Word Study · Strong's H3336 · Hebrew
יֵצֶר
yetser
yay'-tser
Strong's 1890 spelling: yêtser
“a form”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a form; figuratively, conception (i.e. purpose)
Rendered in the KJV as
frame, thing framed, imagination, mind, work.
- 9occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 6 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 8inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 9 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 8
- יֵ֣צֶר2
- וְיֵ֛צֶר1
- יֵ֙צֶר֙1
- יֵ֥צֶר1
- יִצְר֗וֹ1
- יִצְרוֹ֙1
- יִצְרֵ֑נוּ1
- לְיֵ֥צֶר1
How it is rendered · 9
- [the] inclination of1
- an inclination1
- and a pot1
- form his1
- form our1
- inclination of1
- intention its1
- the inclination of1
- to [the] inclination of1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 6
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)3
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular2
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singular1
- noun · masculine singular1
- noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 1st person masculine or feminine plural1
- preposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HNcmsc · 3
- HNcmsc/Sp3ms · 2
- HC/Ncmsa · 1
- HNcmsa · 1
- HNcmsc/Sp1bp · 1
- HR/Ncmsc · 1
All 9, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Genesis2 of 9 · 22%
- 1 Chronicles2 of 9 · 22%
- Isaiah2 of 9 · 22%
- Deuteronomy1 of 9 · 11%
- Psalms1 of 9 · 11%
Genesis carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Genesis2 occurrences
- Genesis 6:5יֵ֙צֶר֙yetzernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.here: the inclination of
- Genesis 8:21יֵ֣צֶרyetzernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)When the LORD smelled the pleasing aroma, He said in His heart, “Never again will I curse the ground because of man, even though every inclination of his heart is evil from his youth. And never again will I destroy all living creatures as I have done.here: [the] inclination of
1 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 1 Chronicles 28:9יֵ֥צֶרyetzernoun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father and serve Him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind, for the LORD searches every heart and understands the intent of every thought. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will reject you forever.here: inclination of
- 1 Chronicles 29:18לְיֵ֥צֶרleyetzerpreposition + noun · masculine singular · in construct (“…of”)O LORD, God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, keep this desire forever in the intentions of the hearts of Your people, and direct their hearts toward You.here: to [the] inclination of
Isaiah2 occurrences
- Isaiah 26:3יֵ֣צֶרyetzernoun · masculine singularYou will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.here: an inclination
- Isaiah 29:16וְיֵ֛צֶרveyetzerconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine singularYou have turned things upside down, as if the potter were regarded as clay. Shall what is formed say to him who formed it, “He did not make me”? Can the pottery say of the potter, “He has no understanding”?here: and a pot
Same headword in Strong's