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יַצַע H3331
H3331 is the Hebrew word יַצַע, transliterated yatsaʻ and said yaw-tsah'. The King James Version most often renders it spread.
What it means
to strew as a surface.
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 4 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: make (one's) bed, [idiom] lie, spread.
Verses using יַצַע
All 4 verses, quoted in full.
Esther 4:3 · KJV
And in every province, whithersoever the king’s commandment and his decree came, there was great mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, and wailing; and many lay in sackcloth and ashes.
Psalm 139:8 · KJV
If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
Isaiah 14:11 · KJV
Thy pomp is brought down to the grave, and the noise of thy viols: the worm is spread under thee, and the worms cover thee.
Isaiah 58:5 · KJV
Is it such a fast that I have chosen? a day for a man to afflict his soul? is it to bow down his head as a bulrush, and to spread sackcloth and ashes under him? wilt thou call this a fast, and an acceptable day to the LORD?
Common questions
What does Strong's H3331 mean?
H3331 is the Hebrew word יַצַע (yatsaʻ), meaning to strew as a surface.
How is H3331 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it spread (2 times), lay (1 time), if i make my bed (1 time).
How many times does H3331 appear in the Bible?
יַצַע (yatsaʻ) is tagged in 4 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H3331 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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