3096. Yahats
Strong's 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

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

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: There is no direct Greek equivalent for Yahats, as it is a specific geographical location mentioned in the Old Testament.

Usage: Yahats refers to a location in the biblical narrative, specifically a city or region in the territory of Moab. It is most notably recognized as the site of a significant battle between the Israelites and the Amorites, led by King Sihon.

Cultural and Historical Background: Yahats was situated in the region east of the Jordan River, within the territory traditionally associated with the Moabites. During the time of the Exodus and the conquest of Canaan, this area was a strategic location for the Israelites as they sought to enter the Promised Land. The battle at Yahats was a pivotal moment in Israel's journey, marking a decisive victory over the Amorites and allowing the Israelites to claim the land.

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 (MI19, 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).

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.

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
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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.















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