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Lexicon :: Strong's H3334 - yāṣar

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יָצַר
Transliteration
yāṣar
Pronunciation
yaw-tsar'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1973

Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs and Gesenius: יצר.

Strong’s Definitions

יָצַר yâtsar, yaw-tsar'; a primitive root; to press (intransitive), i.e. be narrow; figuratively, be in distress:—be distressed, be narrow, be straitened (in straits), be vexed.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H3334 in the following manner: distressed (4x), be straitened (2x), be in straits (1x), vexed (1x), be narrow (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x
The KJV translates Strong's H3334 in the following manner: distressed (4x), be straitened (2x), be in straits (1x), vexed (1x), be narrow (1x).

  1. to bind, be distressed, be in distress, be cramped, be narrow, be scant, be in straits, make narrow, cause distress, beseige

    1. (Qal) to suffer distress

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
יָצַר yâtsar, yaw-tsar'; a primitive root; to press (intransitive), i.e. be narrow; figuratively, be in distress:—be distressed, be narrow, be straitened (in straits), be vexed.
STRONGS H3334: Abbreviations
† I. צָרַר verb bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, cramped (Late Hebrew id.; Arabic bdb086402 bind, tie up; so Aramaic צְרַר, bdb086403); —
A. transitive:
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular צָרַר Hosea 4:19; Proverbs 30:4; Imperative צוֺר Isaiah 8:16; Infinitive construct צְרוֺר Proverbs 26:8 (?); Participle active צֹרֵר Job 26:8; passive צָרוּר Hosea 13:12, feminine צְרוּרָה 1 Samuel 25:29; feminine plural צְרֻרֹת Exodus 12:34; 2 Samuel 20:3; — bind or tie up, of kneading-troughs Exodus 12:34 (E); figurative of a life preserved by י׳, נֶפֶשׁ צְרוּרָה בִּצְרוֺר הַחַיִּים 1 Samuel 25:29; of preserving prophetic teaching Isaiah 8:16; of retention of guilt Hosea 13:12; of י׳'s binding waters in (a garment of) cloud Proverbs 30:4; Job 26:8; = shut up 2 Samuel 20:3; — צָרַר רוּחַ אֹתָהּ בִּכְנָפֶיהָ Hosea 4:19 (si vera lectio) pregnantly, the wind hath wrapped her up in its wings, to carry her off; כִּצְרוֺר אֶבֶן Proverbs 26:8 like the tying up of a stone, but unintellig. in context (see Toy).
Pu. Participle plural מְצֹרָרִים Joshua 9:4 tied up (mended by tying), of old wine-skins.
B. intransitive:
Qal Perfect 3rd person feminine singular צָ֫רָה Isaiah 28:20; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יֵצַר Proverbs 4:12, יֵ֫צֶר לוֺ Job 20:22, וַ֫יֵּצֶד Genesis 32:8 [Genesis 32:7] +, etc.; — be scant, cramped, in straits; of scanty bed-covering Isaiah 28:20 (in figurative); of land too small for (מִן) its people Isaiah 49:19 + Joshua 19:47 (for וַיֵּצֵא) DrExpos. Jan. 1887, 59 Benn, compare Greek Version of the LXX; of steps = be cramped, or impeded, Proverbs 4:12; Job 18:7 (both in figure); especially impersonal with ל person, וַיֵּצֶר לוֺ Genesis 32:8 [Genesis 32:7] and it was narrow for him = he was in straits, distress, so Judges 2:15; 2 Samuel 13:2; Job 20:22, also 3rd person feminine singular וַתֵּ֫צֶר לְ Judges 10:9; 1 Samuel 30:6 (see Dr).
Hiph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular וְהֵצַר Deuteronomy 28:52 (twice in verse) consecutive; 1st person singular וַהֲצֵרֹתִי Jeremiah 10:18; Zephaniah 1:17; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יָצַרלֿוֺ 1 Kings 8:37 2 Chronicles 6:28, וַיָּ֫צַד 2 Chronicles 28:20; 3rd person masculine plural וַיָּצֵרוּ Nehemiah 9:27; Infinitive construct הָצֵר 2 Chronicles 28:22; 33:12; — make narrow for, press hard upon, cause distress to, with ל person, Jeremiah 10:18 (subject י׳), Zephaniah 1:17 (subject id.); Deuteronomy 28:52 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 8:37 2 Chronicles 6:28; Nehemiah 9:27 (all subject foe), 2 Chronicles 28:20 (subject Tiglath-pileser); indefinite subject 2 Chronicles 28:22 (but read כִּי אִם לְצָרָה לוֺ, and join to 2 Chronicles 28:21, opposed to לְעֶזְרָה לוֺ, Greek Version of the LXX Kit BuhlLex), 2 Chronicles 33:12.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

32:7; 32:7

Exodus

12:34; 12:34

Deuteronomy

28:52; 28:52

Joshua

9:4; 19:47

Judges

2:15; 10:9

1 Samuel

25:29; 25:29; 30:6

2 Samuel

13:2; 20:3; 20:3

1 Kings

8:37; 8:37

2 Chronicles

6:28; 6:28; 28:20; 28:20; 28:21; 28:22; 28:22; 33:12; 33:12

Nehemiah

9:27; 9:27

Job

18:7; 20:22; 20:22; 26:8; 26:8

Proverbs

4:12; 4:12; 26:8; 26:8; 30:4; 30:4

Isaiah

8:16; 8:16; 28:20; 28:20; 49:19

Jeremiah

10:18; 10:18

Hosea

4:19; 4:19; 13:12; 13:12

Zephaniah

1:17; 1:17

H3334

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3334 matches the Hebrew יָצַר (yāṣar),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 32:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 32:7 - and Jacob feareth exceedingly, and is distressed, and he divideth the people who are with him, and the flock, and the herd, and the camels, into two camps,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 2:15 - in every place where they have gone out, the hand of Jehovah hath been against them for evil, as Jehovah hath spoken, and as Jehovah hath sworn to them, and they are distressed -- greatly.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 10:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 10:9 - And the Bene-Ammon pass over the Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim, and Israel hath great distress.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 30:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 30:6 - and David hath great distress, for the people have said to stone him, for the soul of all the people hath been bitter, each for his sons and for his daughters; and David doth strengthen himself in Jehovah his God.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 13:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 13:2 - And Amnon hath distress -- even to become sick, because of Tamar his sister, for she is a virgin, and it is hard in the eyes of Amnon to do anything to her.

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 9:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:27 - and Thou givest them into the hand of their adversaries, and they distress them, and in the time of their distress they cry unto Thee, and Thou, from the heavens, dost hear, and, according to Thine abundant mercies, dost give to them saviours, and they save them out of the hand of their adversaries.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:7 - Straitened are the steps of his strength, And cast him down doth his own counsel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:22

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:22 - In the fulness of his sufficiency he is straitened. Every perverse hand doth meet him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 4:12 - In thy walking thy step is not straitened, And if thou runnest, thou stumblest not.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 49:19

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:19 - Because thy wastes, and thy desolate places, And the land of thy ruins, Surely now are straitened because of inhabitants, And far off have been those consuming thee.
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