Strong's Lexicon yatsar: To form, fashion, create Original Word: יָצַר Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G4111 (πλάσσω, plassō): To form, mold, or shape, often used in the context of creation or forming an image. Usage: The Hebrew verb "yatsar" primarily means to form or fashion, often used in the context of creating or shaping something with intention and purpose. It conveys the idea of a potter shaping clay, highlighting the skill and care involved in the creative process. This term is frequently used to describe God's creative work, emphasizing His sovereignty and intentionality in creation. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Near Eastern cultures, the imagery of a potter shaping clay was a common metaphor for creation and craftsmanship. Pottery was a vital craft, essential for daily life, and the potter's skill was highly valued. This cultural context enriches the biblical use of "yatsar," as it draws on familiar imagery to convey profound theological truths about God's relationship with His creation. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definition to form, fashion NASB Translation Creator (1), devises (1), earthenware* (1), fashion (1), fashioned (1), fashioning (2), fashions (1), formed (20), forming (2), forms (2), made (1), Maker (2), maker (4), ordained (1), planned (4), potter (9), potter's (7), potters (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs יָצַר verb form, fashion (Late Hebrew in participle יוֺצֵר potter, creator, and derivatives; Phoenician יצר potter; ᵑ7 יצר Syriac  = יֵצֶר etc.; Arabic  covenant, contract; Assyrian êƒêru, as Hebrew, DlHWB 309) — Qal Perfect ׳י Isaiah 44:10; יָצָ֑ר Genesis 2:8; suffix יְצָרָהּ Isaiah 45:18; 2masculine יָצַרְתָּ Psalm 104:26 8t. Perfect; Imperfect3masculine וַיִּ֫יצֶר Genesis 2:7; וַיִּ֫צֶר Genesis 2:19; suffix יִצְּרֵהוּ Isaiah 44:12; 1singular suffix אֶצֳּו֯רְךָ Jeremiah 1:5; Participle יוֺצֵר Isaiah 41:25 20t.; יֹצֵר Isaiah 45:18 6t.; suffix יֹצְרִי Isaiah 49:5 11t. suffix; plural יוֺצְרִים Isaiah 30:14; 1 Chronicles 4:23; construct יֹצְרֵי Isaiah 44:9; — 1 of human activity: a. of a potter who forms out of clay a vessel Isaiah 29:16; Isaiah 41:25; Jeremiah 18:4 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 18:6 (twice in verse); 1 Chronicles 4:23; Lamentations 4:2; Zechariah 11:13 (twice in verse) (these last two according to Thes SS et al. error for אוֺצָר); ׳כְּלִי (ה)י potter's vessel 2 Samuel 17:28; Psalm 2:9; Jeremiah 19:11; ׳חֹמֶר הי potter's clay Isaiah 29:16; ׳נֵבֶל י Isaiah 30:14; ׳בַּקְבֻּק י Jeremiah 19:1 ׳בית הי Jeremiah 18:2,3. b. of a carver of wood, graven images Isaiah 44:9,10,12; Habakkuk 2:18 (twice in verse). c. frame, devise in the mind עָמָל ׳י Psalm 94:20. 2 of divine activity: a. (as a potter) forming Adam out of עפר from אדמה Genesis 2:7,8 (J), beasts and birds, also from אדמה Genesis 2:19 (J); Israel as a people Isaiah 27:11; Isaiah 43:1,21; Isaiah 44:21; Isaiah 45:9 (twice in verse); Isaiah 45:11; Isaiah 64:7, even from the womb Isaiah 44:2,24; the servant of Yahweh from the womb Isaiah 49:5; of the formation of the individual man Isaiah 43:7; Jeremiah in the womb Jeremiah 1:5; the eye of man Psalm 94:9; the locust Amos 7:1; Leviathan Psalm 104:26; the dry land Psalm 95:5; the earth Isaiah 45:18 (twice in verse); the mountains Amos 4:13; הַכֹּל Jeremiah 10:16 = Jeremiah 51:19. Figurative perhaps lost sight of in some of the above, and quite certainly in the forming of light Isaiah 45:7, of summer and winter Psalm 74:17, the רוּחַ of man Zechariah 12:1, and the לב of men Psalm 33:15. b. figurative for frame, pre-ordain, plan (in divine purpose), of a situation מֵרָחוֺק Isaiah 22:11; of an occurrence מִימֵי קֶדֶם Isaiah 37:26 = 2 Kings 19:25; יָצַרְתִּי אַף אֶעֱשֶׂנָּה I have planned, I will also do it 2Ki 46:11; רעה על ׳י Jeremiah 18:11; לַהֲכִינָהּ ׳י devised it to establish it Jeremiah 33:2. Niph`al Perfect לְפָנַי לֹאנֿוֺצַר אֵל Isaiah 43:10 before me a god was not formed (created). Pu`al Perfect יָמִים יצָֻּ֑רוּ days (that) were pre-ordained (in the divine purpose) Psalm 139:16 (compare Qal, 2 b). Hoph`al Imperfect כָּלכְּֿלִי יוּצַר עָלַיִךְ לֹא יִצְלָ֑ח Isaiah 54:17 any weapon that is formed against thee will not prosper. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance earthen, fashion, form, frame, maker, potter, purpose Probably identical with yatsar (through the squeezing into shape); ((compare yatsa')); to mould into a form; especially as a potter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. Form a resolution) -- X earthen, fashion, form, frame, make(-r), potter, purpose. see HEBREW yatsar see HEBREW yatsa' Forms and Transliterations אֶצָּרְךָ֤ אצרך הֲכַיּוֹצֵ֨ר הַיֹּצֵ֖ר הַיֹּצֵ֣ר הַיּ֣וֹצְרִ֔ים הַיּוֹצֵ֑ר הַיּוֹצֵ֔ר הַיּוֹצֵ֖ר הַיּוֹצֵֽר׃ היוצר היוצר׃ היוצרים היצר הכיוצר וְיֹצְר֑וֹ וְיֹצְר֖וֹ וְיֹצְרָ֥הּ וְיֹצֵ֥ר וְיֹצֶרְךָ֖ וְיֹצֶרְךָ֥ וִֽיצַרְתִּ֑יהָ וִיצַרְתִּ֑יהָ וַיִּיצֶר֩ וַיִּצֶר֩ וַיָּ֤צַר וייצר ויצר ויצרה ויצרו ויצרך ויצרתיה יְצַרְתִּ֖יו יְצַרְתִּ֤יךָ יְצַרְתָּם׃ יְצָרָ֑הּ יִצְּרֵ֑הוּ יִצְרוֹ֙ יָצַ֖רְתִּי יָצַ֣רְתִּי יָצַ֥ר יָצַ֥רְתָּ יָצָֽר׃ יָצָֽרוּ׃ יֹ֣צְר֔וֹ יֹ֥צֵֽר יֹֽצְרֵי־ יֹצְרִ֤י יֹצְרֵ֔נוּ יֹצֵ֖ר יֹצֵ֤ר יֹצֵ֨ר יֻצָּ֑רוּ יוֹצְרִ֛ים יוֹצֵ֔ר יוֹצֵ֖ר יוֹצֵ֣ר יוֹצֵ֤ר יוֹצֵ֥ר יוֹצֵ֨ר יוֹצֵֽר׃ יוּצַ֤ר יוצר יוצר׃ יוצרים יצר יצר׃ יצרה יצרהו יצרו יצרו׃ יצרי יצרי־ יצרנו יצרת יצרתי יצרתיו יצרתיך יצרתם לְיֹֽצְרוֹ֙ לְיוֹצְר֖וֹ ליוצרו ליצרו נ֣וֹצַר נוצר ’eṣ·ṣā·rə·ḵā ’eṣṣārəḵā etztzareCha hă·ḵay·yō·w·ṣêr hachaiyoTzer haiyoTzer haiYotzRim hăḵayyōwṣêr hay·yō·ṣêr hay·yō·w·ṣêr hay·yō·wṣ·rîm hayyōṣêr hayyōwṣêr hayyōwṣrîm lə·yō·ṣə·rōw lə·yō·wṣ·rōw ləyōṣərōw leyotzeRo leyotzRo ləyōwṣrōw nō·w·ṣar Notzar nōwṣar vaiYatzar vaiyiTzer veyoTzer veyotzeRah veyotzerCha veyotzeRo vitzarTiha way·yā·ṣar way·yi·ṣer way·yî·ṣer wayyāṣar wayyiṣer wayyîṣer wə·yō·ṣə·rāh wə·yō·ṣə·rōw wə·yō·ṣêr wə·yō·ṣer·ḵā wəyōṣêr wəyōṣərāh wəyōṣerḵā wəyōṣərōw wî·ṣar·tî·hā wîṣartîhā yā·ṣā·rū yā·ṣar yā·ṣār yā·ṣar·tā yā·ṣar·tî yāṣar yāṣār yāṣartā yāṣartî yāṣārū yaTzar yaTzarta yaTzarti yaTzaru yə·ṣā·rāh yə·ṣar·tām yə·ṣar·tî·ḵā yə·ṣar·tîw yəṣārāh yəṣartām yəṣartîḵā yəṣartîw yetzaRah yetzartam yetzarTicha yetzarTiv yiṣ·rōw yiṣ·ṣə·rê·hū yiṣrōw yiṣṣərêhū yitzRo yitztzeRehu yō·ṣə·rê- yō·ṣə·rê·nū yō·ṣə·rî yō·ṣə·rōw yō·ṣêr yō·w·ṣêr yō·wṣ·rîm yōṣêr yōṣərê- yōṣərênū yōṣərî yōṣərōw yoTzer yotzerei yotzeRenu yotzeRi yotzeRo yotzRim yōwṣêr yōwṣrîm yū·ṣar yuṣ·ṣā·rū yūṣar yuṣṣārū yuTzar yutzTzaruLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 2:7 HEB: וַיִּיצֶר֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהִ֜ים NAS: Then the LORD God formed man of dust KJV: God formed man INT: formed the LORD God Genesis 2:8 Genesis 2:19 Exodus 32:4 2 Samuel 17:28 2 Kings 19:25 1 Chronicles 4:23 Psalm 2:9 Psalm 33:15 Psalm 74:17 Psalm 94:9 Psalm 94:20 Psalm 95:5 Psalm 104:26 Psalm 139:16 Isaiah 22:11 Isaiah 27:11 Isaiah 29:16 Isaiah 29:16 Isaiah 30:14 Isaiah 37:26 Isaiah 41:25 Isaiah 43:1 Isaiah 43:7 Isaiah 43:10 63 Occurrences |
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