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יָצָא yatsa

Hebrew word for “to come out” · Strong’s H3318 · used 1,067 times in 990 verses

Old Testament37 booksMost often in Exodus (94)

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Meaning

: come/go_out/escape;

Senses in the lexicon

to come out: come (623)
to come out: send (262)
to come out: issue (53)
to come out: produce (43)
to come out: extends (24)
to come out: regular (21)
to come out: speak (21)
to come out: casting(lot) (11)
to come out: surrender (6)
to come out: (sun)rise (3)

How it is translated

Glosses given for yatsa in context, with how often each is used:

went out 191
brought out 105
will go out 95
came out 67
go out 39
will bring out 33
going out 30
bring out 26
coming out 22
goes out 20
will come out 19
one who goes forth 16

Where it is used

Book	Uses	Per 1,000 words
Exodus	94	5.6
Genesis	79	3.8
Ezekiel	74	4.0
Numbers	70	4.3
Jeremiah	70	3.2
Deuteronomy	66	4.6
Judges	54	5.5
Joshua	53	5.3
2 Kings	52	4.2
2 Chronicles	49	3.7
2 Samuel	47	4.3
1 Samuel	46	3.5

Also in 25 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

Numbers 1 (15), Joshua 19 (10), Judges 9 (10), Genesis 24 (9), Leviticus 25 (9), Genesis 19 (8), Exodus 12 (8), 1 Kings 8 (8), 1 Kings 20 (8), Ezekiel 20 (8)

Forms

ויצא 194
יצא 147
יצאו 62
ויצאו 57
תצא 39
הוציא 19
ותצא 17
הוצאתי 16
ויוצא 15
צא 14

Words used with it

Words that share verses with yatsa more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

Key verses

The verses using yatsa that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

Exodus 20:2 — I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
2 Chronicles 15:2 — And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he…
2 Chronicles 19:2 — And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD?…
Isaiah 11:1 — And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:
Isaiah 37:36 — Then the angel of the LORD went forth, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians a hundred and fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the…
Isaiah 42:1 — Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
Isaiah 48:1 — Hear ye this, O house of Jacob, which are called by the name of Israel, and are come forth out of the waters of Judah, which swear by the name of the LORD, and…
Isaiah 55:12 — For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the…
Jeremiah 9:3 — And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know…
Jeremiah 15:1 — Then said the LORD unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go…
Micah 5:2 — But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be ruler in Israel;…
Malachi 4:2 — But unto you that fear my name shall the Sun of righteousness arise with healing in his wings; and ye shall go forth, and grow up as calves of the stall.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.