Lexical Definition

‎יֶרֶק‎ yereq (yeh'-rek) green ^H:N-M
from ‎יָרָק‎ (in the sense of vacuity of color)

grass, green (thing).

• properly, pallor, i.e. hence, the yellowish green of young and sickly vegetation
• concretely, verdure, i.e. grass or vegetation

1) green, greenness, green plants, greenery

See Greek: λάχανον · χλωρός

Brown-Driver-Briggs

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

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