יֵצֶר
yêtser · H3336 · Hebrew · 9 occurrences
Meanings
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what is formed
An object produced by humans or deities, described as an artifact shaped from clay by an artisan
ExamplesPsalm 103:14 For He Himself knows our form; He is mindful that we are nothing but dust.
Isaiah 29:16 You turn things around! Shall the potter be considered as equal with the clay, That what is made would say to its maker, “He did not make me”; Or what is formed say to him who formed it, “He has no understanding”?
Habakkuk 2:18 “What benefit is a carved image when its maker has carved it, Or a cast metal image, a teacher of falsehood? For its maker trusts in his own handiwork When he fashions speechless idols.
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thought, tendency, inclination
Literally: form; hence: a certain pattern of events imagined by the human mind, described as an artifact shaped from clay by an artisan
ExamplesGenesis 6:5 Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of mankind was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of their hearts was only evil continually.
Genesis 8:21 The LORD smelled the soothing aroma, and the LORD said to Himself, “I will never again curse the ground on account of man, for the intent of man’s heart is evil from his youth; and I will never again destroy every living thing, as I have done.
Deuteronomy 31:21 “Then it will come about, when many evils and troubles find them, that this song will testify before them as a witness (for it shall not be forgotten from the mouth of their descendants); for I know their inclination which they are developing today, before I bring them into the land which I swore.”
How it’s used In 6 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
7 occurrences in 4 groups
- מַחֲשָׁבָהthought, plan 3
- הוּhis 2
- לֵבheart, mind 1
- נוּour 1
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- סָמַךְto lay (one's hand on), to uphold 1
- עָשָׂהto do, to make 1
What it doesIt is the subject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- אָמַרto say 1
What is done to itIt is the object
6 occurrences in 5 groups
- יָדַעto know 2
- יָצַרto form, to fashion 1
- נָצַרto keep, to guard, to preserve 1
- רָאָהto see 1
- בִּיןto understand, to discern 1
What it is said to bePredicate
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- רַעevil, bad 1
- רַקonly, but 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- לto/for 2
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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Semantic domains 3 entries
- Objects001
- יֵצֶר denotes a thing framed or fashioned, illustrated at Genesis 6:5 and 8:21 ("every intent [literally, formation] of the thoughts of their hearts") and Deuteronomy 31:21 ("I know their inclination") — an inward disposition pictured as something shaped.
- Think002004002013
- יֵצֶר most often denotes the inclination or intent of the human heart, described as 'only evil continually' before the flood (Genesis 6:5; 8:21).
- Names of People003001007
- This entry carries no independent personal-name sense of its own; every tagged occurrence is the common noun for an inclination or purpose of the heart, as in “Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of mankind was great on the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually” (Genesis 6:5). The “Names of People” domain is bundle-shared with the related personal name יֵצֶר (Yêtser, H3337), which it is not independently attested as here.
Word family 3 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H3336. yetser I. יֵ֫צָר noun masculineIsa 26:3 form, framing, purpose; — ׳י Gen 6:5 Gen…
I. יֵ֫צָר noun masculineIsa 26:3 form, framing, purpose; — ׳י Gen 6:5 Gen 6:5t.; יִצְדוֺ Deu 31:21; Hab 2:18; יִצְרֵנוּ Psa 103:14; —
1 pottery, formed by the potter Isa 29:16.
2 form of a graven image Hab 2:18.
3 form of man as made of the dust Psalm Hab 103:14.
4 of what is framed in the mind (compare יָצַר
1c, 2 b), imagination, device, purpose: לב(בׅ מחשׁב(ו)ת יצר Gen 6:5 (J), 1Ch 29:18; ׳י מחשׁבות 1Ch 28:9; ׳י לב Gen 8:21 (J); יֵצֶר alone Deu 31:21 (J); סָמוּךְ יֵצֶר Isa 26:3 a stedfast purpose (or frame of mind). (In Late Hebrew יֵצֶר is common in sense of impulse: הטוב יצר and הרע יצר of good and bad tendency in man.)
Brown, Driver and Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain
Topical studies with this word 3 entries
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
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