- Original: ξηρός - Transliteration: Xeros - Phonetic: xay-ros' - Definition: 1. dry a. of members of the body deprived of their natural juices, shrunk, wasted, withered b. of the land in distinction from the water - Origin: from the base of G3582 (through the idea of scorching) - TDNT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Adjective - Strong's: From the base of G3582 (through the idea of scorching); arid; by implication shrunken earth (as opposed to water): - dry land withered. Total KJV Occurrences: 5 • dry, 1 Hebrews 11:29 • withered, 4 Mat 12:10; Luke 6:6; Luke 6:8; Joh 5:3