to wither
ya.vesh describes becoming dry or withered, causing something to dry up, and in some clauses being put to shame.
The dominant usage describes things becoming dry or withered: waters recede, vegetation fails, and bodily features lose vitality. Other clauses portray an agent drying up waters or growth, while a smaller group of Hiphil clauses occurs where the APB presents people, cities, or idols as put to shame.
Senses in use
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Become dry or withered · dominant
Qal forms describe the loss of moisture or vitality in waters, land, plants, and bodies. In Genesis 8:14 the APB renders the earth as having “dried out”; in 1 Kings 17:7, a torrent dries up because there was no rain; and in Ezekiel 37:11 the bones are described as dried while hope has perished. Vegetation likewise withers in Isaiah 40:7 and Jonah 4:7.
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Cause waters or growth to dry up · common
In clauses with an expressed agent, the form can describe bringing about dryness. In Ezekiel 17:24 the speaker says that he will “dry up the green tree”; Isaiah 44:27 addresses the deep and rivers; and Psalm 74:15 addresses one who dried up mighty rivers. The APB also renders Nahum 1:4 as rebuking the sea and drying up rivers.
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Be put to shame · occasional
A smaller set of Hiphil clauses occurs in settings of disgrace or defeat rather than physical drying. In Jeremiah 46:24 the APB renders the daughter of Egypt as “put to shame,” while Jeremiah 48:20 has Moab put to shame because it is broken. In Jeremiah 6:15, the clause concerns people who committed abomination yet were not ashamed.
In the Anselm Project Bible: Across physical contexts, the APB uses “wither,” “dry up,” “dried,” and “dried out.” In several Hiphil clauses it instead presents shame or disgrace; Those renderings identify the clause's presentation rather than a fixed English equivalent.