:44 3 masculine plural מָ֫לוּ Josh 5:5; Josh 5:7 2 masculine plural מַלְתֶּם Deut 10:16 Imperfect וַיָּ֫֫מָל Gen 17:23 + 2 t.; Imperative מֹל Josh 5:2 Passive participle מוּל Jer 9:24 plural מֻלִים Josh 5:5 — circumcise, with accusative בשׂר ערלה (flesh of foreskin) Gen 17:23 (P), accusativepers. Gen 21:4; Exod 12:44 (P), Josh 5:2; Josh 5:3 (J), vJosh 5:4 vJosh 5:5 vJosh 5:7 vJosh 5:7 (D); figurative ערלת לבב (foreskin of the heart) Deut 10:16 לבב Deut 30:6 pass, מוּל בערלה Jer 9:24 מֻלִים Josh 5:5 (D). Niph`al Perfect 3 masculine singular נִמּוֺל (Ges«GKC:72»§ 72, R. 9) Gen 17:26 3 masculine plural נִמֹּ֫לוּ Gen 17:27 2 masculine plural וֹּנְמִלְתֶּם (consecutive) Gen 17:11 (for וּנְמַלֹּתֶם √ מלל Ew§ 234; e. Ges«GKC:67»§ 67, R.11; but Bö1146B for וּנְמוֺלֹתֶם); Imperfect יִמּוֺל Gen 17:12 + 3 t.; 3 masculine plural וַיִּמֹּ֫לוּ Gen 34:24 Imperative הִמֹּ֑לוּ Jer 4:4 Infinitive הִמּוֺל Gen 17:10 + 5 t.; הִמֹּל Gen 34:15 suffix הִמֹּ֫לוֺ Gen 17:24; Gen 17:25 Participle plural נִמֹּלִים Gen 34:22 — be circumcised, of בשׂר ערלה Gen 17:14; Gen 17:24; Gen 17:25; Lev 12:3 elsewhere of person Gen 17:10 (twice in verse); Gen 17:12; Gen 17:13 (twice in verse); Gen 17:26; Gen 17:27; Gen 34:15; Gen 34:17; Gen 34:22; Gen 34:24; Exod 12:48 (P), Josh 5:8 (J): reflexive ׳הִמֹּלוּ לי Jer 4:4 circumcise yourselves to Yahweh (and take away the foreskin of your heart). Hiph`il Imperfect 3 masculine plural כי אֲמִילִ֑ם ׳בשׁם י Ps 118:10; Ps 118:11; Ps 118:12 in the name of ׳י, yea I will make them to be circumcised (enemies, by force of arms; but De cut to pieces (from מוּל = מָלַל), Che mow, Bae annihilate (?), ᵐ5 Aq ἠμυνάμην, Symm διέθρυψα, Jerome ultus sum eas). Hithpa`el Imperfect 3 masculine plural יִתְמֹלָ֑לוּ Ps 58:8 be cut off, of arrows, i.e. made blunt.

circumcised, circumcise, destroy, down, needs, …
mûl
to cut short, i.e., curtail (specifically the prepuce, i.e., to circumcise); by implication, to blunt; figuratively, to destroy
  • to circumcise, let oneself be circumcised, cut, be cut off
    • (Qal) to circumcise
      • "(Niphal) to be circumcised, circumcise oneself"(Hiphil) to cause to be circumcised
      • of destruction (figuratively)
      (Hithpolel) to be cut off"(Polel) cut down

וְ יָבֵֽשׁ
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
יָבֵֽשׁ
Root word up, confounded, withered, wither, withereth, …
Dictionary form: יָבֵשׁ · yaw-BAYSH

Verb — Qal, Sequential Perfect (Weqatal), third person masculine singular simple action — "he did" carries the story forward — try "and he will ___" the built-in subject is "he (or it)"

In the KJV here: and withereth
is confounded ×6 dried up ×5 is dried up ×4 and drieth up ×2 and i will dry up ×2 and withered ×2 are dried up ×2 is withered away ×2
More options
wither — Best for plants, vegetation, or vitality fading away.
dry up — Best for water sources, rivers, or moisture vanishing.
shrivel — Vivid, physical sense; good for flesh, plants, or crops.
be parched — Emphasizes extreme dryness; suits drought or desert contexts.
be ashamed — Captures the figurative sense of disgrace or humiliation.
waste away — Broader decline; suits people, nations, or strength failing.

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I. יָבֵשׁ verb be dry, dried up, withered (Late Hebrew id. (rare), ᵑ7 יְבֵישׁ, chiefly Pa`al, Ithpe`el, Syriac ; Sabean, Palmyrene derivatives; Arabic ; Ethiopic ) —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular יָבֵשׁ Josh 9:5 + 8 t.; וְיָבֵשׁ consecutive Isa 19:5+ 4 t.; 3 feminine singular יָ˜בְשָׁה Gen 8:14 3 plural יָ˜בְשׁוּ Jer 23:10 + 2 t.; יָבֵ֑שׁוּ Jer 50:38 + 2 t.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִבַשׁ Isa 19:7 יִיבָ֑שׁ Jer 12:4; Job 8:12 וַיִּיבַשׁ 1Kgs 17:7 וַיִּיבָ֑שׁ Jonah 4:7 3 feminine singular תִּיבַשׁ Ezek 17:10 תִּיבָ֑שׁ vEzek 17:10 + 3 t., etc.; Infinitive construct (בִּ)יבשׁ Isa 27:11 יְבשֶׁת Gen 8:7 absolute יָבוֺשׁ Zech 11:17 יָבשׁ Eccl 17:10 —
1. be dry, dried up without moisture:
  a. of bread Josh 9:5; Josh 9:12 (JE).
  b. of ground lacking rain Amos 4:7, compare Amos 1:2 (of Carmel at utterance of ׳י's voice), Jer 23:10.
  c. of earth after the flood Gen 8:14 (P), compare חָרֵב
  d. of grass, herbage, trees and crops (already implied in
  b. = wither Isa 15:6; Isa 19:7; Isa 27:11; Jer 12:4; Job 8:12; Joel 1:12; Jonah 4:7 in simile of shortness of life Ps 90:6; Ps 102:12; Ps 129:6, see also Isa 40:7; Isa 40:8 (in these two || נָבֵל); of heart under figure of grass Ps 102:5 of Judah under figure of vine Ezek 17:9 (twice in verse); Ezek 17:10 (3 t. in verse), compare Ezek 19:12 of princes under figure of tree Isa 40:24 of roots of Ephraim under figure of tree Hos 9:16, so of roots of wicked Job 18:16.
  e. of hand, arm, dry up, wither, as judgment from ׳י, 1Kgs 13:4; Zech 11:17 (twice in verse); in distress יָבֵשׁ כַּחֶרֶשׁ כֹּחִי Ps 22:16 my strength is dried up like the potsherd; of skin Lam 4:8, and (figurative) of bones Ezek 37:11.
2. be dried up: of water Gen 8:7 (J), Isa 19:5; 1Kgs 17:7; Jer 50:38; Joel 1:20; Job 12:15; Job 14:11. Pi`el make dry, dry up, only Imperfect 3 masculine singular suffix וַיַּבְּשֵׁהוּ Nah 1:4 and hath made it dry (׳י, the sea); 3 feminine singular תְּיַבֵּשׁ Job 15:30 the flame shall dry up his branches (figurative of wicked); figurative תְּיַבֶּשׁנָּֿ֑רֶם Prov 17:22 a broken spirit maketh dry (the) bones. Hiph`il Perfect 3 masculine singular הוֺבִישׁ Josh 2:10 + 3 t. + Joel 1:10 (see below); חֹבִישׁ Ezek 19:12 + 2 t. Joel (see below); 3 feminine singular הוֺבִישָׁה Joel 1:12 (see below); 2 masculine singular הוֺבַשְׁתָּ Ps 74:15 1 singular הוֺבַשְׁתִּי Ezek 17:24 וְהוֺבַשְׁתִּ֫י Jer 51:36 3 plural וְהֹבִישׁוּ consecutive Zech 10:11 Imperfect 1 singular אוֺבִישׁ Isa 42:15 (twice in verse); Isa 44:27 — dry up, make dry:
1. dry up water, ׳י subject, Josh 2:10; Josh 4:23 (twice in verse); Josh 5:1 (all D), Jer 51:36 (|| הֶחֱרִיב), Isa 42:15; Isa 44:27 (חֳרָבִי in || clause), Ps 74:15.
2. make dry, wither: herbage, trees, crops, etc., of ׳י, Isa 42:15 (|| החריב); object Babylon under figure of tree Ezek 17:24 of east wind's drying up Judah's fruit Ezek 19:12.
3. exhibit dryness: of river-deeps laid bare Zech 10:11. — In like manner might be taken Joel 1:10; Joel 1:12 (twice in verse); Joel 1:17, if from יבשׁ; but the sense would be difficult, especially in vJoel 1:10 vJoel 1:12, and הֹבִישׁוּ vJoel 1:11 must be from בּוֺשׁ, to which all these cases in Joel may be consistently assigned; see בּוֺשׁ.

up, confounded, withered, wither, withereth, …
yābēš
to be ashamed, confused or disappointed; also (as failing) to dry up (as water) or wither (as herbage)
  • to make dry, wither, be dry, become dry, be dried up, be withered
    • (Qal)
      • to be dry, be dried up, be without moisture
        • "to be dried up
      (Piel) to make dry, dry up"(Hiphil)
      • to dry up, make dry
        • to dry up (water)
          • "to make dry, wither"to exhibit dryness

This book is chanted to the poetic accent system (used only in Job, Psalms, and Proverbs). Each group below ends at one of its pausing accents — translate a group as one unit.
בַּ֭בֹּקֶר Dechi — a lesser break יָצִ֣יץ וְחָלָ֑ף Atnach — the verse's main pause — take a breath here לָ֝עֶ֗רֶב Revia Mugrash — a lesser break יְמוֹלֵ֥ל וְיָבֵֽשׁ Silluq — end of the verse

בַּבֹּקֶר יָצִיץ וְחָלָף לָעֶרֶב יְמוֹלֵל וְיָבֵֽשׁ׃
6
In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up; in the evening it is cut down, and withereth.
Cross References

Job 14:2

כְּצִיץ יָצָא וַיִּמָּל וַיִּבְרַח כַּצֵּל וְלֹא יַעֲמֽוֹד׃
2
He cometh forth like a flower, and is cut down: he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.

Psalms 92:7

בִּפְרֹחַ רְשָׁעִים׀ כְּמוֹ עֵשֶׂב וַיָּצִיצוּ כָּל-פֹּעֲלֵי אָוֶן לְהִשָּֽׁמְדָם עֲדֵי-עַֽד׃
7
When the wicked spring as the grass, and when all the workers of iniquity do flourish; it is that they shall be destroyed for ever:

Matthew 6:30

εἰ δὲ τὸν χόρτον τοῦ ἀγροῦ σήμερον ὄντα καὶ αὔριον εἰς κλίβανον βαλλόμενον ὁ Θεὸς οὕτως ἀμφιέννυσιν οὐ πολλῷ μᾶλλον ὑμᾶς ὀλιγόπιστοι;
30
Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?

James 1:11

ἀνέτειλεν γὰρ ὁ ἥλιος σὺν τῷ καύσωνι καὶ ἐξήρανεν τὸν χόρτον καὶ τὸ ἄνθος αὐτοῦ ἐξέπεσεν καὶ ἡ εὐπρέπεια τοῦ προσώπου αὐτοῦ ἀπώλετο· οὕτως καὶ ὁ πλούσιος ἐν ταῖς πορείαις αὐτοῦ μαρανθήσεται
11
For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the away rich man fade in his ways.
Psalms 90:5
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Psalms 90:7