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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 2976. יָאַשׁ (yaash) -- To despair, to lose hope, to give up</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/2976.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/ecclesiastes/2-20.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/2976.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 2976</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/2975.htm" title="2975">◄</a> 2976. yaash <a href="../hebrew/2977.htm" title="2977">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">yaash: To despair, to lose hope, to give up</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">יָאַשׁ</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>ya'ash<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>yah-ash<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(yaw-ash')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To despair, to lose hope, to give up<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>to desist, to despond<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primitive root<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>G1820 (exaporeomai):</b> To be utterly at a loss, to despair<p> - <b>G3640 (oligopistos):</b> Of little faith, lacking confidence<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew verb "yaash" primarily conveys the sense of despair or losing hope. It is used in contexts where individuals or groups feel a sense of hopelessness or resignation, often in the face of overwhelming circumstances or perceived failure. The term can also imply a giving up or relinquishing of effort due to discouragement.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite culture, as in many ancient societies, hope was often tied to faith in God and His promises. Despair, therefore, was not just an emotional state but also a spiritual challenge. The Israelites were frequently reminded through their history and prophetic messages to place their trust in God, even in dire situations. The concept of despair was significant in a community that valued perseverance and faithfulness to God's covenant.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to despair<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>despair (2), despaired (1), hopeless (3).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> [<font class="hebrew2">יָאַשׁ</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>despair</b></font> (not in <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font>) (Late Hebrew Hithpa`el <em>despair of</em>, <font class="hebrew2">יֵאוּשׁ</font> <em>desperation</em>; Aramaic Pa`el <font class="hebrew2">יָאֵשׁ</font>, etc., <em>make despair</em> (so <font class="hebrew2">ᵑ7</font> <a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/2-20.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:20</a>); Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb038401.gif"> <em>despair</em>) — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Niph`al</b></font> <em>Perfect</em> <font class="hebrew2">וְנוֺאַש</font> consecutive <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/27-1.htm">1 Samuel 27:1</a>; <em>Participle</em> <font class="hebrew2">נוֺאָשׁ</font> <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/2-25.htm">Jeremiah 2:25</a> 3t.; — <em>despair</em>, <font class="hebrew2">מִמֶּנִּי שָׁאוּל</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">וְנ</font> <font class="hebrew2">לְבַקְּשֵׁנִי</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/27-1.htm">1 Samuel 27:1</a> <em>and Saul shall despair of me, to seek me</em>; participle <em>desperate, despairing</em>, of Job, <a href="/interlinear/job/6-26.htm">Job 6:26</a>; elsewhere <font class="hebrew2">נוֺאָ֑שׁ</font> (following <font class="hebrew2">אמר</font>) <em>desperate! = there is no hope!</em> <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/2-25.htm">Jeremiah 2:25</a>; <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/18-12.htm">Jeremiah 18:12</a>; <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/57-10.htm">Isaiah 57:10</a>. <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Pi`el</b></font> <em>Infinitive</em> <font class="hebrew2">לְיַאֵשׁ</font> <font class="hebrew2">אֶתלִֿבִּי עַל כָּלהֶֿעָמָל</font> <a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/2-20.htm">Ecclesiastes 2:20</a> <em>to make my heart despair, concerning all the toil.</em> <p><font class="hebrew2">יאֹשִׁיָּ֫הוּ</font>, <font class="hebrew2">יאֹשִׁיָּה</font> see below <font class="hebrew2">אשׁה</font> above<br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>cause to despair, one that is desperate, be no hope <p>A primitive root; to desist, i.e. (figuratively) to despond -- (cause to) despair, one that is desperate, be no hope. <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>וְנוֹאַ֨שׁ ונואש לְיַאֵ֣שׁ ליאש נֹאָֽשׁ׃ נאש׃ נוֹאָ֑שׁ נוֹאָ֔שׁ נואש lə·ya·’êš ləya’êš leyaEsh nō’āš nō·’āš nō·w·’āš noAsh nōw’āš venoAsh wə·nō·w·’aš wənōw’aš<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/1_samuel/27-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Samuel 27:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/27.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶ֣רֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֗ים <b> וְנוֹאַ֨שׁ </b> מִמֶּ֤נִּי שָׁאוּל֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_samuel/27.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Saul <span class="itali">then will despair</span> of searching<br><a href="/kjvs/1_samuel/27.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and Saul <span class="itali">shall despair</span> of me, to seek<br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/27-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the land of the Philistines <span class="itali">will despair</span> at Saul<p><b><a href="/text/job/6-26.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Job 6:26</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/job/6.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וּ֝לְר֗וּחַ אִמְרֵ֥י <b> נֹאָֽשׁ׃ </b> אַף־ עַל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/job/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [my] words, When the words <span class="itali">of one in despair</span> belong to the wind?<br><a href="/kjvs/job/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and the speeches <span class="itali">of one that is desperate,</span> [which are] as wind?<br><a href="/interlinear/job/6-26.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> air words <span class="itali">despair</span> yet for<p><b><a href="/text/ecclesiastes/2-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ecclesiastes 2:20</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְסַבּ֥וֹתִֽי אֲנִ֖י <b> לְיַאֵ֣שׁ </b> אֶת־ לִבִּ֑י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ecclesiastes/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Therefore I completely <span class="itali">despaired</span> of all<br><a href="/kjvs/ecclesiastes/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> my heart <span class="itali">to despair</span> of all the labour<br><a href="/interlinear/ecclesiastes/2-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> about I <span class="itali">despaired</span> my heart of<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/57-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 57:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/57.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לֹ֥א אָמַ֖רְתְּ <b> נוֹאָ֑שׁ </b> חַיַּ֤ת יָדֵךְ֙</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/57.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [Yet] you did not say, <span class="itali">It is hopeless.'</span> You found<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/57.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [yet] saidst <span class="itali">thou not, There is no hope:</span> thou hast found<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/57-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> did not say <span class="itali">hope</span> renewed strength<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/2-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 2:25</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">מִצִּמְאָ֑ה וַתֹּאמְרִ֣י <b> נוֹאָ֔שׁ </b> ל֕וֹא כִּֽי־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> But you said, <span class="itali">It is hopeless!</span> No!<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> but thou saidst, <span class="itali">There is no hope:</span> no; for I have loved<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/2-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> thirst said <span class="itali">is hopeless</span> No for<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/18-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 18:12</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/18.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3"> וְאָמְר֖וּ <b> נוֹאָ֑שׁ </b> כִּֽי־ אַחֲרֵ֤י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> But they will say, <span class="itali">'It's hopeless!</span> For we are going<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And they said, <span class="itali">There is no hope:</span> but we will walk<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/18-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> will say <span class="itali">hopeless</span> for after<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2976.htm">6 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2976.htm">Strong's Hebrew 2976<br>6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/leyaesh_2976.htm">lə·ya·’êš — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/noash_2976.htm">nō·’āš — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/venoash_2976.htm">wə·nō·w·’aš — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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