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Lexicon :: Strong's H3335 - yāṣar

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יָצַר
Transliteration
yāṣar
Pronunciation
yaw-tsar'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Probably identical with יָצַר (H3334) (through the squeezing into shape), ([compare יָצַע (H3331)])
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 898

Strong’s Definitions

יָצַר yâtsar, yaw-tsar'; probably identical with H3334 (through the squeezing into shape); (compare H3331); to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution):—× earthen, fashion, form, frame, make(-r), potter, purpose.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 62x

The KJV translates Strong's H3335 in the following manner: form (26x), potter (17x), fashion (5x), maker (4x), frame (3x), make (3x), former (2x), earthen (1x), purposed (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 62x
The KJV translates Strong's H3335 in the following manner: form (26x), potter (17x), fashion (5x), maker (4x), frame (3x), make (3x), former (2x), earthen (1x), purposed (1x).
  1. to form, fashion, frame

    1. (Qal) to form, fashion

      1. of human activity

      2. of divine activity

        1. of creation

          1. of original creation

          2. of individuals at conception

          3. of Israel as a people

        2. to frame, pre-ordain, plan (fig. of divine) purpose of a situation)

    2. (Niphal) to be formed, be created

    3. (Pual) to be predetermined, be pre-ordained

    4. (Hophal) to be formed

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יָצַר yâtsar, yaw-tsar'; probably identical with H3334 (through the squeezing into shape); (compare H3331); to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution):—× earthen, fashion, form, frame, make(-r), potter, purpose.
STRONGS H3335: Abbreviations
יָצַר verb form, fashion (Late Hebrew in participle יוֺצֵר potter, creator, and derivatives; Phoenician יצר potter; Targum יצר Syriac bdb042701 = יֵצֶר etc.; Arabic bdb042702 covenant, contract; Assyrian êṣêru, as Hebrew, DlHWB 309) —
Qal Perfect י׳ Isaiah 44:10; יָצָ֑ר Genesis 2:8; suffix יְצָרָהּ Isaiah 45:18; 2nd person masculine יָצַרְתָּ Psalm 104:26 + 8 times Perfect; Imperfect 3rd person masculine וַיִּ֫יצֶר Genesis 2:7; וַיִּ֫צֶר Genesis 2:19; suffix יִצְּרֵהוּ Isaiah 44:12; 1st person singular suffix אֶצֳּו֯רְךָ Jeremiah 1:5; Participle יוֺצֵר Isaiah 41:25 + 20 times; יֹצֵר Isaiah 45:18 + 6 times; suffix יֹצְרִי Isaiah 49:5 + 11 times suffix; plural יוֺצְרִים Isaiah 30:14; 1 Chronicles 4:23; construct יֹצְרֵי Isaiah 44:9; —
1. of human activity:
a. of a potter who forms out of clay a vessel Isaiah 29:16; Isaiah 41:25; Jeremiah 18:4 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 18:6 (twice in verse); 1 Chronicles 4:23; Lamentations 4:2; Zechariah 11:13 (twice in verse) (these last two according to Thes SS et al. error for אוֺצָר); כְּלִי (ה)י׳ potter's vessel 2 Samuel 17:28; Psalm 2:9; Jeremiah 19:11; חֹמֶר הי׳ potter's clay Isaiah 29:16; נֵבֶל י׳ Isaiah 30:14; בַּקְבֻּק י׳ Jeremiah 19:1 בית הי׳ Jeremiah 18:2, 3.
b. of a carver of wood, graven images Isaiah 44:9, 10, 12; Habakkuk 2:18 (twice in verse).
c. frame, devise in the mind עָמָל י׳ Psalm 94:20.
2. of divine activity:
a. (as a potter) forming Adam out of עפר from אדמה Genesis 2:7, 8 (J), beasts and birds, also from אדמה Genesis 2:19 (J); Israel as a people Isaiah 27:11; Isaiah 43:1, 21; Isaiah 44:21; Isaiah 45:9 (twice in verse); Isaiah 45:11; Isaiah 64:7, even from the womb Isaiah 44:2, 24; the servant of Yahweh from the womb Isaiah 49:5; of the formation of the individual man Isaiah 43:7; Jeremiah in the womb Jeremiah 1:5; the eye of man Psalm 94:9; the locust Amos 7:1; Leviathan Psalm 104:26; the dry land Psalm 95:5; the earth Isaiah 45:18 (twice in verse); the mountains Amos 4:13; הַכֹּל Jeremiah 10:16 = Jeremiah 51:19. Figurative perhaps lost sight of in some of the above, and quite certainly in the forming of light Isaiah 45:7, of summer and winter Psalm 74:17, the רוּחַ of man Zechariah 12:1, and the לב of men Psalm 33:15.
b. figurative for frame, pre-ordain, plan (in divine purpose), of a situation מֵרָחוֺק Isaiah 22:11; of an occurrence מִימֵי קֶדֶם Isaiah 37:26 = 2 Kings 19:25; יָצַרְתִּי אַף אֶעֱשֶׂנָּה I have planned, I will also do it Isaiah 46:11; רעה על י׳ Jeremiah 18:11; לַהֲכִינָהּ י׳ devised it to establish it Jeremiah 33:2.
Niph. Perfect לְפָנַי לֹאנֿוֺצַר אֵל Isaiah 43:10 before me a god was not formed (created).
Pu. Perfect יָמִים יצָֻּ֑רוּ days (that) were pre-ordained (in the divine purpose) Psalm 139:16 (compare Qal, 2 b).
Hoph. Imperfect כָּלכְּֿלִי יוּצַר עָלַיִךְ לֹא יִצְלָ֑ח Isaiah 54:17 any weapon that is formed against thee will not prosper.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

2:7; 2:7; 2:8; 2:8; 2:19; 2:19

2 Samuel

17:28

2 Kings

19:25

1 Chronicles

4:23; 4:23

Psalms

2:9; 33:15; 74:17; 94:9; 94:20; 95:5; 104:26; 104:26; 139:16

Isaiah

22:11; 27:11; 29:16; 29:16; 30:14; 30:14; 37:26; 41:25; 41:25; 43:1; 43:7; 43:10; 43:21; 44:2; 44:9; 44:9; 44:10; 44:10; 44:12; 44:12; 44:21; 44:24; 45:7; 45:9; 45:11; 45:18; 45:18; 45:18; 46:11; 49:5; 49:5; 54:17; 64:7

Jeremiah

1:5; 1:5; 10:16; 18:2; 18:3; 18:4; 18:6; 18:11; 19:1; 19:11; 33:2; 51:19

Lamentations

4:2

Amos

4:13; 7:1

Habakkuk

2:18

Zechariah

11:13; 12:1

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3335 matches the Hebrew יָצַר (yāṣar),
which occurs 14 times in 11 verses in 'Jer' in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 1:5 -

I chose you before I formed you in the womb;

I set you apart before you were born.

I appointed you a prophet to the nations.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:16 -

Jacob’s Portion[fn] is not like these

because he is the one who formed all things.

Israel is the tribe of his inheritance;

the LORD of Armies is his name.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:2 -

“Go down at once to the potter’s house; there I will reveal my words to you.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:3 -

So I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was, working away at the wheel.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:4 -

But the jar that he was making from the clay became flawed in the potter’s hand, so he made it into another jar, as it seemed right for him to do.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:6 -

“House of Israel, can I not treat you as this potter treats his clay? ” ​— ​this is the LORD’s declaration. “Just like clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in my hand, house of Israel.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:11 -

“So now, say to the men of Judah and to the residents of Jerusalem, ‘This is what the LORD says: Look, I am about to bring harm to you and make plans against you. Turn now, each from your evil way, and correct your ways and your deeds.’

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:1 -

This is what the LORD says: “Go, buy a potter’s clay jar. Take[fn] some of the elders of the people and some of the leading priests

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 19:11 -

“and you are to proclaim to them, ‘This is what the LORD of Armies says: I will shatter these people and this city, like one shatters a potter’s jar that can never again be mended. They will bury the dead in Topheth because there is no other place for burials.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 33:2 -

“The LORD who made the earth,[fn] the LORD who forms it to establish it, the LORD is his name, says this:

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:19 -

Jacob’s Portion[fn] is not like these

because he is the one who formed all things.

Israel is the tribe of his inheritance;

the LORD of Armies is his name.

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