3096. Yahats

Lexicon

Yahats: Jahaz, Jahzah

Original Word: יַהַץ
Part of Speech: Proper Name Location
Transliteration: Yahats
Pronunciation: yah'-hats
Phonetic Spelling: (yah'-hats)
Definition: Jahaz, Jahzah
Meaning: Jahats, Jahtsah

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Jahaz, Jahazah, Jahzah

Or Yahtsah {yah'-tsaw}; or (feminine) Yahtsah {yah-tsaw'}; from an unused root meaning to stamp; perhaps threshing-floor; Jahats or Jahtsah, a place East of the Jordan -- Jahaz, Jahazah, Jahzah.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from an unused word
Definition
a place in Moab
NASB Translation
Jahaz (7), Jahzah (2).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

יַ֫הַץ, יַ֫הְצָה proper name, of a location in Moab, site unknown (MI^{19, 20} יהץ) — יהץ Isaiah 15:4; Jeremiah 48:34; with ה locative יָהְ֑צָה, on border of territory of Amorites (under Sihon) Numbers 21:23; Deuteronomy 2:32; also בְּיָהְ֑צָה Judges 11:20; called יַהֲצָ֫ה Joshua 13:18 (assigned to Reuben); יַ֫הְצָה 1 Chronicles 6:63 (Levitical city in Reuben), Jeremiah 48:21.

יהר (√ of following; compare Late Hebrew יָהַר Hithpa`el shew oneself haughty, adjective יָהִיר; Aramaic יְהַר Pa`el be haughty, adjective יְהִירָא; compare Arabic be insane).

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: Derived from an unused root meaning to stamp or trample down.

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There are no direct corresponding Strong's Greek entries for יַהַץ (Jahats) as it is a specific Hebrew proper noun referring to a geographical location.

Usage: The term יַהַץ (Jahats) is used as a proper noun referring to a specific location, Jahaz or Jahzah, which is mentioned in the context of battles and territorial boundaries in the Old Testament.

Context: Jahaz, also known as Jahzah, is a significant location in the biblical narrative, particularly in the context of Israel's wilderness wanderings and subsequent conquests. It is situated in the territory of Moab, east of the Jordan River. Jahaz is notably mentioned in the account of Israel's confrontation with Sihon, king of the Amorites. In Numbers 21:23, the Israelites request passage through the land of the Amorites, but Sihon refuses and instead confronts them in battle at Jahaz. The Israelites, under Moses' leadership, defeat Sihon and take possession of his land, as recorded in Deuteronomy 2:32-34. This victory is significant as it marks the beginning of Israel's conquest of territories east of the Jordan.

Jahaz is also referenced in the context of the tribal allotments in the Book of Joshua. It is included in the territory assigned to the tribe of Reuben (Joshua 13:18). The city is later mentioned in the prophetic literature, where it is cited in the oracles against Moab, indicating its continued importance and recognition as a Moabite city (Isaiah 15:4; Jeremiah 48:34).

The historical and geographical significance of Jahaz is underscored by its repeated mention in various biblical contexts, highlighting its role as a site of military engagement and its inclusion in the territorial descriptions of Israel and Moab.

Forms and Transliterations

בְּיָ֑הְצָה ביהצה וְיַ֥הְצָה ויהצה יַ֖הְצָה יַ֖הַץ יַ֙הַץ֙ יָ֑הְצָה יָֽהְצָה׃ יהץ יהצה יהצה׃ bə·yā·hə·ṣāh bəyāhəṣāh beYahetzah veYahtzah wə·yah·ṣāh wəyahṣāh ya·haṣ yā·hə·ṣāh yah·ṣāh yahaṣ Yahatz yāhəṣāh Yahetzah yahṣāh Yahtzah

Englishman's Concordance

Numbers 21:23
HEB: הַמִּדְבָּ֔רָה וַיָּבֹ֖א יָ֑הְצָה וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
NAS: and came to Jahaz and fought
KJV: and he came to Jahaz, and fought
INT: the wilderness and came to Jahaz and fought Israel

Deuteronomy 2:32
HEB: עַמּ֛וֹ לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה יָֽהְצָה׃
NAS: out to meet us in battle at Jahaz.
KJV: to fight at Jahaz.
INT: his people battle Jahaz

Joshua 13:18
HEB: וְיַ֥הְצָה וּקְדֵמֹ֖ת וּמֵפָֽעַת׃
NAS: and Jahaz and Kedemoth and Mephaath,
KJV: And Jahazah, and Kedemoth,
INT: and Jahaz and Kedemoth and Mephaath

Joshua 21:36
HEB: מִגְרָשֶׁ֑הָ וְאֶת־ יַ֖הְצָה וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶֽׁהָ׃
NAS: lands and Jahaz with its pasture lands,
KJV: Bezer with her suburbs, and Jahazah with her suburbs,
INT: Bezer pasture and Jahaz lands

Judges 11:20
HEB: עַמּ֔וֹ וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ בְּיָ֑הְצָה וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם עִם־
NAS: and camped in Jahaz and fought
KJV: and pitched in Jahaz, and fought
INT: his people and camped Jahaz and fought with

1 Chronicles 6:78
HEB: מִגְרָשֶׁ֑יהָ וְאֶת־ יַ֖הְצָה וְאֶת־ מִגְרָשֶֽׁיהָ׃
NAS: lands, Jahzah with its pasture lands,
KJV: with her suburbs, and Jahzah with her suburbs,
INT: the wilderness pasture Jahzah lands

Isaiah 15:4
HEB: וְאֶלְעָלֵ֔ה עַד־ יַ֖הַץ נִשְׁמַ֣ע קוֹלָ֑ם
NAS: all the way to Jahaz; Therefore
KJV: shall be heard [even] unto Jahaz: therefore the armed soldiers
INT: and Elealeh all to Jahaz is heard their voice

Jeremiah 48:21
HEB: חֹל֥וֹן וְאֶל־ יַ֖הְצָה וְעַל־ [מֹופָעַת
NAS: upon Holon, Jahzah and against
KJV: upon Holon, and upon Jahazah, and upon Mephaath,
INT: Holon about Jahzah and against Mephaath

Jeremiah 48:34
HEB: אֶלְעָלֵ֗ה עַד־ יַ֙הַץ֙ נָתְנ֣וּ קוֹלָ֔ם
NAS: even to Elealeh, even to Jahaz they have raised
KJV: [even] unto Elealeh, [and even] unto Jahaz, have they uttered
INT: to Elealeh even to Jahaz have raised their voice

9 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3096
9 Occurrences

bə·yā·hə·ṣāh — 1 Occ.
wə·yah·ṣāh — 1 Occ.
ya·haṣ — 2 Occ.
yā·hə·ṣāh — 2 Occ.
yah·ṣāh — 3 Occ.