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Genesis 2:19

“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.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

יָצַרyâtsar · yaw-tsar'
H3335 · Hebrew

Definition: to mould into a form; especially as apotter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution)
Derivation: probably identical with H3334 (יָצַר) (through the squeezing into shape); (compare H3331 (יַצַע));
KJV renderings: [idiom] earthen, fashion, form, frame, make(-r), potter, purpose.
Grammar: וַ — conjunction
יִּצֶר֩ — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
Code HC/Vqw3ms
Usage: Occurs 63 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 2:7 Genesis 2:8 Exodus 32:4 2 Samuel 17:28 2 Kings 19:25

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 יָצַר here.

Verse 18 Verse 20

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.