Lexicon :: Strong's H3334 - yāṣar

יָצַר

Transliteration

yāṣar

Pronunciation

yaw-tsar'

Part of Speech

verb

Root Word (Etymology)

A primitive root

Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1973

Variant Spellings

The following spelling is supported by Strongs and Gesenius: יצר.

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

יָצַר yâtsar, yaw-tsar'; a primitive root; to press (intransitive), i.e. be narrow; figuratively, be in distress:—be distressed, be narrow, be straitened (in straits), be vexed.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H3334 in the following manner: distressed (4x), be straitened (2x), be in straits (1x), vexed (1x), be narrow (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 9x

The KJV translates Strong's H3334 in the following manner: distressed (4x), be straitened (2x), be in straits (1x), vexed (1x), be narrow (1x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

to bind, be distressed, be in distress, be cramped, be narrow, be scant, be in straits, make narrow, cause distress, beseige
1. (Qal) to suffer distress

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)

יָצַר yâtsar, yaw-tsar'; a primitive root; to press (intransitive), i.e. be narrow; figuratively, be in distress:—be distressed, be narrow, be straitened (in straits), be vexed.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

STRONGS H3334: Abbreviations

† I. צָרַר verb bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, cramped (Late Hebrew id.; Arabic bind, tie up; so Aramaic צְרַר, ); —

A. transitive:

Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular צָרַר Hosea 4:19; Proverbs 30:4; Imperative צוֺר Isaiah 8:16; Infinitive construct צְרוֺר Proverbs 26:8 (?); Participle active צֹרֵר Job 26:8; passive צָרוּר Hosea 13:12, feminine צְרוּרָה 1 Samuel 25:29; feminine plural צְרֻרֹת Exodus 12:34; 2 Samuel 20:3; — bind or tie up, of kneading-troughs Exodus 12:34 (E); figurative of a life preserved by י׳, נֶפֶשׁ צְרוּרָה בִּצְרוֺר הַחַיִּים 1 Samuel 25:29; of preserving prophetic teaching Isaiah 8:16; of retention of guilt Hosea 13:12; of י׳'s binding waters in (a garment of) cloud Proverbs 30:4; Job 26:8; = shut up 2 Samuel 20:3; — צָרַר רוּחַ אֹתָהּ בִּכְנָפֶיהָ Hosea 4:19 (si vera lectio) pregnantly, the wind hath wrapped her up in its wings, to carry her off; כִּצְרוֺר אֶבֶן Proverbs 26:8 like the tying up of a stone, but unintellig. in context (see Toy).

Pu. Participle plural מְצֹרָרִים Joshua 9:4 tied up (mended by tying), of old wine-skins.

B. intransitive:

Qal Perfect 3rd person feminine singular צָ֫רָה Isaiah 28:20; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יֵצַר Proverbs 4:12, יֵ֫צֶר לוֺ Job 20:22, וַ֫יֵּצֶד Genesis 32:8 [Genesis 32:7] +, etc.; — be scant, cramped, in straits; of scanty bed-covering Isaiah 28:20 (in figurative); of land too small for (מִן) its people Isaiah 49:19 + Joshua 19:47 (for וַיֵּצֵא) Dr^{Expos. Jan. 1887, 59} Benn, compare ; of steps = be cramped, or impeded, Proverbs 4:12; Job 18:7 (both in figure); especially impersonal with ל person, וַיֵּצֶר לוֺ Genesis 32:8 [Genesis 32:7] and it was narrow for him = he was in straits, distress, so Judges 2:15; 2 Samuel 13:2; Job 20:22, also 3rd person feminine singular וַתֵּ֫צֶר לְ Judges 10:9; 1 Samuel 30:6 (see Dr).

Hiph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular וְהֵצַר Deuteronomy 28:52 (twice in verse) consecutive; 1st person singular וַהֲצֵרֹתִי Jeremiah 10:18; Zephaniah 1:17; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יָצַרלֿוֺ 1 Kings 8:37 2 Chronicles 6:28, וַיָּ֫צַד 2 Chronicles 28:20; 3rd person masculine plural וַיָּצֵרוּ Nehemiah 9:27; Infinitive construct הָצֵר 2 Chronicles 28:22; 33:12; — make narrow for, press hard upon, cause distress to, with ל person, Jeremiah 10:18 (subject י׳), Zephaniah 1:17 (subject id.); Deuteronomy 28:52 (twice in verse); 1 Kings 8:37 2 Chronicles 6:28; Nehemiah 9:27 (all subject foe), 2 Chronicles 28:20 (subject Tiglath-pileser); indefinite subject 2 Chronicles 28:22 (but read כִּי אִם לְצָרָה לוֺ, and join to 2 Chronicles 28:21, opposed to לְעֶזְרָה לוֺ, Kit Buhl^Lex), 2 Chronicles 33:12.

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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

32:7; 32:7

Exodus

12:34; 12:34

Deuteronomy

28:52; 28:52

Joshua

9:4; 19:47

Judges

2:15; 10:9

1 Samuel

25:29; 25:29; 30:6

2 Samuel

13:2; 20:3; 20:3

1 Kings

8:37; 8:37

2 Chronicles

6:28; 6:28; 28:20; 28:20; 28:21; 28:22; 28:22; 33:12; 33:12

Nehemiah

9:27; 9:27

Job

18:7; 20:22; 20:22; 26:8; 26:8

Proverbs

4:12; 4:12; 26:8; 26:8; 30:4; 30:4

Isaiah

8:16; 8:16; 28:20; 28:20; 49:19

Jeremiah

10:18; 10:18

Hosea

4:19; 4:19; 13:12; 13:12

Zephaniah

1:17; 1:17

Concordance Results Shown Using the KJV

Strong's Number H3334 matches the Hebrew יָצַר (yāṣar),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Gen 32:7

Gen 32:7 - Then Jacob^H3290 was greatly^H3966 afraid^H3372 and distressed:^H3334 and he divided^H2673 the people^H5971 that was with him, and the flocks,^H6629 and herds,^H1241 and the camels,^H1581 into two^H8147 bands;^H4264

Jdg 2:15

Jdg 2:15 - Whithersoever they went out,^H3318 the hand^H3027 of the LORD^H3068 was against them for evil,^H7451 as the LORD^H3068 had said,^H1696 and as the LORD^H3068 had sworn^H7650 unto them: and they were greatly^H3966 distressed.^H3334

Jdg 10:9

Jdg 10:9 - Moreover the children^H1121 of Ammon^H5983 passed over^H5674 Jordan^H3383 to fight^H3898 also against Judah,^H3063 and against Benjamin,^H1144 and against the house^H1004 of Ephraim;^H669 so that Israel^H3478 was sore^H3966 distressed.^H3334

1Sa 30:6

1Sa 30:6 - And David^H1732 was greatly^H3966 distressed;^H3334 for the people^H5971 spake^H559 of stoning^H5619 him, because the soul^H5315 of all the people^H5971 was grieved,^H4843 every man^H376 for his sons^H1121 and for his daughters:^H1323 but David^H1732 encouraged^H2388 himself in the LORD^H3068 his God.^H430

2Sa 13:2

2Sa 13:2 - And Amnon^H550 was so vexed,^H3334 that he fell sick^H2470 for his sister^H269 Tamar;^H8559 for she was a virgin;^H1330 and Amnon^H550 thought^H5869 it hard^H6381 for him to do^H6213 any thing^H3972 to her.

Neh 9:27

Neh 9:27 - Therefore thou deliveredst^H5414 them into the hand^H3027 of their enemies,^H6862 who vexed^H6887 them: and in the time^H6256 of their trouble,^H6869 when they cried^H6817 unto thee, thou heardest^H8085 them from heaven;^H8064 and according to thy manifold^H7227 mercies^H7356 thou gavest^H5414 them saviours,^H3467 who saved^H3467 them out of the hand^H3027 of their enemies.^H6862

Job 18:7

Job 18:7 - The steps^H6806 of his strength^H202 shall be straitened,^H3334 and his own counsel^H6098 shall cast him down.^H7993

Job 20:22

Job 20:22 - In the fulness^H4390^H4390 of his sufficiency^H5607 he shall be in straits:^H3334 every hand^H3027 of the wicked^H6001 shall come^H935 upon him.

Pro 4:12

Pro 4:12 - When thou goest,^H3212 thy steps^H6806 shall not be straitened;^H3334 and when thou runnest,^H7323 thou shalt not stumble.^H3782

Isa 49:19

Isa 49:19 - For thy waste^H2723 and thy desolate places,^H8074 and the land^H776 of thy destruction,^H2035 shall even now be too narrow^H3334 by reason of the inhabitants,^H3427 and they that swallowed thee up^H1104 shall be far away.^H7368

Lexicon :: Strong's H3334 - yāṣar

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