Word

יָצַת

yâtsath · H3341 · Hebrew · 26 occurrences

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Meanings

to set fire on, to set on fire

Action by which someone causes something to start burning, usually with effects on people and nature around; associated with punishment and judgement

Examples
Joshua 8:8 “Then it will be when you have seized the city, that you shall set the city on fire. You shall do it in accordance with the word of the LORD. See, I have commanded you.”
Joshua 8:19 Then the men in ambush rose quickly from their place, and when he had reached out with his hand, they ran and entered the city and captured it, and they quickly set the city on fire.
Judges 9:49 So all the people also cut down, each one, his branch and followed Abimelech, and put them on top of the inner chamber and set the inner chamber on fire over those inside, so that all the people of the tower of Shechem also died, about a thousand men and women.
to kindle

Action by which someone lets loose his/her wrath against someone else, described as fire burning

Examples
2 Kings 22:13 “Go, inquire of the LORD for me and for the people and all Judah concerning the words of this book that has been found, for the wrath of the LORD that burns against us is great, because our fathers did not listen to the words of this book, to act in accordance with everything that is written regarding us.”
2 Kings 22:17 ‘Since they have abandoned Me and have burned incense to other gods so that they may provoke Me to anger with all the work of their hands, My wrath burns against this place, and it shall not be quenched.’”

How it’s used In 3 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

26 occurrences in 10 groups

Not stated: I 6
Not stated: they 6
שַׁעַרgate 3
Not stated: he, she or it 3
Other words · 6 groups that occur once or twice (8) 8

What it acts on, or what is saidObject

17 occurrences in 6 groups

אֵשׁfire 9
עִירcity, town 3
חֶלְקָהportion 2
מִשְׁכָּןtabernacle, dwelling place 1
צְרִיחַcellar 1
הָher 1

With prepositionsPrepositional phrases

25 occurrences in 16 groups

בin/on/with+ אֵשׁfire 12
Other words · 15 groups that occur once or twice (16) 16

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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Near synonyms 7 words

דָּלַק dâlaq · H1814 · to burn, to flame, to be fiery: דָּלַק (dâlaq, H1814)'s gloss includes additional senses (chase, persecute, pursue hotly) suggesting metaphorical extension, while יָצַת (yâtsath, H3341) is more focused on literal burning/desolation. The core burning sense appears genuinely synonymous, though דָּלַק (dâlaq, H1814)'s range is broader.
לָהַט lâhaṭ · H3857 · to burn, to flame, to kindle: Both words are verbs of burning and fire with closely overlapping senses (burn up, set on fire, kindle), and either could substitute for the other in contexts of combustion.
נָשַׂק nâsaq · H5400 · to build a fire, to kindle a fire, to set on fire: Both words denote overlapping fire and burning actions; יָצַת (yâtsath, H3341) has a broader range ("be desolate"), while נָשַׂק (nâsaq, H5400) is rare.
יָקַד yâqad · H3344 · to burn, to keep burning: Both words denote burning and kindling actions; both can mean "kindle" and "burn," and are two distinct Hebrew words for similar burning actions, interchangeable as verbs of fire and combustion.
שָׂרַף sâraph · H8313 · to burn: Both words are verbs of burning with overlapping causative and inchoative senses (יָצַת (yâtsath, H3341) "burn (up), kindle, set on fire"; שָׂרַף (sâraph, H8313) "cause to burn, kindle, utterly burn"), and could substitute in contexts of burning.
צוּת tsûwth · H6702 · to set on fire: Both words are Hebrew verbs of burning with overlapping sense.
בָּעַר bâʻar · H1197 · to burn: Both words overlap substantially in sense (burn, kindle, set on fire).

In the other Testament 1 word

ἀνάπτω anáptō · G381 · to ignite, to kindle, to set ablaze: Greek ἀνάπτω specifically denotes the act of kindling or setting fire to something, directly rendering the causative sense of Hebrew יָצַת when used transitively to mean 'set on fire' or 'kindle,' though יָצַת covers a broader semantic range including intransitive burning and the resulting state of desolation.

Semantic domains 2 entries

Burn002001001009: יָצַת means to set on fire or kindle, as Joshua's ambush was ordered to 'set the city on fire' once Ai was seized (Joshua 8:8, 19).
Angry002001002002: יָצַת extends to the burning heat of wrath, as the LORD's anger is pictured as a fire that 'has flared' and burns to Sheol's depths (Deuteronomy 32:22).

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon H3341. yatsath [יָצַת] verb kindle, burn (intransitive) (Late Hebrew id. rare)) — Qal…

H3341. yatsath
[יָצַת] verb kindle, burn (intransitive) (Late Hebrew id. rare)) —
Qal Imperfect3feminine singular וַתִּצַּת Isa 9:17; יִצַּ֑תּוּ Isa 33:12; Jer 51:58 (Köi. 431); 3 feminine plural תִּצַּתְנָה Jer 49:2; — kindle, intransitive, figurative of wickedness, Isa 9:17; followed by בָּאֵשׁ be kindled with fire ( = set on fire), of thorns (in simile) Isa 33:12, Jer 49:2 (of dependent towns and villages of Rabbah, under figure of daughters), Jer 51:58 (of gates of Babylon).
Niph`al Perfect נִצְּתָה 2Ki 22:13; Jer 9:11 + Jer 2:15 Kt (Qr נִצְּתוּ); וְנִצְּתָה consecutive 2Ki 22:17; Jer 46:19; נִצְּתוּ Neh 1:3 Neh 1:2t. + Jer 2:15 Qr (compare above); — be kindled, figurative of wrath of ׳י, 2Ki 22:13, 2Ki 22:17; be burned, of gates of Jerusalem, followed by בָּאֵשׁ, Neh 1:3; Neh 2:17; = desolated Jer 2:15 (of cities of Israel), compare Jer 46:19; Jer 9:9 (of mountains and pastures); of land Jer 9:11 (|| אָֽבְדָה).
Hiph`il Perfect הִצִּית Jer 11:16; Jer 11:1singular וְהִצַּתִּי consecutive Jer 17:27 Jer 17:5t.; והוציתיה 2Sa 14:30 Kt; (< Qr וְהַצִּיתוּהָ Imperative, Ges§ 71 Köi. 431); הִצִּיתוּ 2Sa 14:31; Jer 51:30; וְהִצִּיתוּ consecutive Jer 32:29; Imperfect וַיַּצֶּתֿ Lam 4:11; אֲצִיתֶנָּה Isa 27:4 (read אַצִּיתֶנָּה Köl.c. Gesl.c.); וַיַָּצִּיתוּ Jos 8:19 Jos 8:2t.; תַּצִּיתוּ Jos 8:8; Imperative 2Sa 14:30 Qr, compare above; Participle מַצִּית Eze 21:3; — kindle, set on fire, followed by accusative, עִיר + בָּאֵשׁ Jos 8:8, Jos 8:19 (JE), Jer 32:29 ( + שׂרף); field of corn, + בָּאֵשׂ 2Sa 14:30 (twice in verse); 2Sa 14:31; dwellings (no באשׁ) Jer 51:30, compare also Jdg 9:49; also followed by accusative אֵשׁ + preposition לְ, Jer 11:16 (of Jerusalem under figure of olive-tree); elsewhere + בְּ, Amo 1:14, ב אשׁ ׳והצתי (hence Jer 17:27; Jer 21:14; Jer 43:12; Jer 49:27; Jer 50:32) Lam 4:11; Eze 21:3.
יקב (√ of following; compare Arabic be sunk, depressed; hollow, cavity).
[צוּת] Hiph`il Isa 27:4 see יצת.
צַח see צחח. צִחָא see צִיחָא below
צחה (√of following; Arabic () be cloudless, so Ethiopic Aramaic צְחִי צְחָא, be thirsty).

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

Topical studies with this word 2 entries

Burn24 occurrences Angry2 occurrences

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