y-b-s

Description

The Arabic root يبس (y-b-s) conveys the core meaning of dryness, withering, and the absence of moisture or life-giving properties. In the Quran, this root appears in contexts describing dried or withered vegetation, most notably in references to dry land that emerges when waters part (as in the parting of the Red Sea) and plants that lose their vitality and become brittle. The term carries theological significance as it illustrates divine power over nature's cycles of life and death, fertility and barrenness, and serves as a metaphor for spiritual desolation contrasted with the life-giving nature of faith and divine guidance.