3324. Yitshar

Strong's Lexicon

Yitshar: Fresh oil, olive oil

Original Word: יִצְהָר
Part of Speech: Proper Name Masculine
Transliteration: Yitshar
Pronunciation: yeets-hawr'
Phonetic Spelling: (yits-hawr')
Definition: Fresh oil, olive oil
Meaning: Jitshar

Word Origin: Derived from the root יָצַר (yatsar), meaning "to press" or "to squeeze."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - 1637 (ἔλαιον, elaion): Olive oil

- 1636 (ἐλαία, elaia): Olive tree

Usage: Yitshar refers to fresh oil, specifically olive oil, which was a staple in ancient Israelite society. It was used for various purposes, including cooking, lighting lamps, anointing, and as an offering in religious rituals. The term emphasizes the freshness and purity of the oil, often associated with abundance and blessing.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, olive oil was a valuable commodity. It was a symbol of prosperity and divine blessing. Olive trees were abundant in the region, and the process of extracting oil was labor-intensive, involving the pressing of olives. Olive oil was integral to daily life, used in food preparation, as fuel for lamps, and in religious ceremonies. It also held medicinal properties and was used in skincare.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from the same as tsohar
Definition
a Levite
NASB Translation
Izhar (9).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

II. יִצְהָר proper name, masculine Ις(ς)ααρ: Levite, son of Kohath Exodus 6:18,21; Numbers 3:19; Numbers 16:1; 1 Chronicles 5:28; 1 Chronicles 6:3; 1 Chronicles 6:23; 1 Chronicles 23:12,18.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

Izhar

The same as yitshar; Jitshar, an Israelite -- Izhar.

see HEBREW yitshar

Forms and Transliterations

וְיִצְהָ֔ר ויצהר יִצְהָ֑ר יִצְהָ֔ר יִצְהָ֖ר יִצְהָ֛ר יִצְהָ֣ר יִצְהָ֥ר יצהר veyitzHar wə·yiṣ·hār wəyiṣhār yiṣ·hār yiṣhār yitzHar

Englishman's Concordance

Exodus 6:18
HEB: קְהָ֔ת עַמְרָ֣ם וְיִצְהָ֔ר וְחֶבְר֖וֹן וְעֻזִּיאֵ֑ל
NAS: Amram and Izhar and Hebron
KJV: Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron,
INT: of Kohath Amram and Izhar and Hebron and Uzziel

Exodus 6:21
HEB: וּבְנֵ֖י יִצְהָ֑ר קֹ֥רַח וָנֶ֖פֶג
NAS: The sons of Izhar: Korah and Nepheg
KJV: And the sons of Izhar; Korah,
INT: the sons of Izhar Korah and Nepheg

Numbers 3:19
HEB: לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֑ם עַמְרָ֣ם וְיִצְהָ֔ר חֶבְר֖וֹן וְעֻזִּיאֵֽל׃
NAS: Amram and Izhar, Hebron
KJV: Amram, and Izehar, Hebron,
INT: their families Amram and Izhar Hebron and Uzziel

Numbers 16:1
HEB: קֹ֔רַח בֶּן־ יִצְהָ֥ר בֶּן־ קְהָ֖ת
NAS: the son of Izhar, the son
KJV: the son of Izhar, the son
INT: now Korah the son of Izhar the son of Kohath

1 Chronicles 6:2
HEB: קְהָ֑ת עַמְרָ֣ם יִצְהָ֔ר וְחֶבְר֖וֹן וְעֻזִּיאֵֽל׃
NAS: [were] Amram, Izhar, Hebron
KJV: Amram, Izhar, and Hebron,
INT: of Kohath Amram Izhar Hebron and Uzziel

1 Chronicles 6:18
HEB: קְהָ֑ת עַמְרָ֣ם וְיִצְהָ֔ר וְחֶבְר֖וֹן וְעֻזִּיאֵֽל׃
NAS: [were] Amram, Izhar, Hebron
KJV: [were], Amram, and Izhar, and Hebron,
INT: of Kohath Amram Izhar Hebron and Uzziel

1 Chronicles 6:38
HEB: בֶּן־ יִצְהָ֣ר בֶּן־ קְהָ֔ת
NAS: the son of Izhar, the son of Kohath,
KJV: The son of Izhar, the son of Kohath,
INT: the son of Izhar the son of Kohath

1 Chronicles 23:12
HEB: קְהָ֗ת עַמְרָ֥ם יִצְהָ֛ר חֶבְר֥וֹן וְעֻזִּיאֵ֖ל
NAS: Amram, Izhar, Hebron
KJV: Amram, Izhar, Hebron,
INT: of Kohath Amram Izhar Hebron and Uzziel

1 Chronicles 23:18
HEB: בְּנֵ֥י יִצְהָ֖ר שְׁלֹמִ֥ית הָרֹֽאשׁ׃
NAS: The son of Izhar was Shelomith
KJV: Of the sons of Izhar; Shelomith
INT: the son of Izhar was Shelomith the chief

9 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3324
9 Occurrences

wə·yiṣ·hār — 3 Occ.
yiṣ·hār — 6 Occ.