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Lexicon :: Strong's H3341 - yāṣaṯ

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יָצַת
Transliteration
yāṣaṯ
Pronunciation
yaw-tsath'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 899

Strong’s Definitions

יָצַת yâtsath, yaw-tsath'; a primitive root; to burn or set on fire; figuratively, to desolate:—burn (up), be desolate, set (on) fire (fire), kindle.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x

The KJV translates Strong's H3341 in the following manner: kindle (12x), burned (7x), set (7x), burn up (2x), desolate (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 29x
The KJV translates Strong's H3341 in the following manner: kindle (12x), burned (7x), set (7x), burn up (2x), desolate (1x).

  1. to kindle, burn, set on fire

    1. (Qal) to kindle

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to be kindled

      2. to be left desolate

    3. (Hiphil) to set on fire, kindle

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יָצַת yâtsath, yaw-tsath'; a primitive root; to burn or set on fire; figuratively, to desolate:—burn (up), be desolate, set (on) fire (fire), kindle.
STRONGS H3341: Abbreviations
† [יָצַת] verb kindle, burn (intransitive) (Late Hebrew id. rare)) —
Qal Imperfect 3rd person feminine singular וַתִּצַּת Isaiah 9:17 [Isaiah 9:18]; יִצַּ֑תּוּ Isaiah 33:12; Jeremiah 51:58 (Köi. 431); 3rd person feminine plural תִּצַּתְנָה Jeremiah 49:2; — kindle, intransitive, figurative of wickedness, Isaiah 9:17 [Isaiah 9:18]; followed by בָּאֵשׁ be kindled with fire (= set on fire), of thorns (in simile) Isaiah 33:12, Jeremiah 49:2 (of dependent towns and villages of Rabbah, under figure of daughters), Jeremiah 51:58 (of gates of Babylon).
Niph. Perfect נִצְּתָה 2 Kings 22:13; Jeremiah 9:11 [Jeremiah 9:12] + Jeremiah 2:15 Kt (Qr נִצְּתוּ); וְנִצְּתָה consecutive 2 Kings 22:17; Jeremiah 46:19; נִצְּתוּ Nehemiah 1:3 2 times + Jeremiah 2:15 Qr (compare above); — be kindled, figurative of wrath of י׳, 2 Kings 22:13, 2 Kings 22:17; be burned, of gates of Jerusalem, followed by בָּאֵשׁ, Nehemiah 1:3; Nehemiah 2:17; = desolated Jeremiah 2:15 (of cities of Israel), compare Jeremiah 46:19; Jeremiah 9:9 [Jeremiah 9:10] (of mountains and pastures); of land Jeremiah 9:11 [Jeremiah 9:12] (|| אָֽבְדָה).
Hiph. Perfect הִצִּית Jeremiah 11:16; 1st person singular וְהִצַּתִּי consecutive Jeremiah 17:27 5 times; והוציתיה 2 Samuel 14:30 Kt; (< Qr וְהַצִּיתוּהָ Imperative, Ges§ 71 Köi. 431); הִצִּיתוּ 2 Samuel 14:31; Jeremiah 51:30; וְהִצִּיתוּ consecutive Jeremiah 32:29; Imperfect וַיַּצֶּתֿ Lamentations 4:11; אֲצִיתֶנָּה H6702Isaiah 27:4 (read אַצִּיתֶנָּה Köl. c. Gesl. c.); וַיַָּצִּיתוּ Joshua 8:19 2 times; תַּצִּיתוּ Joshua 8:8; Imperative 2 Samuel 14:30 Qr, compare above; Participle מַצִּית Ezekiel 21:3 [Ezekiel 20:47]; — kindle, set on fire, followed by accusative, עִיר + בָּאֵשׁ Joshua 8:8, Joshua 8:19 (JE), Jeremiah 32:29 (+ שׂרף); field of corn, + בָּאֵשׂ 2 Samuel 14:30 (twice in verse); 2 Samuel 14:31; dwellings (no באשׁ) Jeremiah 51:30, compare also Judges 9:49; also followed by accusative אֵשׁ + preposition לְ, Jeremiah 11:16 (of Jerusalem under figure of olive-tree); elsewhere + בְּ, Amos 1:14, והצתי אשׁ ב׳ (hence Jeremiah 17:27; Jeremiah 21:14; Jeremiah 43:12; Jeremiah 49:27; Jeremiah 50:32) Lamentations 4:11; Ezekiel 21:3 [Ezekiel 20:47].
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Joshua

8:8; 8:8; 8:19; 8:19

Judges

9:49

2 Samuel

14:30; 14:30; 14:30; 14:31; 14:31

2 Kings

22:13; 22:13; 22:17; 22:17

Nehemiah

1:3; 1:3; 2:17

Isaiah

9:18; 9:18; 27:4; 33:12; 33:12

Jeremiah

2:15; 2:15; 2:15; 9:10; 9:12; 9:12; 11:16; 11:16; 17:27; 17:27; 21:14; 32:29; 32:29; 43:12; 46:19; 46:19; 49:2; 49:2; 49:27; 50:32; 51:30; 51:30; 51:58; 51:58

Lamentations

4:11; 4:11

Ezekiel

20:47; 20:47

Amos

1:14

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Strong's Number H3341 matches the Hebrew יָצַת (yāṣaṯ),
which occurs 31 times in 28 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 8:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:8 - Set the town on fire, as the LORD has commanded. You have your orders.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:19 - As soon as Joshua gave this signal, all the men in ambush jumped up from their position and poured into the town. They quickly captured it and set it on fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:49

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:49 - So each of them cut down some branches, following Abimelech’s example. They piled the branches against the walls of the temple and set them on fire. So all the people who had lived in the tower of Shechem died—about 1,000 men and women.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:30 - So Absalom said to his servants, “Go and set fire to Joab’s barley field, the field next to mine.” So they set his field on fire, as Absalom had commanded.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:31

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:31 - Then Joab came to Absalom at his house and demanded, “Why did your servants set my field on fire?”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 22:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:13 - “Go to the Temple and speak to the LORD for me and for the people and for all Judah. Inquire about the words written in this scroll that has been found. For the LORD’s great anger is burning against us because our ancestors have not obeyed the words in this scroll. We have not been doing everything it says we must do.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 22:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:17 - For my people have abandoned me and offered sacrifices to pagan gods, and I am very angry with them for everything they have done. My anger will burn against this place, and it will not be quenched.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 1:3 - They said to me, “Things are not going well for those who returned to the province of Judah. They are in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem has been torn down, and the gates have been destroyed by fire.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:17 - But now I said to them, “You know very well what trouble we are in. Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire. Let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem and end this disgrace!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:18 - This wickedness is like a brushfire.
It burns not only briers and thorns
but also sets the forests ablaze.
Its burning sends up clouds of smoke.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:12 - Your people will be burned up completely,
like thornbushes cut down and tossed in a fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:15 - Strong lions have roared against him,
and the land has been destroyed.
The towns are now in ruins,
and no one lives in them anymore.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:10 - I will weep for the mountains
and wail for the wilderness pastures.
For they are desolate and empty of life;
the lowing of cattle is heard no more;
the birds and wild animals have all fled.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:12 - Who is wise enough to understand all this? Who has been instructed by the LORD and can explain it to others? Why has the land been so ruined that no one dares to travel through it?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:16 - I, the LORD, once called them a thriving olive tree,
beautiful to see and full of good fruit.
But now I have sent the fury of their enemies
to burn them with fire,
leaving them charred and broken.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 17:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:27 - “‘But if you do not listen to me and refuse to keep the Sabbath holy, and if on the Sabbath day you bring loads of merchandise through the gates of Jerusalem just as on other days, then I will set fire to these gates. The fire will spread to the palaces, and no one will be able to put out the roaring flames.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 21:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 21:14 - And I myself will punish you for your sinfulness,
says the LORD.
I will light a fire in your forests
that will burn up everything around you.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:29 - The Babylonians outside the walls will come in and set fire to the city. They will burn down all these houses where the people provoked my anger by burning incense to Baal on the rooftops and by pouring out liquid offerings to other gods.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 43:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 43:12 - He will set fire to the temples of Egypt’s gods; he will burn the temples and carry the idols away as plunder. He will pick clean the land of Egypt as a shepherd picks fleas from his cloak. And he himself will leave unharmed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:19 - Pack up! Get ready to leave for exile,
you citizens of Egypt!
The city of Memphis will be destroyed,
without a single inhabitant.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:2 - In the days to come,” says the LORD,
“I will sound the battle cry against your city of Rabbah.
It will become a desolate heap of ruins,
and the neighboring towns will be burned.
Then Israel will take back the land
you took from her,” says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:27 - “And I will set fire to the walls of Damascus
that will burn up the palaces of Ben-hadad.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:32 - O land of arrogance, you will stumble and fall,
and no one will raise you up.
For I will light a fire in the cities of Babylon
that will burn up everything around them.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:30 - Her mightiest warriors no longer fight.
They stay in their barracks, their courage gone.
They have become like women.
The invaders have burned the houses
and broken down the city gates.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:58

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:58 - This is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies says:
“The thick walls of Babylon will be leveled to the ground,
and her massive gates will be burned.
The builders from many lands have worked in vain,
for their work will be destroyed by fire!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:11 - But now the anger of the LORD is satisfied.
His fierce anger has been poured out.
He started a fire in Jerusalem[fn]
that burned the city to its foundations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:47

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:47 - Tell the southern wilderness, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Hear the word of the LORD! I will set you on fire, and every tree, both green and dry, will be burned. The terrible flames will not be quenched and will scorch everything from south to north.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:14 - So I will send down fire on the walls of Rabbah,
and all its fortresses will be destroyed.
The battle will come upon them with shouts,
like a whirlwind in a mighty storm.
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