Original Language Studio
Genesis 2:7
“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.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
יָצַרyâtsar · yaw-tsar'
H3335 · Hebrew
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
- יִּיצֶר֩ — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 63 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 2:8Genesis 2:19Exodus 32:42 Samuel 17:282 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.
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.