Word Study · Strong's H3334 · Hebrew

יָצַר

yatsar

yaw-tsar'

Strong's 1890 spelling: yâtsar

“to press (intransitive), i.e. be narrow”

Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain

to press (intransitive), i.e. be narrow; figuratively, be in distress

Rendered in the KJV as

be distressed, be narrow, be straitened (in straits), be vexed.

10
occurrencesin the Old Testament
8 of 39
Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
10
inflected formsdistinct spellings

Across 10 occurrences

The word itself

Inflected forms · 10

וַיֵּ֣צֶר1
וַיֵּ֥צֶר1
וַיֵּ֨צֶר1
וַיָּצֵ֖רוּ1
וַתֵּ֥צֶר1
וַתֵּ֨צֶר1
יֵ֣צֶר1
יֵצַ֣ר1
יֵֽ֭צְרוּ1
תֵּצְרִ֣י1

How it is rendered · 6

and it was distress5
and they caused distress1
anyone will hinder1
it will be distress1
they are restricted1
you will be [too] cramped1

The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.

How it parses · 6

Hc/Vqw3ms3
Hc/Vqw3fs2
verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular2
Hc/Vhw3mp1
verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 2nd person feminine singular1
verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine plural1

Show the grammar codes as tagged

Hc/Vqw3ms · 3
Hc/Vqw3fs · 2
HVqi3ms · 2
Hc/Vhw3mp · 1
HVqi2fs · 1
HVqi3mp · 1

All 10, in canonical order

The ledger of occurrences

Where this word lives

Judges2 of 10 · 20%
Job2 of 10 · 20%
Genesis1 of 10 · 10%
1 Samuel1 of 10 · 10%
2 Samuel1 of 10 · 10%

Judges carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.

Genesis1 occurrence

Genesis 32:7וַיֵּ֣צֶרvaiyetzerHc/Vqw3msIn great fear and distress, Jacob divided his people into two camps, as well as the flocks and herds and camels.here: and it was distress

Judges2 occurrences

1 Samuel1 occurrence

1 Samuel 30:6וַתֵּ֨צֶרvatetzerHc/Vqw3fsAnd David was greatly distressed because the people spoke of stoning him, because the soul of every man grieved for his sons and daughters. But David found strength in the LORD his God.here: and it was distress

2 Samuel1 occurrence

2 Samuel 13:2וַיֵּ֨צֶרvaiyetzerHc/Vqw3msAmnon was sick with frustration over his sister Tamar, for she was a virgin, and it seemed implausible for him to do anything to her.here: and it was distress

Nehemiah1 occurrence

Nehemiah 9:27וַיָּצֵ֖רוּvaiyatzeruHc/Vhw3mpSo You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies.here: and they caused distress

Job2 occurrences

Proverbs1 occurrence

Proverbs 4:12יֵצַ֣רyetzarverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularWhen you walk, your steps will not be impeded; when you run, you will not stumble.here: anyone will hinder

Isaiah1 occurrence

Isaiah 49:19תֵּצְרִ֣יtetzeriverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 2nd person feminine singularFor your ruined and desolate places and your ravaged land will now indeed be too small for your people, and those who devoured you will be far away.here: you will be [too] cramped

Same headword in Strong's

Hebrew words spelled יָצַר

H3335 · 62×

יָצַר

yatsar

“to mould into a form”

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