Word

יָצַג

yâtsag · H3322 · Hebrew · 16 occurrences

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Meanings

to place, to set, to lay

Causative action by which humans place other humans or objects in a certain location

Examples
Genesis 30:38 He set the rods which he had peeled in front of the flocks in the drinking troughs, that is, in the watering channels where the flocks came to drink; and they mated when they came to drink.
Genesis 43:9 “I myself will take responsibility for him! You may demand him back from me. If I do not bring him back to you and present him to you, then you can let me take the blame forever.
Exodus 10:24 Then Pharaoh called for Moses, and said, “Go, serve the LORD; only let your flocks and your herds be left behind. Even your little ones may go with you.”
to establish

Literally: to place; hence: causative action by which humans implement a certain activity

Examples
Amos 5:15 Hate evil, love good, And establish justice in the gate! Perhaps the LORD God of armies Will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.
Literally: to place as a byword; hence: causative action by which deities cause humans to be the object of ridicule (to make (someone) a byword)

Examples
Job 17:6 “But He has made me a proverb among the people, And I am one at whom people spit.

How it’s used In 5 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Who or what does itSubject

16 occurrences in 9 groups

Not stated: he, she or it 5
Not stated: I 3
Not stated: they 3
Other words · 6 groups that occur once or twice (6) 6

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

14 occurrences in 8 groups

וֹhim 6
נִיme 2
גָּזַּהfleece 1
כַּףpalm, hand 1
מַקֵּלstaff, rod, branch 1
מִשְׁפָּטjustice, judgment, ordinance 1

Second objectAs in “call him Lord”

1 occurrences in 1 groups

כְּלִיvessel, utensil, weapon 1

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

11 occurrences in 11 groups

Other words · 11 groups that occur once or twice (12) 12

What is done to itIt is the object

1 occurrences in 1 groups

נָסָהto test 1

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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In the other Testament 2 words

ἵστημι hístēmi · G2476 · to put, to place, to set: Greek ἵστημι (hístēmi, G2476) serves as the standard LXX rendering for Hebrew יָצַג (yâtsag, H3322) in contexts of establishing, setting, or causing to stand, sharing the core semantic range of placement and positioning with both literal and figurative applications.
τίθημι títhēmi · G5087 · to put, to place, to appoint: Greek τίθημι renders Hebrew יָצַג in contexts of placement/positioning; both verbs denote causing something to be in a location or state, with יָצַג emphasizing establishment/setting and τίθημι emphasizing the act of placing.

Semantic domains 3 entries

Space002002001017: יָצַג means to set or place something in a location, as Jacob 'set' the peeled rods before the flocks at the watering troughs (Genesis 30:38).
Happen002002003003: יָצַג can describe bringing about or establishing an outcome, an extension toward causing something to come to pass.
Revile002004001009012: יָצַג carries a negative extension tied to being set up for scorn or reproach, part of the root's broader range.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H3322. yatsag [יָצַג] verb Hiph`il set, place, a vivid and forcible synonym of שָׂם (Köi.…

H3322. yatsag
[יָצַג] verb Hiph`il set, place, a vivid and forcible synonym of שָׂם (Köi. 430 Ges§ 71) —
Hiph`il Perfect suffix הִצִּיגַּ֫נִי Jer 51:34 Qr (Kt הציגנו), Job 17:6; Job 17:1singular suffix הִצַּגְתִּיו Gen 43:9; וְהִצַּגְּתִּיהָ consecutive Hos 2:5; Imperfect וַיַּצֵּג Gen 30:38; Jdg 8:27; suffix וַיַּצִּגֵם Gen 47:2; Gen 47:2masculine singular תַּצִּיג Jdg 7:5, etc.; Imperative הַצִּ֫יגוּ Amo 5:15; Infinitive construct הַצֵּג Deu 28:56 (Ges§ 53, 3, R.2 Köl.c.); Participle מַצִּיג Jdg 6:37; — set, place, with accusative: + ב location Gen 30:28 (J; + צאֹן לְֹנכַח), Jdg 6:37; Jdg 8:27; 2Sa 6:17 ( + בְּתוֺךְ), with בְּתוֺךְ in || 1Ch 16:1; + אֵצֶל 1Sa 5:2; of setting foot on (לְ) ground Deu 28:56; Gen 33:15 (J; followed by עִם) = station with thee some of my retinue; + לִפְנֵי Gen 43:9 (J); so with idea of presenting, introducing to Gen 47:2 (J); set (so that all may see) + לְ Job 17:6; followed by 2accusative ( = set as) Jer 51:34; הִוָָּֽלְדָ֑הּ כְּיוֺם וְהִצַּגְתִּיהָ Hos 2:5 and (lest) I set ( = exhibit) her as in the day when she was born (|| עֲרֻמָּה אַפְשִׁיטֶנָּה); figurative set up, establish, משׁפט בשׁער הציגר Amo 5:15 (opposed to vAmos 5:7 הניחו לארץ).
Hoph`al Imperfect יצָֻּ֑ג Exo 10:24 (E) be stayed, stopped, detained (of herds, etc.)
יִצְחָר יִצְחָק, יִצִהָר, see below צחר צהק, צהר,

Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain

Topical studies with this word 3 entries

Space14 occurrences Happen1 occurrence Revile1 occurrence

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0