Word Study · Strong's H3257 · Hebrew
יָע
ya
yaw
Strong's 1890 spelling: yâʻ
“a shovel”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
a shovel
Rendered in the KJV as
shovel.
- 9occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 6 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 7inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 9 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 7
- הַיָּעִ֖ים2
- הַיָּעִ֜ים2
- הַיָּעִים֙1
- הַיָּעִ֣ים1
- הַיָּעִ֤ים1
- הַיָּעִ֨ים1
- וְיָעָיו֙1
How it is rendered · 2
- the shovels8
- and shovels its1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 2
- the definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine plural8
- conjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- HTd/Ncmpa · 8
- HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms · 1
All 9, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
Exodus carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Exodus2 occurrences
- Exodus 27:3וְיָעָיו֙veyaavconjunction (“and”) + noun · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singularMake all its utensils of bronze—its pots for removing ashes, its shovels, its sprinkling bowls, its meat forks, and its firepans.here: and shovels its
- Exodus 38:3הַיָּעִים֙haiyaimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralHe made all the altar’s utensils of bronze—its pots, shovels, sprinkling bowls, meat forks, and firepans.here: the shovels
1 Kings2 occurrences
- 1 Kings 7:40הַיָּעִ֖יםhaiyaimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralAdditionally, Huram made the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished all the work that he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of the LORD:here: the shovels
- 1 Kings 7:45הַיָּעִ֜יםhaiyaimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluraland the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. All the articles that Huram made for King Solomon in the house of the LORD were made of burnished bronze.here: the shovels
2 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 4:11הַיָּעִ֖יםhaiyaimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluralAdditionally, Huram made the pots, shovels, and sprinkling bowls. So Huram finished the work that he had undertaken for King Solomon in the house of God:here: the shovels
- 2 Chronicles 4:16הַיָּעִ֤יםhaiyaimthe definite article (“the”) + noun · masculine pluraland the pots, shovels, meat forks, and all the other articles. All these objects that Huram-abi made for King Solomon for the house of the LORD were of polished bronze.here: the shovels