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Lexicon :: Strong's H3336 - yēṣer

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יֵצֶר
Transliteration
yēṣer
Pronunciation
yay'-tser
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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TWOT Reference: 898a

Strong’s Definitions

יֵצֶר yêtser, yay'-tser; from H3335; a form; figuratively, conception (i.e. purpose):—frame, thing framed, imagination, mind, work.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H3336 in the following manner: imagination (5x), frame (1x), mind (1x), thing framed (1x), work (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's H3336 in the following manner: imagination (5x), frame (1x), mind (1x), thing framed (1x), work (1x).

  1. form, framing, purpose, framework

    1. form

      1. pottery

      2. graven image

      3. man (as formed from the dust)

    2. purpose, imagination, device (intellectual framework)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יֵצֶר yêtser, yay'-tser; from H3335; a form; figuratively, conception (i.e. purpose):—frame, thing framed, imagination, mind, work.
STRONGS H3336: Abbreviations
† I. יֵ֫צָר noun masculineIsaiah 26:3 form, framing, purpose; — י׳ Genesis 6:5 + 5 times; יִצְדוֺ Deuteronomy 31:21; Habakkuk 2:18; יִצְרֵנוּ Psalm 103:14; —
1. pottery, formed by the potter Isaiah 29:16.
2. form of a graven image Habakkuk 2:18.
3. form of man as made of the dust Psalm 103:14.
4. of what is framed in the mind (compare יָצַר 1c, 2 b), imagination, device, purpose: לב(ב) מחשׁב(ו)ת יצר Genesis 6:5 (J), 1 Chronicles 29:18; מחשׁבות י׳ 1 Chronicles 28:9; לב י׳ Genesis 8:21 (J); יֵצֶר alone Deuteronomy 31:21 (J); יֵצֶר סָמוּךְ Isaiah 26:3 a stedfast purpose (or frame of mind). (In Late Hebrew יֵצֶר is common in sense of impulse: יצר הטוב and יצר הרע of good and bad tendency in man.)
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

6:5; 6:5; 8:21

Deuteronomy

31:21; 31:21

1 Chronicles

28:9; 29:18

Psalms

103:14; 103:14

Isaiah

26:3; 26:3; 29:16

Habakkuk

2:18; 2:18

H3336

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3336 matches the Hebrew יֵצֶר (yēṣer),
which occurs 10 times in 9 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 6:5 - The LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 8:21

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 8:21 - And when the LORD smelled the pleasing odor, the LORD said in his heart, "I will never again curse the ground because of man, for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I ever again destroy every living creature as I have done.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 31:21

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 31:21 - And when many evils and troubles have come upon them, this song shall confront them as a witness (for it will live unforgotten in the mouths of their descendants); for I know the purposes which they are already forming, before I have brought them into the land that I swore to give."

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 28:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 28:9 - "And you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a whole heart and with a willing mind; for the LORD searches all hearts, and understands every plan and thought. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off for ever.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 29:18

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 29:18 - O LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep for ever such purposes and thoughts in the hearts of thy people, and direct their hearts toward thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 103:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 103:14 - For he knows our frame; he remembers that we are dust.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 26:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 26:3 - Thou dost keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee, because he trusts in thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 29:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:16 - You turn things upside down! Shall the potter be regarded as the clay; that the thing made should say of its maker, "He did not make me"; or the thing formed say of him who formed it, "He has no understanding"?

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:18

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:18 - What profit is an idol when its maker has shaped it, a metal image, a teacher of lies? For the workman trusts in his own creation when he makes dumb idols!
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