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יֵצֶר H3336

H3336 is the Hebrew word יֵצֶר, transliterated yêtser and said yay'-tser. The King James Version most often renders it imagination.

Word: יֵצֶרTransliteration: yêtserSaid: yay'-tserLanguage: HebrewIn the KJV: 9 verses

What it means

a form; figuratively, conception (i.e. purpose).

Where it comes from

from H3335 (יָצַר).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 9 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

imagination 3×every imagination 1×imaginations 1×frame 1×whose mind 1×or shall the thing framed 1×work 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: frame, thing framed, imagination, mind, work.

Verses using יֵצֶר

All 9 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 6:5 · KJV

And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

Genesis 8:21 · KJV

And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.

Deuteronomy 31:21 · KJV

And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they go about, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I sware.

1 Chronicles 28:9 · KJV

And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

1 Chronicles 29:18 · KJV

O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee:

Psalm 103:14 · KJV

For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.

Isaiah 26:3 · KJV

Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.

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?

Habakkuk 2:18 · KJV

What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?

Common questions

What does Strong's H3336 mean?

H3336 is the Hebrew word יֵצֶר (yêtser), meaning a form; figuratively, conception (i.e. purpose).

How is H3336 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it imagination (3 times), every imagination (1 time), imaginations (1 time), frame (1 time), whose mind (1 time), among others.

How many times does H3336 appear in the Bible?

יֵצֶר (yêtser) is tagged in 9 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H3336 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: from H3335 (יָצַר).

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