יָצַר yatsar
Hebrew word for “to form” · Strong’s H3335 · used 62 times in 55 verses
Meaning
: formed; 1) to form, fashion, frame;
Senses in the lexicon
- to form: formed (38)
- to form: potter (18)
- to form: plan (6)
How it is translated
Glosses given for yatsar in context, with how often each is used:
- potter 15
- formed 10
- one who formed 10
- who formed 6
- one who forms 2
- potters 2
- planned 2
- had formed 1
- former 1
- which they were ordained 1
- whom i formed 1
- those who form 1
Where it is used
| Book | Uses | Per 1,000 words | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah | 27 | 1.6 | |
| Jeremiah | 13 | 0.6 | |
| Psalms | 8 | 0.4 | |
| Genesis | 3 | 0.1 | |
| Zechariah | 3 | 1.0 | |
| Amos | 2 | 1.0 | |
| Habakkuk | 2 | 3.0 | |
| 2 Samuel | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 2 Kings | 1 | 0.1 | |
| 1 Chronicles | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Lamentations | 1 | 0.6 |
Chapters where it is used most
Isaiah 44 (6), Jeremiah 18 (5), Isaiah 43 (4), Isaiah 45 (4), Genesis 2 (3), Psalms 94 (2), Jeremiah 19 (2), 2 Samuel 17 (1), 2 Kings 19 (1), 1 Chronicles 4 (1)
Forms
- יוצר 13
- היוצר 8
- יצר 6
- יצרו 4
- ויצרך 3
- ויצר 2
- היצר 2
- ויצרו 2
- יצרתי 2
- יצרי 2
Words used with it
Words that share verses with yatsar more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- חֹמֶר chomer “clay” 6
- כֹּה koh “thus” 10
- בָּרָא bara “to create” 5
- חֶרֶשׂ cheres “earthenware” 4
- שֵׁם shem “name” 8
- יַעֲקֹב yaaqov “Jacob” 6
- עַתָּה attah “now” 6
- בֶּטֶן beten “belly” 4
- כְּלִי keli “article/utensil” 5
- יָעַל yaal “to gain” 3
- פֶּסֶל pesel “idol” 3
- אָדָם adam “man” 5
Key verses
The verses using yatsar that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Genesis 2:7 — And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
- Psalms 94:20 — Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?
- Isaiah 27:11 — When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that…
- Isaiah 43:1 — But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name;…
- Isaiah 43:7 — Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.
- Isaiah 44:9 — They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know;…
- Isaiah 44:24 — Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that…
- Isaiah 45:7 — I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.
- Isaiah 54:17 — No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the…
- Jeremiah 10:16 — The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The LORD of hosts is his name.
- Habakkuk 2:18 — What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to…
- Zechariah 12:1 — The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the…
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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.