3455. yasam

Lexicon

yasam: To put, place, set

Original Word: יָשַׂם
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: yasam
Pronunciation: yah-sahm'
Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-sam')
Definition: To put, place, set
Meaning: to place, in, to be placed

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

be put set

A prim root; to place; intransitively, to be placed -- be put (set).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
the same as sum, q.v.

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[יָשַׂם] verb Imperfect וַיִּישֶׂם Genesis 50:26, and so Genesis 24:33 Kt, see שׂום, שׂים.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G3908 (παρατίθημι, paratithēmi): This Greek verb means to place beside, to set before, or to entrust. It is used in the New Testament to describe the act of placing something in front of someone or entrusting something to another's care.
• G5087 (τίθημι, tithēmi): This Greek verb means to put, place, or lay. It is frequently used in the New Testament to describe the act of placing or setting something in a particular position, similar to the Hebrew יָשַׂם.

These Greek entries reflect similar concepts of placement and positioning found in the Hebrew verb יָשַׂם, illustrating the continuity of these ideas across the biblical languages.

Usage: The verb יָשַׂם (yasam) is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote the act of placing or setting something in a particular position or location. It conveys the idea of establishing or positioning an object or person in a specific place.

Context: The Hebrew verb יָשַׂם (yasam) is a primitive root that appears in various contexts throughout the Old Testament. It is often used in narratives where physical placement or positioning is described. For example, it can refer to placing objects in a specific location, setting up structures, or positioning individuals in a particular role or situation.

In the Berean Standard Bible, יָשַׂם is translated in contexts that involve the physical act of placing or setting. This verb is integral to understanding passages where the arrangement or establishment of items or people is significant to the narrative or theological message.

The usage of יָשַׂם can be seen in various books of the Old Testament, where it contributes to the depiction of divine or human actions in organizing and structuring the world or society. It underscores themes of order, purpose, and intentionality in the biblical text.

Forms and Transliterations

וַיִּ֥ישֶׂם וַיּוּשַׂ֤ם ויושם ויישם vaiYisem vaiyuSam way·yî·śem way·yū·śam wayyîśem wayyūśam

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 24:33
HEB: [וַיִּישֶׂם כ] (וַיּוּשַׂ֤ם ק) לְפָנָיו֙
INT: be put before to eat

Genesis 50:26
HEB: וַיַּחַנְט֣וּ אֹת֔וֹ וַיִּ֥ישֶׂם בָּאָר֖וֹן בְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃
KJV: and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin
INT: years was embalmed was put A coffin Egypt

2 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3455
2 Occurrences

way·yî·śem — 1 Occ.
way·yū·śam — 1 Occ.