יָרָקyârâq
herbs (collective), herbage (green, greens) (Deuteronomy 11:10; Isaiah 37:27; 2 Kings 19:26; 1 Kings 21:2; Proverbs 15:17)
Pronunciation: yaw-rawk' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H3419
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 5 times in the Bible.
- Deuteronomy 11:10 For the land you are about to enter and take over is not like the land of Egypt from which you came, where you planted your seed and made irrigation ditches with your foot as in a vegetable garden.
- 1 Kings 21:2 One day Ahab said to Naboth, “Since your vineyard is so convenient to my palace, I would like to buy it to use as a vegetable garden. I will give you a better vineyard in exchange, or if you prefer, I will pay you for it.”
- 2 Kings 19:26 That is why their people have so little power and are so frightened and confused. They are as weak as grass, as easily trampled as tender green shoots. They are like grass sprouting on a housetop, scorched before it can grow lush and tall.
- Proverbs 15:17 A bowl of vegetables with someone you love is better than steak with someone you hate.
- Isaiah 37:27 That is why their people have so little power and are so frightened and confused. They are as weak as grass, as easily trampled as tender green shoots. They are like grass sprouting on a housetop, scorched before it can grow lush and tall.
Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).