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Isaiah 44:9
“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.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
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
- יֹֽצְרֵי — verb Qal, active participle, masculine, plural, construct
- Usage
- Occurs 63 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 2:7Genesis 2:8Genesis 2:19Exodus 32:42 Samuel 17:28
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.