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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
Dictionary Aids

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].
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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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 - When you capture the city, set it on fire. Do as the LORD says! See, I have given you orders."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 8:19 - When he held out his hand, the men waiting in ambush rose up quickly from their place and attacked. They entered the city, captured it, and immediately set it on fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:49

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:49 - So each of his men also cut off a branch and followed Abimelech. They put the branches against the stronghold and set fire to it. All the people of the Tower of Shechem died - about a thousand men and women.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:30

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:30 - So he said to his servants, "Look, Joab has a portion of field adjacent to mine and he has some barley there. Go and set it on fire." So Absalom's servants set Joab's portion of the field on fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 14:31

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 14:31 - Then Joab got up and came to Absalom's house. He said to him, "Why did your servants set my portion of field on fire?"

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 22:13

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:13 - "Go, seek an oracle from the LORD for me and the people - for all Judah. Find out about the words of this scroll that has been discovered. For the LORD's fury has been ignited against us, because our ancestors have not obeyed the words of this scroll by doing all that it instructs us to do."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 22:17

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 22:17 - This will happen because they have abandoned me and offered sacrifices to other gods, angering me with all the idols they have made. My anger will ignite against this place and will not be extinguished!'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 1:3 - They said to me, "The remnant that remains from the exile there in the province are experiencing considerable adversity and reproach. The wall of Jerusalem lies breached, and its gates have been burned down!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 2:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 2:17 - Then I said to them, "You see the problem that we have: Jerusalem is desolate and its gates are burned. Come on! Let's rebuild the wall of Jerusalem so that this reproach will not continue."

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 9:18 - For evil burned like a fire, it consumed thorns and briers; it burned up the thickets of the forest, and they went up in smoke.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 33:12

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:12 - The nations will be burned to ashes; like thorn bushes that have been cut down, they will be set on fire.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:15 - Like lions his enemies roar victoriously over him; they raise their voices in triumph. They have laid his land waste; his cities have been burned down and deserted.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:10 - I said, "I will weep and mourn for the grasslands on the mountains, I will sing a mournful song for the pastures in the wilderness because they are so scorched no one travels through them. The sound of livestock is no longer heard there. Even the birds in the sky and the wild animals in the fields have fled and are gone."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:12 - I said, "Who is wise enough to understand why this has happened? Who has a word from the LORD that can explain it? Why does the land lie in ruins? Why is it as scorched as a desert through which no one travels?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:16 - I, the LORD, once called you a thriving olive tree, one that produced beautiful fruit. But I will set you on fire, fire that will blaze with a mighty roar. Then all your branches will be good for nothing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 17:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:27 - But you must obey me and set the Sabbath day apart to me. You must not carry any loads in through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day. If you disobey, I will set the gates of Jerusalem on fire. It will burn down all the fortified dwellings in Jerusalem and no one will be able to put it out.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 21:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 21:14 - But I will punish you as your deeds deserve,' says the LORD. 'I will set fire to your palace; it will burn up everything around it.'"

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 32:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 32:29 - The Babylonian soldiers that are attacking this city will break into it and set it on fire. They will burn it down along with the houses where people have made me angry by offering sacrifices to the god Baal and by pouring out drink offerings to other gods on their rooftops.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 43:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 43:12 - He will set fire to the temples of the gods of Egypt. He will burn their gods or carry them off as captives. He will pick Egypt clean like a shepherd picks the lice from his clothing. He will leave there unharmed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 46:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 46:19 - Pack your bags for exile, you inhabitants of poor dear Egypt. For Memphis will be laid waste. It will lie in ruins and be uninhabited.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:2 - Because you did that, I, the LORD, affirm that a time is coming when I will make Rabbah, the capital city of Ammon, hear the sound of the battle cry. It will become a mound covered with ruins. Its villages will be burned to the ground. Then Israel will take back its land from those who took their land from them. I, the Lord, affirm it!

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 49:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 49:27 - "I will set fire to the walls of Damascus; it will burn up the palaces of Ben Hadad."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 50:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 50:32 - You will stumble and fall, you proud city; no one will help you get up. I will set fire to your towns; it will burn up everything that surrounds you."

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:30

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:30 - The soldiers of Babylonia will stop fighting. They will remain in their fortified cities. They will lose their strength to do battle. They will be as frightened as women. The houses in her cities will be set on fire. The gates of her cities will be broken down.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 51:58

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 51:58 - This is what the LORD who rules over all says, "Babylon's thick wall will be completely demolished. Her high gates will be set on fire. The peoples strive for what does not satisfy. The nations grow weary trying to get what will be destroyed."

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Unchecked Copy Box Lam 4:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 4:11 - The LORD fully vented his wrath; he poured out his fierce anger. He started a fire in Zion; it consumed her foundations. ל (Lamed)

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:47

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:47 - and say to the scrub land of the Negev, 'Hear the word of the LORD: This is what the sovereign LORD says: Look here, I am about to start a fire in you, and it will devour every green tree and every dry tree in you. The flaming fire will not be extinguished, and the whole surface of the ground from the Negev to the north will be scorched by it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 1:14

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 1:14 - So I will set fire to Rabbah's city wall; fire will consume her fortresses. War cries will be heard on the day of battle; a strong gale will blow on the day of the windstorm.
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