Strong's Hebrew · H3335

יָצַר

yâtsar · yaw-tsar'

Definitionto mould into a form; especially as apotter; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution)
Derivationprobably identical with H3334 (יָצַר) (through the squeezing into shape); (compare H3331 (יַצַע));
KJV usage[idiom] earthen, fashion, form, frame, make(-r), potter, purpose.
Occurrences62 in the KJV · 55 verses

יָצַר in Scripture

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. Genesis 2:8 And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed. 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. 2 Samuel 17:28 Brought beds, and basins, and earthen vessels, and wheat, and barley, and flour, and parched corn , and beans, and lentils, and parched pulse , 2 Kings 19:25 Hast thou not heard long ago how I have done it, and of ancient times that I have formed it? now have I brought it to pass, that thou shouldest be to lay waste fenced cities into ruinous heaps. 1 Chronicles 4:23 These were the potters, and those that dwelt among plants and hedges: there they dwelt with the king for his work. Psalms 2:9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter' s vessel. Psalms 33:15 He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works. Psalms 74:17 Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter. Psalms 94:9 He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see? Psalms 94:20 Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with thee, which frameth mischief by a law? Psalms 95:5 The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry land .
View all 55 verses