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יָע H3257
H3257 is the Hebrew word יָע, transliterated yâʻ and said yaw. The King James Version most often renders it shovels.
What it means
a shovel.
Where it comes from
from H3261 (יָעָה).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: shovel.
Verses using יָע
All 9 verses, quoted in full.
Exodus 27:3 · KJV
And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basons, and his fleshhooks, and his firepans: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make of brass.
Exodus 38:3 · KJV
And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basons, and the fleshhooks, and the firepans: all the vessels thereof made he of brass.
Numbers 4:14 · KJV
And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, even the censers, the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the basons, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers’ skins, and put to the staves of it.
1 Kings 7:40 · KJV
And Hiram made the lavers, and the shovels, and the basons. So Hiram made an end of doing all the work that he made king Solomon for the house of the LORD:
1 Kings 7:45 · KJV
And the pots, and the shovels, and the basons: and all these vessels, which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the LORD, were of bright brass.
2 Kings 25:14 · KJV
And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.
2 Chronicles 4:11 · KJV
And Huram made the pots, and the shovels, and the basons. And Huram finished the work that he was to make for king Solomon for the house of God;
2 Chronicles 4:16 · KJV
The pots also, and the shovels, and the fleshhooks, and all their instruments, did Huram his father make to king Solomon for the house of the LORD of bright brass.
Jeremiah 52:18 · KJV
The caldrons also, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the bowls, and the spoons, and all the vessels of brass wherewith they ministered, took they away.
Common questions
What does Strong's H3257 mean?
H3257 is the Hebrew word יָע (yâʻ), meaning a shovel.
How is H3257 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it shovels (7 times), also and the shovels (2 times).
How many times does H3257 appear in the Bible?
יָע (yâʻ) is tagged in 9 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3257 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: from H3261 (יָעָה).
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