יבשת

Hebrew

Root
י־ב־שׁ (y-b-sh)

Pronunciation

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Noun

יַבֶּשֶׁת • (yabéshet) f (plural indefinite יַבָּשׁוֹת, Biblical Hebrew pausal form יַבָּשֶׁת) [pattern: קַטֶּלֶת]

1. continent (large landmass)
2. (obsolete) dry land, dry ground
   • Tanach, Exodus 4:9, with Young's Literal Translation:

     וְהָיוּ הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר תִּקַּח מִן הַיְאֹר וְהָיוּ לְדָם בַּיַּבָּשֶׁת

     v'hayú hamáyim ashér tikách mín hay'ór v'hayú l'dám bayabáshet

     and the waters which thou takest from the River have been, yea, they have become -- blood on the dry land

Related terms

• יָבֵשׁ (yavésh)

See also

Seven Continents in Hebrew · שֶׁבַע יַבָּשׁוֹת (layout · text)
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Hebrew	צְפוֹן אָמֵרִיקָה	דְּרוֹם אָמֶרִיקָה	אַנְטְאַרְקְטִיקָה	אַפְרִיקָה	אֵירוֹפָּה	אַסְיָה	אוקיאניה
English	North America	South America	Antarctica	Africa	Europe	Asia	Oceania

Verb

יבשת

1. (יָבַשְׁתָּ, yaváshta) Second-person masculine singular past (suffix conjugation) of יָבַשׁ (yavásh).
2. (יָבַשְׁתְּ, yavásht) Second-person feminine singular past (suffix conjugation) of יָבַשׁ (yavásh).
3. (יְבֹשֶׁת, y'vóshet) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
   • Tanach, Genesis 8:7, with Young's Literal Translation:

     עַד יְבֹשֶׁת הַמַּיִם מֵעַל הָאָרֶץ

     ád y'vóshet hamáyim meál haárets

     till the drying of the waters from off the earth

References

• “יבשת” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• יבשת on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he