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Bible Lexicons

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Strong's #3337 - יֵצֶר

Transliteration

Yêtser

Phonetics

yay'-tser

Origin

the same as (H3336)

Parts of Speech

proper masculine noun

TWOT

None

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

Jezer = "forming"
1. the 3rd son of Naphtali and the founder of the family of Jezerites

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (3)

Genesis 1

Numbers 1

1 Chronicles 1

BSB (3)

Genesis 1

Numbers 1

1 Chronicles 1

CSB (3)

Genesis 1

Numbers 1

1 Chronicles 1

ESV (3)

Genesis 1

Numbers 1

1 Chronicles 1

KJV (3)

Genesis 1

Numbers 1

1 Chronicles 1

LEB (3)

Genesis 1

Numbers 1

1 Chronicles 1

LSB (3)

Genesis 1

Numbers 1

1 Chronicles 1

N95 (3)

Genesis 1

Numbers 1

1 Chronicles 1

NAS (3)

Genesis 1

Numbers 1

1 Chronicles 1

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (3)

Genesis 1

Numbers 1

1 Chronicles 1

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

II. יֵּ֫צֶר proper name, masculine son of Naphtali Genesis 46:24 = 1 Chronicles 7:13; Numbers 26:49 (P).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

יֵצֶר m. with suff. יִצְרוֹ.

(1) frame, formation; Psalms 103:14, כִּי־הוּא יָדַע יִצְרֵנוּ “for he knoweth our frame,” i.e. knows how or whence we have been formed; hence, a thing framed, as earthenware, Isaiah 29:16 specially an idol, Habakkuk 2:18.

(2) Metaph. a meditation, thought, more fully יֵצֶר לֵב Genesis 8:21, 6:5 Deuteronomy 31:21 יֵצֶר סָמוּךְ “a firm mind,” a firm soul, i.e. a man of firm mind, Isaiah 26:3 (comp. Psalms 112:8).

(3) [Jezer], pr.n. of a son of Naphtali, Genesis 46:24. Patron. יִצְרִי Numbers 26:49 which latter word is also pr.n. of another man, 1 Chronicles 25:11 (for which there is in verse 1 Chronicles 25:3צְרִי).

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List of Word Forms

וְיֵ֥צֶר ויצר לְיֵ֕צֶר ליצר lə·yê·ṣer ləyêṣer leYetzer veYetzer wə·yê·ṣer wəyêṣer