Original Word: יֶרֶק
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: yereq
Pronunciation: yeh-rek
Phonetic Spelling: (yeh'-rek)
Definition: Green, greenery, vegetables, herbs
Meaning: pallor, the yellowish green of young and sickly vegetation, verdure, grass, vegetation

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to be green

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3001: λάχανον (lachanon) - Refers to a vegetable or garden herb.

Usage: The Hebrew word "yereq" primarily refers to anything green, particularly vegetation such as herbs, vegetables, or plants. It is used in the context of food, agriculture, and the natural world, emphasizing the provision and sustenance that God provides through the earth's produce.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, agriculture was a central part of daily life and survival. The Israelites depended on the land for their sustenance, and "yereq" would have been a common term in their vocabulary, referring to the essential greens and vegetables that formed a part of their diet. The cultivation of plants and the harvest of green produce were seen as blessings from God, reflecting His provision and care for His people.

Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
green, greenness
NASB Translation
grass (1), green (4), green thing (1).

יֶ֫רֶק noun masculine^{Isaiah 15:6} green, greenness (on in gardens, see Nö^{ZMG 1876, 777} Löw^{p. 236 f.}) — absolute Exodus 10:15; Isaiah 15:6; construct Genesis 1:30 3t.; — יֶרֶק עֵשֶׂב Genesis 1:30; Genesis 9:3 (both P); יֶרֶק דֶּשֶׁא Psalm 37:2 יֶרֶק הַשָּׂדֶה Numbers 22:4 (E) = green thing, grass; alone Exodus 10:15 (J) green thing, including עֵץ and עֵשֶׂב, Isaiah 15:6.

grass, green thing

From yaraq (in the sense of vacuity of color); properly, pallor, i.e. Hence, the yellowish green of young and sickly vegetation; concretely, verdure, i.e. Grass or vegetation -- grass, green (thing).

see HEBREW yaraq

וּכְיֶ֥רֶק וכירק יֶ֖רֶק יֶ֣רֶק יֶ֥רֶק יֶ֧רֶק ירק כְּיֶ֣רֶק כירק kə·ye·req keYerek kəyereq ū·ḵə·ye·req ucheYerek ūḵəyereq ye·req Yerek yereqInterlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts