dry land
yab.ba.shah denotes exposed land, especially a passable surface where waters have been divided or withdrawn.
The term most often identifies exposed, passable land amid or after waters are divided, as in sea and river crossings. It also names land in distinction from the sea and, in one setting, terrain described as needing water.
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Exposed passage amid waters · dominant
In Exodus 14:22 the APB renders Israel's movement through the sea "on dry ground," while waters stand as walls on either side; Exodus 14:29 and Exodus 15:19 repeat that setting. Joshua 4:22, Nehemiah 9:11, and Psalm 66:6 likewise place the noun in accounts of crossing waters on foot after the waters are divided or changed.
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Land distinguished from the sea · common
Genesis 1:9 places it where gathered waters allow land to appear, and Genesis 1:10 contrasts the land called Earth with the gathered waters called Seas. In Jonah 1:9 the APB names sea and land together as what God made; Exodus 4:9 places Nile water poured onto the land.
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Terrain needing water · rare
In Isaiah 44:3, the noun occurs in the clause where water and streams are promised upon thirsty people and waterless terrain. The setting specifically portrays land receiving the water that it lacks.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly presents the term as "dry ground" in crossing accounts and as "dry land" in other settings, including Genesis 1:10 and Isaiah 44:3. These renderings reflect the verses' scenes to the Hebrew token.