Word Study · Strong's H3293 · Hebrew
יַעַר
yaar
yah'-ar
Strong's 1890 spelling: yaʻar
“a copse of bushes”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees)
Rendered in the KJV as
(honey-) comb, forest, wood.
- 59occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 18 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 34inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 59 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 34
- יַ֥עַר7
- יַ֖עַר6
- הַיַּ֔עַר5
- יָֽעַר׃4
- יָ֑עַר3
- בַיָּ֑עַר2
- הַיָּ֑עַר2
- הַיָּֽעַר׃2
- יַ֣עַר2
- לַיַּ֥עַר2
- בְּיַ֥עַר1
- בַיַּעַר֮1
and 22 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 25
- the forest10
- [the] forest7
- in the forest6
- [the] Forest of5
- a forest5
- [the] forest of4
- forest his2
- from a forest2
- to the forest2
- [is] forest1
- forest its1
- forests1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 15
- noun · masculine singular12
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)11
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular11
- preposition with the article + noun · masculine singular9
- preposition + noun · masculine singular4
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)2
- noun · feminine plural1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singular1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular1
- proper noun (a name)1
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsa · 12
- HNcmsc · 11
- HTd/Ncmsa · 11
- HRd/Ncmsa · 9
- HR/Ncmsa · 4
- HNcmsc/Sp3ms · 2
- HR/Ncmsc · 2
- HNcfpa · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp1bs · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp3fs · 1
- HNpl · 1
- HR/Ncmsc/Sp3fs · 1
All 59, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Isaiah14 of 59 · 24%
- Psalms7 of 59 · 12%
- Jeremiah6 of 59 · 10%
- Ezekiel6 of 59 · 10%
- 1 Samuel3 of 59 · 5%
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Joshua2 occurrences
- Joshua 17:15הַיַּ֔עְרָהhaiya'rahthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular + directional ending (“toward”)Joshua answered them, “If you have so many people that the hill country of Ephraim is too small for you, go to the forest and clear for yourself an area in the land of the Perizzites and the Rephaim.”here: the forest towards
- Joshua 17:18יַ֣עַרyaarnoun · masculine singularbecause the hill country will be yours as well. It is a forest; clear it, and its farthest limits will be yours. Although the Canaanites have iron chariots and although they are strong, you can drive them out.”here: [is] forest
1 Samuel3 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 14:25בַיָּ֑עַרvaiyaarpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularThen all the troops entered the forest, and there was honey on the ground.here: in the forest
- 1 Samuel 14:26הַיַּ֔עַרhaiyaarthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularAnd when they entered the forest and saw the flowing honey, not one of them put his hand to his mouth, because they feared the oath.here: the forest
- 1 Samuel 22:5יַ֥עַרyaarnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Then the prophet Gad said to David, “Do not stay in the stronghold. Depart and go into the land of Judah.” So David left and went to the forest of Hereth.here: [the] forest of
2 Samuel3 occurrences
- 2 Samuel 18:6בְּיַ֥עַרbeyaarpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)So David’s army marched into the field to engage Israel in the battle, which took place in the forest of Ephraim.here: in [the] forest of
- 2 Samuel 18:8הַיַּ֙עַר֙haiyaarthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThe battle spread over the whole countryside, and that day the forest devoured more people than the sword.here: the forest
- 2 Samuel 18:17בַיַּ֙עַר֙vaiyaarpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularThey took Absalom, cast him into a large pit in the forest, and piled a huge mound of stones over him. Meanwhile, all the Israelites fled, each to his home.here: in the forest
1 Kings3 occurrences
- 1 Kings 7:2יַ֣עַרyaarnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)He built the House of the Forest of Lebanon a hundred cubits long, fifty cubits wide, and thirty cubits high, with four rows of cedar pillars supporting the cedar beams.here: [the] Forest of
- 1 Kings 10:17יַ֥עַרyaarnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three minas of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.here: [the] Forest of
- 1 Kings 10:21יַ֥עַרyaarnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)All King Solomon’s drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. There was no silver, because it was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon.here: [the] Forest of
2 Kings2 occurrences
- 2 Kings 2:24הַיַּ֔עַרhaiyaarthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularThen he turned around, looked at them, and called down a curse on them in the name of the LORD. Suddenly two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys.here: the forest
- 2 Kings 19:23יַ֖עַרyaarnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest of its cypresses. I have reached its farthest outposts, the densest of its forests.here: [the] forest of
1 Chronicles1 occurrence
2 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 9:16יַ֥עַרyaarnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)He also made three hundred small shields of hammered gold; three hundred shekels of gold went into each shield. And the king put them in the House of the Forest of Lebanon.here: [the] Forest of
- 2 Chronicles 9:20יַ֥עַרyaarnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)All King Solomon’s drinking cups were gold, and all the utensils of the House of the Forest of Lebanon were pure gold. There was no silver, because it was accounted as nothing in the days of Solomon.here: [the] Forest of
Psalms7 occurrences
- Psalms 29:9יְעָ֫ר֥וֹתyearotnoun · feminine pluralThe voice of the LORD twists the oaks and strips the forests bare. And in His temple all cry, “Glory!”here: forests
- Psalms 50:10יָ֑עַרyaarnoun · masculine singularfor every beast of the forest is Mine— the cattle on a thousand hills.here: [the] forest
- Psalms 80:13מִיָּ֑עַרmiyaarpreposition + noun · masculine singularThe boar from the forest ravages it, and the creatures of the field feed upon it.here: from [the] forest
- Psalms 83:14יָ֑עַרyaarnoun · masculine singularAs fire consumes a forest, as a flame sets the mountains ablaze,here: a forest
- Psalms 96:12יָֽעַר׃yaarnoun · masculine singularLet the fields exult, and all that is in them. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joyhere: [the] forest
- Psalms 104:20יָֽעַר׃yaarnoun · masculine singularYou bring darkness, and it becomes night, when all the beasts of the forest prowl.here: [the] forest
- Psalms 132:6יָֽעַר׃yaarproper noun (a name)We heard that the ark was in Ephrathah; we found it in the fields of Jaar.here: Jaar
Ecclesiastes1 occurrence
Song of Solomon2 occurrences
- Song of Solomon 2:3הַיַּ֔עַרhaiyaarthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularLike an apple tree among the trees of the forest is my beloved among the young men. I delight to sit in his shade, and his fruit is sweet to my taste.here: the forest
- Song of Solomon 5:1יַעְרִי֙ya'rinoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine singularI have come to my garden, my sister, my bride; I have gathered my myrrh with my spice. I have eaten my honeycomb with my honey; I have drunk my wine with my milk. Eat, O friends, and drink; drink freely, O beloved.here: honeycomb my
Isaiah14 occurrences
- Isaiah 7:2יַ֖עַרyaarnoun · masculine singularWhen it was reported to the house of David that Aram was in league with Ephraim, the hearts of Ahaz and his people trembled like trees in the forest shaken by the wind.here: [the] forest
- Isaiah 9:18הַיַּ֔עַרhaiyaarthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularFor wickedness burns like a fire that consumes the thorns and briers and kindles the forest thickets which roll upward in billows of smoke.here: the forest
- Isaiah 10:18יַעְרוֹ֙ya'ronoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThe splendor of its forests and orchards, both soul and body, it will completely destroy, as a sickness consumes a man.here: forest his
- Isaiah 10:19יַעְר֖וֹya'ronoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularThe remaining trees of its forests will be so few that a child could count them.here: forest his
- Isaiah 10:34הַיַּ֖עַרhaiyaarthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularHe will clear the forest thickets with an axe, and Lebanon will fall before the Mighty One.here: the forest
- Isaiah 21:13בַּיַּ֤עַרbaiyaarpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularThis is the burden against Arabia: In the thickets of Arabia you must lodge, O caravans of Dedanites.here: in the thicket[s]
- Isaiah 22:8הַיָּֽעַר׃haiyaarthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularHe has uncovered the defenses of Judah. On that day you looked to the weapons in the House of the Forest.here: the Forest
- Isaiah 29:17לַיַּ֥עַרlaiyaarpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularIn a very short time, will not Lebanon become an orchard, and the orchard seem like a forest?here: to the forest
- Isaiah 32:15לַיַּ֥עַרlaiyaarpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularuntil the Spirit is poured out upon us from on high. Then the desert will be an orchard, and the orchard will seem like a forest.here: to the forest
- Isaiah 32:19הַיָּ֑עַרhaiyaarthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularBut hail will level the forest, and the city will sink to the depths.here: the forest
- Isaiah 37:24יַ֖עַרyaarnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest of its cypresses. I have reached its farthest heights, the densest of its forests.here: [the] forest of
- Isaiah 44:14יָ֑עַרyaarnoun · masculine singularHe cuts down cedars or retrieves a cypress or oak. He lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest. He plants a laurel, and the rain makes it grow.here: [the] forest
- Isaiah 44:23יַ֖עַרyaarnoun · masculine singularSing for joy, O heavens, for the LORD has done this; shout aloud, O depths of the earth. Break forth in song, O mountains, you forests and all your trees. For the LORD has redeemed Jacob, and revealed His glory in Israel.here: O forest
- Isaiah 56:9בַּיָּֽעַר׃ סbaiyaarpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularCome, all you beasts of the field; eat greedily, all you beasts of the forest.here: in the forest
Jeremiah6 occurrences
- Jeremiah 5:6מִיַּ֗עַרmiyaarpreposition + noun · masculine singularTherefore a lion from the forest will strike them down, a wolf from the desert will ravage them. A leopard will lie in wait near their cities, and everyone who ventures out will be torn to pieces. For their rebellious acts are many, and their unfaithful deeds are numerous.here: from a forest
- Jeremiah 10:3מִיַּ֣עַרmiyaarpreposition + noun · masculine singularFor the customs of the peoples are worthless; they cut down a tree from the forest; it is shaped with a chisel by the hands of a craftsman.here: from a forest
- Jeremiah 12:8בַיָּ֑עַרvaiyaarpreposition with the article + noun · masculine singularMy inheritance has become to Me like a lion in the forest. She has roared against Me; therefore I hate her.here: in the forest
- Jeremiah 21:14בְּיַעְרָ֔הּbeya'rahpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularI will punish you as your deeds deserve, declares the LORD. I will kindle a fire in your forest that will consume everything around you.’”here: in forest its
- Jeremiah 26:18יָֽעַר׃yaarnoun · masculine singular“Micah the Moreshite prophesied in the days of Hezekiah king of Judah and told all the people of Judah that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.’here: a forest
- Jeremiah 46:23יַעְרָהּ֙ya'rahnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person feminine singularThey will chop down her forest, declares the LORD, dense though it may be, for they are more numerous than locusts; they cannot be counted.here: forest its
Ezekiel6 occurrences
- Ezekiel 15:2הַיָּֽעַר׃haiyaarthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singular“Son of man, how does the wood of the vine surpass any other branch among the trees in the forest?here: the forest
- Ezekiel 15:6הַיַּ֔עַרhaiyaarthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine singularTherefore this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Like the wood of the vine among the trees of the forest, which I have given to the fire for fuel, so I will give up the people of Jerusalem.here: the forest
- Ezekiel 20:46יַ֥עַרyaarnoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)“Son of man, set your face toward the south, preach against it, and prophesy against the forest of the Negev.here: [the] forest of
- Ezekiel 20:47לְיַ֣עַרleyaarpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Say to the forest of the Negev: Hear the word of the LORD! This is what the Lord GOD says: I am about to ignite in you a fire, and it will devour all your trees, both green and dry. The blazing flame will not be quenched, and by it every face from south to north will be scorched.here: to [the] forest of
- Ezekiel 34:25בַּיְּעָרִֽים׃baiyearimpreposition with the article + noun · masculine pluralI will make with them a covenant of peace and rid the land of wild animals, so that they may dwell securely in the wilderness and sleep in the forest.here: in the forests
- Ezekiel 39:10הַיְּעָרִ֔יםhaiyearimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralThey will not gather wood from the countryside or cut it from the forests, for they will use the weapons for fuel. They will loot those who looted them and plunder those who plundered them, declares the Lord GOD.here: the forests
Micah3 occurrences
- Micah 3:12יָֽעַר׃ פyaarnoun · masculine singularTherefore, because of you, Zion will be plowed like a field, Jerusalem will become a heap of rubble, and the temple mount a wooded ridge.here: a forest
- Micah 5:8יַ֔עַרyaarnoun · masculine singularThen the remnant of Jacob will be among the nations, in the midst of many peoples, like a lion among the beasts of the forest, like a young lion among flocks of sheep, which tramples and tears as it passes through, with no one to rescue them.here: [the] forest
- Micah 7:14יַ֖עַרyaarnoun · masculine singularShepherd with Your staff Your people, the flock of Your inheritance. They live alone in a woodland, surrounded by pastures. Let them graze in Bashan and Gilead, as in the days of old.here: a forest