*wṯm: 'desert, poor pasture'
Root
Reflexes
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Notes
HALOT 447 derives Hebrew yǝšîmôn from the root *yšm, with OSArb. wṯmt 'poor pasture' and Arabic waṯim 'poor soil'. Biella 154 compares Hebrew yēšīmōn 'wilderness'.
Updated 26 October 2026