Hebrew word study

יָצַרyâtsar to mould into a form

Pronounced “yaw-tsar'

to mould into a form; especially as apotter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution)

Translated in the King James as: earthen, fashion, form, frame, make(-r), potter, purpose.

Appears 62 times in Scripture

Origin: probably identical with H3334 (יָצַר) (through the squeezing into shape); (compare H3331 (יַצַע));

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Where it appears

Genesis 3×
Genesis 2:7Genesis 2:8Genesis 2:19
2 Samuel 1×
2 Sam 17:28
2 Kings 1×
2 Ki 19:25
1 Chronicles 1×
1 Chr 4:23
Psalms 8×
Psalms 2:9Psalms 33:15Psalms 74:17Psalms 94:9Psalms 94:20Psalms 95:5Psalms 104:26Psalms 139:16
Isaiah 27×
Isaiah 22:11Isaiah 27:11Isaiah 29:16Isaiah 30:14Isaiah 37:26Isaiah 41:25Isaiah 43:1Isaiah 43:7Isaiah 43:10Isaiah 43:21Isaiah 44:2Isaiah 44:9Isaiah 44:10Isaiah 44:12Isaiah 44:21Isaiah 44:24Isaiah 45:7Isaiah 45:9Isaiah 45:11Isaiah 45:18Isaiah 46:11Isaiah 49:5Isaiah 54:17Isaiah 64:8+ 3 more in Isaiah
Jeremiah 13×
Jeremiah 1:5Jeremiah 10:16Jeremiah 18:2Jeremiah 18:3Jeremiah 18:4Jeremiah 18:6Jeremiah 18:11Jeremiah 19:1Jeremiah 19:11Jeremiah 33:2Jeremiah 51:19+ 2 more in Jeremiah
Lamentations 1×
Lam 4:2
Amos 2×
Amos 4:13Amos 7:1
Habakkuk 2×
Habakkuk 2:18+ 1 more in Habakkuk
Zechariah 3×
Zech 11:13Zech 12:1+ 1 more in Zechariah

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