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2 Samuel 23:12

“But he stood in the midst of the ground, and defended it, and slew the Philistines: and the Lord wrought a great victory.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

יָצַבyâtsab · yaw-tsab'
H3320 · Hebrew

Definition: to place (any thing so as to stay); reflexively, to station, offer, continue
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: present selves, remaining, resort, set (selves), (be able to, can, with-) stand (fast, forth, -ing, still, up).
Grammar: וַ — conjunction
יִּתְיַצֵּ֤ב — verb Hithpael, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/Vtw3ms
Usage: Occurs 48 times in the Hebrew Bible.Exodus 2:4 Exodus 8:16 Exodus 9:13 Exodus 14:13 Exodus 19:17

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read יָצַב here.

Verse 11 Verse 13

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.