3419. yaraq

Strong's Lexicon

yaraq: Green, herbs, vegetables

Original Word: יָרָק
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: yaraq
Pronunciation: yah-rahk'
Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-rawk')
Definition: Green, herbs, vegetables
Meaning: green, a vegetable

Word Origin: From an unused root meaning to be green

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3001 (lachanon): Refers to a vegetable or garden herb, used in the New Testament in contexts similar to "yaraq."

Usage: The Hebrew word "yaraq" primarily refers to green plants, herbs, or vegetables. It is used in the context of food, particularly in describing the diet of people or animals. The term emphasizes the greenness and freshness of the plants, often associated with sustenance and provision.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, agriculture was a central part of daily life, and the diet was largely plant-based. Vegetables and herbs were essential components of meals, providing necessary nutrients. The cultivation of green plants was a sign of prosperity and divine blessing, as fertile land was seen as a gift from God. The Israelites' diet, as described in the Bible, often included a variety of vegetables, which were sometimes mentioned in contrast to the richer foods of other cultures.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from the same as yereq
Definition
herbs, herbage
NASB Translation
green (2), vegetable (2), vegetables (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

יָרָק noun [masculine] herbs (collective), herbage (green, greens) — absolute יָרָק Deuteronomy 11:10 2t.; construct יְרַק Isaiah 37:27 = 2 Kings 19:26; — גַּןיָֿרָק Deuteronomy 11:10; 1 Kings 21:2; אֲרֻחַת יָרָק Proverbs 15:17; as substantive, יְרַק דֶּשֶׁא Isaiah 37:27 = 2 Kings 19:26 green shoots of grass ("" עֵשֶׂב שָׂדֶה, etc.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

green, herbs

From the same as yereq; properly, green; concretely, a vegetable -- green, herbs.

see HEBREW yereq

Forms and Transliterations

הַיָּרָֽק׃ הירק׃ וִ֣ירַק וירק יָ֭רָק יָרָ֗ק ירק haiyaRak hay·yā·rāq hayyārāq Virak wî·raq wîraq yā·rāq yaRak yārāq Yarok

Englishman's Concordance

Deuteronomy 11:10
HEB: בְרַגְלְךָ֖ כְּגַ֥ן הַיָּרָֽק׃
NAS: it with your foot like a vegetable garden.
KJV: as a garden of herbs:
INT: your foot garden A vegetable

1 Kings 21:2
HEB: לִ֣י לְגַן־ יָרָ֗ק כִּ֣י ה֤וּא
NAS: that I may have it for a vegetable garden
KJV: that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it [is] near
INT: may have garden A vegetable because it

2 Kings 19:26
HEB: עֵ֤שֶׂב שָׂדֶה֙ וִ֣ירַק דֶּ֔שֶׁא חֲצִ֣יר
NAS: of the field and as the green herb,
KJV: of the field, and [as] the green herb,
INT: were as the vegetation of the field and as the green herb grass

Proverbs 15:17
HEB: ט֤וֹב אֲרֻחַ֣ת יָ֭רָק וְאַהֲבָה־ שָׁ֑ם
NAS: is a dish of vegetables where
KJV: [is] a dinner of herbs where love
INT: Better dish of vegetables love where

Isaiah 37:27
HEB: עֵ֤שֶׂב שָׂדֶה֙ וִ֣ירַק דֶּ֔שֶׁא חֲצִ֣יר
NAS: of the field and [as] the green herb,
KJV: of the field, and [as] the green herb,
INT: were the vegetation of the field and the green herb grass

5 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3419
5 Occurrences

hay·yā·rāq — 1 Occ.
wî·raq — 2 Occ.
yā·rāq — 1 Occ.
yā·rāq — 1 Occ.