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יָצַר H3335

H3335 is the Hebrew word יָצַר, transliterated yâtsar and said yaw-tsar'. The King James Version most often renders it formed.

Word: יָצַרTransliteration: yâtsarSaid: yaw-tsar'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 53 verses

What it means

to mould into a form; especially as apotter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution).

Where it comes from

probably identical with H3334 (יָצַר) (through the squeezing into shape); (compare H3331 (יַצַע)).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 49 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

formed 20×potter's 6×potter 6×maker 4×fashioneth 3×hast made 2×fashioned 2×former 2×earthen 1×potters 1×like a potter's 1×frameth 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: [idiom] earthen, fashion, form, frame, make(-r), potter, purpose.

Verses using יָצַר

The first 40 of 53 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 2:7 · KJV

And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

Genesis 2:19 · KJV

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.

2 Samuel 17:28 · KJV

Brought beds, and basons, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and flour, and parched corn, and beans, and lentiles, and parched pulse,

2 Kings 19:25 · KJV

Hast thou not heard long ago how I have done it, and of ancient times that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste fenced cities into ruinous heaps.

1 Chronicles 4:23 · KJV

These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his work.

Psalm 2:9 · KJV

Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.

Psalm 33:15 · KJV

He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works.

Psalm 74:17 · KJV

Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter.

Psalm 94:9 · KJV

He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?

Psalm 94:20 · KJV

Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law?

Psalm 95:5 · KJV

The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land.

Psalm 104:26 · KJV

There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.

Psalm 139:16 · KJV

Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect; and in thy book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.

Isaiah 22:11 · KJV

Ye made also a ditch between the two walls for the water of the old pool: but ye have not looked unto the maker thereof, neither had respect unto him that fashioned it long ago.

Isaiah 27:11 · KJV

When the boughs thereof are withered, they shall be broken off: the women come, and set them on fire: for it is a people of no understanding: therefore he that made them will not have mercy on them, and he that formed them will shew them no favour.

Isaiah 29:16 · KJV

Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter’s clay: for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not? or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no understanding?

Isaiah 30:14 · KJV

And he shall break it as the breaking of the potters’ vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare: so that there shall not be found in the bursting of it a sherd to take fire from the hearth, or to take water withal out of the pit.

Isaiah 37:26 · KJV

Hast thou not heard long ago, how I have done it; and of ancient times, that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste defenced cities into ruinous heaps.

Isaiah 41:25 · KJV

I have raised up one from the north, and he shall come: from the rising of the sun shall he call upon my name: and he shall come upon princes as upon morter, and as the potter treadeth clay.

Isaiah 43:1 · KJV

But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.

Isaiah 43:7 · KJV

Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.

Isaiah 43:10 · KJV

Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me.

Isaiah 43:21 · KJV

This people have I formed for myself; they shall shew forth my praise.

Isaiah 44:2 · KJV

Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.

Isaiah 44:9 · KJV

They that make a graven image are all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they are their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed.

Isaiah 44:10 · KJV

Who hath formed a god, or molten a graven image that is profitable for nothing?

Isaiah 44:12 · KJV

The smith with the tongs both worketh in the coals, and fashioneth it with hammers, and worketh it with the strength of his arms: yea, he is hungry, and his strength faileth: he drinketh no water, and is faint.

Isaiah 44:21 · KJV

Remember these, O Jacob and Israel; for thou art my servant: I have formed thee; thou art my servant: O Israel, thou shalt not be forgotten of me.

Isaiah 44:24 · KJV

Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;

Isaiah 45:7 · KJV

I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.

Isaiah 45:9 · KJV

Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! Let the potsherd strive with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?

Isaiah 45:11 · KJV

Thus saith the LORD, the Holy One of Israel, and his Maker, Ask me of things to come concerning my sons, and concerning the work of my hands command ye me.

Isaiah 45:18 · KJV

For thus saith the LORD that created the heavens; God himself that formed the earth and made it; he hath established it, he created it not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited: I am the LORD; and there is none else.

Isaiah 46:11 · KJV

Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.

Isaiah 49:5 · KJV

And now, saith the LORD that formed me from the womb to be his servant, to bring Jacob again to him, Though Israel be not gathered, yet shall I be glorious in the eyes of the LORD, and my God shall be my strength.

Isaiah 54:17 · KJV

No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.

Isaiah 64:8 · KJV

But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.

Jeremiah 1:5 · KJV

Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.

Jeremiah 10:16 · KJV

The portion of Jacob is not like them: for he is the former of all things; and Israel is the rod of his inheritance: The LORD of hosts is his name.

Jeremiah 18:2 · KJV

Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will cause thee to hear my words.

Common questions

What does Strong's H3335 mean?

H3335 is the Hebrew word יָצַר (yâtsar), meaning to mould into a form; especially as apotter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution).

How is H3335 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it formed (20 times), potter's (6 times), potter (6 times), maker (4 times), fashioneth (3 times), among others.

How many times does H3335 appear in the Bible?

יָצַר (yâtsar) is tagged in 53 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H3335 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: probably identical with H3334 (יָצַר) (through the squeezing into shape); (compare H3331 (יַצַע)).

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