3332. yatsaq
Strong's Lexicon
yatsaq: To pour, to cast, to flow

Original Word: יָצַק
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: yatsaq
Pronunciation: yah-tsak'
Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-tsak')
Definition: To pour, to cast, to flow
Meaning: to pour out, to melt, cast as metal, to place firmly, to stiffen, grow hard

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G1632 (ἐκχέω, ekcheo): To pour out, to shed

- G2572 (καταχέω, katacheo): To pour down, to pour over

Usage: The Hebrew verb "yatsaq" primarily means to pour or to cast, often in the context of pouring out liquids or casting metals. It conveys the action of causing something to flow or be distributed, whether it be liquid, metal, or even metaphorically, emotions or blessings. The term is used in various contexts, including the pouring of oil, the casting of metal objects, and the outpouring of God's spirit or wrath.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, pouring oil was a significant ritual act, often associated with anointing kings, priests, or sacred objects, symbolizing consecration and the presence of the Holy Spirit. Casting metals was a crucial skill in ancient craftsmanship, used in creating tools, weapons, and religious artifacts. The act of pouring or casting was not only a physical process but also carried spiritual and symbolic meanings, reflecting God's provision, judgment, or blessing.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to pour, cast, flow
NASB Translation
cast (14), casting (1), dished (1), firm (1), hard (2), hardens (1), molten (2), pour (14), poured (13), ran (1), set down (1), steadfast (1), washed away (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
יָצַק verb pour, cast, flow (Talmud id.) —

Qal Perfect יְצַק Leviticus 8:15+ 2t.; וְיָצַק consecutive Leviticus 2:1; Leviticus 14:15; suffix יְצָקָם 1 Kings 7:46; 2Chronicles 4:17, etc.; Imperfect יִצֹּק Leviticus 14:26; Numbers 5:15; וַיִּצֹּק Genesis 28:18 8t.; וַּ֫יִּצֶק 1 Kings 22:35 (intransitive sense); 3 feminine singular וַתִּצֹּק 2 Samuel 13:9; אֶצֹק Isaiah 44:3;אֶצָּקֿ Isaiah 44:3; וַיִּ˜צְקוּ 2 Kings 4:40; Imperative יְצֹק Ezekiel 24:3; צַק 2 Kings 4:41; יִצְקוּ 1 Kings 18:34; Infinitive צֶ֫קֶת Exodus 38:27; Job 38:38; Participle Pass. יָצוּק Job 28:2 5t.; plural יְצוּקִים2Chronicles 4:3; יְצֻקִים 1 Kings 7:24; יְצֻקוֺת 1 Kings 7:30; —

1 pour, pour out, oil, in anointing, followed by accusative (שׁמן) + על Genesis 28:18 (E), Genesis 35:14 (J); followed by מִשֶּׁמֶן + לְ Leviticus 8:12 (P); followed by על (שׁמן implied from context) Exodus 29:7 (P), 1 Samuel 10:1; 2 Kings 9:3; followed by שֶׁמֶן + אֶלֿ 2 Kings 9:6; figurative, with רוּחִי + על Isaiah 44:3; oil in sacrifice, + על Leviticus 2:1,6; Numbers 5:15; in cleansing, + על Leviticus 14:15,26 (upon his plam; all P); oil into (על) vessels 2 Kings 4:4; water, for washing, + על 2 Kings 3:11; for drenching, + על 1 Kings 18:34; for boiling (into (בְּ) the caldron), symbolic, Ezekiel 24:3,3; for satisfying thirst (figurative) + על Isaiah 44:3; blood (of sacrifice) + אֶליְֿסוֺד Leviticus 8:15; Leviticus 9:9 (P); pottage, for eating, 2 Kings 4:40,41; cakes (לְבִבוֺת) 2 Samuel 13:9; figurative of disease יָצוּק בּוֺ Psalm 41:9 infused into him (al. less probably as

3 molten, i.e. fixed upon).

2 cast (objects of metal) Exodus 25:12; Exodus 26:37; Exodus 36:36; Exodus 37:3,13; Exodus 38:5,27 (all P), 1 Kings 7:46 2Chronicles 4:17; 1 Kings 7:24,30; 2Chronicles 4:3.

3 Passive participle as adjective figurative cast, hard, of crocodile's scales Job 41:15; of crocodile's heart Job 41:16; Job 41:16 (as stone).

4 intransitive flow, pour, only וַיִּ֫צֶק 1 Kings 22:35 (of blood), Job 38:38 בְּצֶקֶת עָפָר לַמּוּצָק

Hiph`il Imperfect וַיַּצִּ֫קוּ 2 Samuel 15:24; וַיַּצִּקֻם Joshua 7:23; Participle f. מֹי֯צָ֑קֶת 2 Kings 4:5; — pour (oil) 2 Kings 4:5, figurative of shekels of silver, etc., pour out Joshua 7:23; of the ark, 2 Samuel 15:24 set down (?); but read וַיַצִּיגוּ (Dr Gr).

Hoph`al Perfect הוּצַק Psalm 45:3;Imperfect יוּצַק Leviticus 21:10; Job 22:16; Participle מוּצָ֑ק 1 Kings 7:23,33; 2Chronicles 4:2; Job 37:18; מֻצָק Job 11:15; construct מֻצַּק 1 Kings 7:16; —

1 be poured, subject שֶׁמֶן followed by לְ (in anointing), Leviticus 21:10 (H); figurative of foundation of wicked Job 22:16, see Di; of grace חֵן on lips, Psalm 45:3 (followed by ב), see Che.

2 Participle = cast, molten ׳הים המ 1 Kings 7:23 2Chronicles 4:2; as predicate 1 Kings 7:33; construct as substantive מֻצַּק נְחשֶׁת 1 Kings 7:16.

3 Participle, figurative firmly established, predicate of person, ׳וְהָיִיתָ מ Job 11:15 and thou shalt be established ("" לֹא תִירָא).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
cast, cleave fast, be as firm, grow, be hard, lay out, molten, overflow,

A primitive root; properly, to pour out (transitive or intransitive); by implication, to melt or cast as metal; by extension, to place firmly, to stiffen or grow hard -- cast, cleave fast, be (as) firm, grow, be hard, lay out, molten, overflow, pour (out), run out, set down, stedfast.

Forms and Transliterations
אֶצָּק־ אֶצֹּ֤ק אצק אצק־ בְּצֶ֣קֶת בצקת ה֣וּצַק הוצק וְ֝יָצ֗וּק וְיִֽצְק֥וּ וְיָצַ֕קְתְּ וְיָצַ֛ק וְיָצַ֣קְתָּ וְיָצַ֤ק וְיָצַקְתָּ֖ וְיָצַקְתָּ֣ וְיָצַקְתָּ֥ וַיִּ֥צֶק וַיִּֽצְק֥וּ וַיִּצֹ֞ק וַיִּצֹ֣ק וַיִּצֹ֥ק וַיִּצֹק֙ וַיַּצִּ֙קוּ֙ וַיַּצִּקֻ֖ם וַתִּצֹ֣ק ויצוק ויצק ויצקו ויצקם ויצקת ותצק יְצָקָ֣ם יְצֹ֥ק יְצֻקִ֖ים יְצוּקִ֖ים יִצֹ֣ק יִצֹ֨ק יָ֥צַק יָצ֣וּק יָצ֥וּק יָצַ֔ק יָצַק֙ יוּצַ֥ק יוצק יצוק יצוקים יצק יצקים יצקם לָצֶ֗קֶת לצקת מֹוצָֽקֶת׃ מֻ֝צָ֗ק מֻצַ֣ק מוּצָ֑ק מוּצָֽק׃ מוצק מוצק׃ מוצקת׃ מצק צַ֤ק צק ’eṣ·ṣāq- ’eṣ·ṣōq ’eṣṣāq- ’eṣṣōq bə·ṣe·qeṯ bəṣeqeṯ beTzeket etztzok hū·ṣaq hūṣaq Hutzak lā·ṣe·qeṯ lāṣeqeṯ laTzeket mō·w·ṣā·qeṯ moTzaket mōwṣāqeṯ mu·ṣaq mu·ṣāq mū·ṣāq muṣaq muṣāq mūṣāq muTzak ṣaq tzak vaiyatzTziku vaiyatztziKum vaiYitzek vaiyitzKu vaiyiTzok vattiTzok veyaTzak veyaTzakt veyaTzakta veyaTzuk veyitzKu wat·ti·ṣōq wattiṣōq way·yaṣ·ṣi·qū way·yaṣ·ṣi·qum way·yi·ṣeq way·yi·ṣōq way·yiṣ·qū wayyaṣṣiqū wayyaṣṣiqum wayyiṣeq wayyiṣōq wayyiṣqū wə·yā·ṣaq wə·yā·ṣaq·tā wə·yā·ṣaqt wə·yā·ṣūq wə·yiṣ·qū wəyāṣaq wəyāṣaqt wəyāṣaqtā wəyāṣūq wəyiṣqū yā·ṣaq yā·ṣūq yāṣaq yāṣūq yaTzak yaTzuk yə·ṣā·qām yə·ṣōq yə·ṣu·qîm yə·ṣū·qîm yəṣāqām yəṣōq yəṣuqîm yəṣūqîm yetzaKam yeTzok yetzuKim yi·ṣōq yiṣōq yiTzok yū·ṣaq yūṣaq yuTzak
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Genesis 28:18
HEB: אֹתָ֖הּ מַצֵּבָ֑ה וַיִּצֹ֥ק שֶׁ֖מֶן עַל־
NAS: it up as a pillar and poured oil
KJV: [for] a pillar, and poured oil
INT: and set A pillar and poured oil on

Genesis 35:14
HEB: עָלֶ֙יהָ֙ נֶ֔סֶךְ וַיִּצֹ֥ק עָלֶ֖יהָ שָֽׁמֶן׃
NAS: out a drink offering on it; he also poured oil
KJV: a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil
INT: out A drink poured and oil

Exodus 25:12
HEB: וְיָצַ֣קְתָּ לּ֗וֹ אַרְבַּע֙
NAS: You shall cast four gold
KJV: And thou shalt cast four rings
INT: shall cast four rings

Exodus 26:37
HEB: וָוֵיהֶ֖ם זָהָ֑ב וְיָצַקְתָּ֣ לָהֶ֔ם חֲמִשָּׁ֖ה
NAS: [also being of] gold; and you shall cast five
KJV: [shall be of] gold: and thou shalt cast five
INT: their hooks gold shall cast five sockets

Exodus 29:7
HEB: שֶׁ֣מֶן הַמִּשְׁחָ֔ה וְיָצַקְתָּ֖ עַל־ רֹאשׁ֑וֹ
NAS: oil and pour it on his head
KJV: oil, and pour [it] upon his head,
INT: oil the anointing and pour on his head

Exodus 36:36
HEB: וָוֵיהֶ֖ם זָהָ֑ב וַיִּצֹ֣ק לָהֶ֔ם אַרְבָּעָ֖ה
NAS: of gold; and he cast four
KJV: [were of] gold; and he cast for them four
INT: their hooks of gold cast four sockets

Exodus 37:3
HEB: וַיִּצֹ֣ק ל֗וֹ אַרְבַּע֙
NAS: He cast four rings
KJV: And he cast for it four rings
INT: cast four rings

Exodus 37:13
HEB: וַיִּצֹ֣ק ל֔וֹ אַרְבַּ֖ע
NAS: He cast four gold
KJV: And he cast for it four rings
INT: cast four rings

Exodus 38:5
HEB: וַיִּצֹ֞ק אַרְבַּ֧ע טַבָּעֹ֛ת
NAS: He cast four rings
KJV: And he cast four rings
INT: cast four rings

Exodus 38:27
HEB: כִּכַּ֣ר הַכֶּ֔סֶף לָצֶ֗קֶת אֵ֚ת אַדְנֵ֣י
NAS: of silver were for casting the sockets
KJV: of silver were cast the sockets
INT: talents of silver casting the sockets of the sanctuary

Leviticus 2:1
HEB: יִהְיֶ֣ה קָרְבָּנ֑וֹ וְיָצַ֤ק עָלֶ֙יהָ֙ שֶׁ֔מֶן
NAS: shall be of fine flour, and he shall pour oil
KJV: shall be [of] fine flour; and he shall pour oil
INT: become his offering shall pour and oil

Leviticus 2:6
HEB: אֹתָהּ֙ פִּתִּ֔ים וְיָצַקְתָּ֥ עָלֶ֖יהָ שָׁ֑מֶן
NAS: it into bits and pour oil
KJV: it in pieces, and pour oil
INT: shall break bits and pour and oil

Leviticus 8:12
HEB: וַיִּצֹק֙ מִשֶּׁ֣מֶן הַמִּשְׁחָ֔ה
NAS: Then he poured some of the anointing
KJV: And he poured of the anointing oil
INT: poured oil of the anointing

Leviticus 8:15
HEB: וְאֶת־ הַדָּ֗ם יָצַק֙ אֶל־ יְס֣וֹד
NAS: the altar. Then he poured out [the rest of] the blood
KJV: the altar, and poured the blood
INT: the altar the blood poured at the base

Leviticus 9:9
HEB: וְאֶת־ הַדָּ֣ם יָצַ֔ק אֶל־ יְס֖וֹד
NAS: of the altar, and poured out [the rest of] the blood
KJV: of the altar, and poured out the blood
INT: of the altar the blood and poured at the base

Leviticus 14:15
HEB: מִלֹּ֣ג הַשָּׁ֑מֶן וְיָצַ֛ק עַל־ כַּ֥ף
NAS: of oil, and pour [it] into his left
KJV: of oil, and pour [it] into the palm
INT: of the log of oil and pour and palm

Leviticus 14:26
HEB: וּמִן־ הַשֶּׁ֖מֶן יִצֹ֣ק הַכֹּהֵ֑ן עַל־
NAS: The priest shall also pour some
KJV: And the priest shall pour of the oil
INT: some of the oil pour the priest and

Leviticus 21:10
HEB: מֵאֶחָ֜יו אֲ‍ֽשֶׁר־ יוּצַ֥ק עַל־ רֹאשׁ֣וֹ ׀
NAS: oil has been poured and who has been consecrated
KJV: oil was poured, and that is consecrated
INT: his brothers whose has been poured and head

Numbers 5:15
HEB: שְׂעֹרִ֑ים לֹֽא־ יִצֹ֨ק עָלָ֜יו שֶׁ֗מֶן
NAS: meal; he shall not pour oil
KJV: meal; he shall pour no oil
INT: of barley nor pour and oil

Joshua 7:23
HEB: בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיַּצִּקֻ֖ם לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃
NAS: of Israel, and they poured them out before
KJV: of Israel, and laid them out before
INT: the sons of Israel poured before the LORD

1 Samuel 10:1
HEB: פַּ֥ךְ הַשֶּׁ֛מֶן וַיִּצֹ֥ק עַל־ רֹאשׁ֖וֹ
NAS: of oil, poured it on his head,
KJV: of oil, and poured [it] upon his head,
INT: the flask of oil poured over his head

2 Samuel 13:9
HEB: אֶת־ הַמַּשְׂרֵת֙ וַתִּצֹ֣ק לְפָנָ֔יו וַיְמָאֵ֖ן
NAS: the pan and dished [them] out before
KJV: a pan, and poured [them] out before
INT: took the pan and dished before refused

2 Samuel 15:24
HEB: בְּרִ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וַיַּצִּ֙קוּ֙ אֶת־ אֲר֣וֹן
NAS: of God. And they set down the ark
KJV: of God: and they set down the ark
INT: of the covenant of God set the ark of God

1 Kings 7:16
HEB: רָאשֵׁ֥י הָֽעַמּוּדִ֖ים מֻצַ֣ק נְחֹ֑שֶׁת חָמֵ֣שׁ
NAS: two capitals of molten bronze to set
KJV: chapiters [of] molten brass,
INT: the tops of the pillars of molten bronze was five

1 Kings 7:24
HEB: טוּרִים֙ הַפְּקָעִ֔ים יְצֻקִ֖ים בִּיצֻקָתֽוֹ׃
NAS: were in two rows, cast with the rest.
KJV: in two rows, when it was cast.
INT: rows the gourds cast the rest

51 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3332
51 Occurrences


bə·ṣe·qeṯ — 1 Occ.
’eṣ·ṣāq- — 2 Occ.
hū·ṣaq — 1 Occ.
lā·ṣe·qeṯ — 1 Occ.
mō·w·ṣā·qeṯ — 1 Occ.
mu·ṣaq — 5 Occ.
ṣaq — 1 Occ.
way·yaṣ·ṣi·qū — 1 Occ.
way·yaṣ·ṣi·qum — 1 Occ.
way·yi·ṣeq — 1 Occ.
way·yiṣ·qū — 1 Occ.
way·yi·ṣōq — 9 Occ.
wat·ti·ṣōq — 1 Occ.
wə·yā·ṣaq — 2 Occ.
wə·yā·ṣaqt — 1 Occ.
wə·yā·ṣaq·tā — 5 Occ.
wə·yā·ṣūq — 1 Occ.
wə·yiṣ·qū — 1 Occ.
yā·ṣaq — 3 Occ.
yā·ṣūq — 3 Occ.
yə·ṣā·qām — 2 Occ.
yə·ṣōq — 1 Occ.
yə·ṣu·qîm — 2 Occ.
yi·ṣōq — 2 Occ.
yū·ṣaq — 2 Occ.















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