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יָצַק

𐤉𐤑𐤒

yâtsaq

H3332 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

To pour, especially liquid substances; to cast metal by pouring it in liquid form, or to shape something by pouring; by extension, to cause something to flow (liquid, molten material), to solidify, or to set firmly into place. The term is used both in literal contexts (pouring oil, casting metal) and figuratively for establishing or fixing something firmly.

Semantic Range

to pour liquid intentionally, to cast metal by pouring, to set or fix in place, to stiffen or harden, to establish or make something firm, to overflow

Root / Etymology

Root יָצַק comes from the triliteral root יצק, which has the basic sense of 'pouring' or 'causing to flow.' The verb is derived directly from the root and, by extension, came to describe actions related to pouring, casting, and setting.

Historical & Contextual Notes

יָצַק predominantly occurs in prose and narrative texts, from the early Israelite period through post-exilic literature, with notable usage in priestly, ritual, and construction contexts. In cultic rituals, it refers to pouring oil or other substances as offerings (e.g., Genesis 28:18—pouring oil on a stone as dedication; Exodus 30:32). In technical or craftsmanship contexts (Exodus 25–40), it specifically describes the casting of objects, especially metal for tabernacle furnishings, reflecting ancient metallurgy. Later, the root was extended to figurative meanings like to 'cause to be firm' or 'set.' English versions often split between 'pour,' 'cast,' and 'set,' sometimes losing the conceptual unity of the root. The distinction from related roots like שָׁפַךְ (shafakh, 'to pour out,' often with a focus on spillage or unrestrained pouring) is that יָצַק emphasizes the intentional directing of a liquid or molten substance, usually for a purposeful outcome. In post-biblical Hebrew, the meaning narrows further to 'cast' in metallurgy. The English term 'molten' especially derives from this context, but may not always convey the nuance of intentional forming or dedicating found in the Hebrew.

Translation Consistency

primary "pour" 38 occurrences

The primary and most natural sense of yâtsaq is intentional pouring of a liquid or molten material. "Pour" covers literal liquids (oil, libations), pouring molten metal into molds (casting), and common figurative uses (pouring out, causing to flow, then solidifying or fixing in place). It is the most frequent and idiomatic English choice across the range of occurrences, and it can be inflected consistently for all forms.

Alternatives (12 occurrences):
"cast" (4x) "poured-out" (2x) "casting" (1x) "set down" (1x) "poured-out ones" (1x) "ran" (1x) "steadfast" (1x) "cast one" (1x)

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

a primitive root; properly, to pour out (transitive or intransitive); by implication, to melt or cast as metal; by extension, to place firmly, to stiffen or grow hard; cast, cleave fast, be (as) firm, grow, be hard, lay out, molten, overflow, pour (out), run out, set down, stedfast.

Bantu Hebrew

No Bantu Hebrew comparisons have been recorded for this word yet.

Root Family

יצק (yâtsaq) — to pour, to cast, to set firmly

Root יצק to pour, to cast, to set firmly
Strong's Lemma SIBI-P1
H3333 יְצֻקָה in his cast-metal mass
H4164 מוּצַק in constriction
H4165 מוּצָק to the cast mass
H4166 מוּצָקָה in his cast-metal object

Word Forms

27 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H3332-15 וַ/יִּצֹ֥ק vayitsoq HC/Vqw3ms And he cast and he poured and he poured 9
H3332-07 מֻצַ֣ק mutsaq HVHsmsc cast one cast one poured 5
H3332-17 וְ/יָצַקְתָּ֣ veyatsaqeta HC/Vqq2ms and pour and you poured and you shall pour 5
H3332-21 יָ֥צַק yatsaq HVqp3ms he poured he poured he poured 3
H3332-22 יָצ֥וּק yatsuq HVqsmsa is firm poured-out poured-out 3
H3332-16 וְ/יָצַ֤ק veyatsaq HC/Vqq3ms and he shall pour and he poured and he poured 2
H3332-23 יְצָקָ֣/ם yetsaqam HVqp3ms/Sp3mp he cast them he poured them he cast them 2
H3332-25 יְצֻקִ֖ים yetsuqim HVqsmpa cast poured-out ones poured-out ones 2
H3332-26 יִצֹ֣ק yitsoq HVqi3ms he shall pour he will pour he will pour 2
H3332-27 יוּצַ֥ק yutsaq HVHi3ms is poured he will be poured he will be poured 2

Occurrences in Scripture

52 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H3332-15 Genesis 28:18 וַ/יִּצֹ֥ק vayitsoq HC/Vqw3ms poured and he poured and he poured
H3332-15 Genesis 35:14 וַ/יִּצֹ֥ק vayitsoq HC/Vqw3ms poured and he poured and he poured
H3332-17 Exodus 25:12 וְ/יָצַ֣קְתָּ veyatsaqeta HC/Vqq2ms And you shall cast and you poured and you shall cast
H3332-17 Exodus 26:37 וְ/יָצַקְתָּ֣ veyatsaqeta HC/Vqq2ms and you shall cast and you poured and you shall cast
H3332-17 Exodus 29:7 וְ/יָצַקְתָּ֖ veyatsaqeta HC/Vqq2ms and pour and you poured and you shall pour
H3332-15 Exodus 36:36 וַ/יִּצֹ֣ק vayitsoq HC/Vqw3ms and he cast and he poured and he poured
H3332-15 Exodus 37:3 וַ/יִּצֹ֣ק vayitsoq HC/Vqw3ms And he cast and he poured and he poured
H3332-15 Exodus 37:13 וַ/יִּצֹ֣ק vayitsoq HC/Vqw3ms And he cast and he poured and he poured
H3332-15 Exodus 38:5 וַ/יִּצֹ֞ק vayitsoq HC/Vqw3ms And he cast and he poured and he poured
H3332-05 Exodus 38:27 לָ/צֶ֗קֶת latseqet HR/Vqc for casting to pour for casting
H3332-16 Leviticus 2:1 וְ/יָצַ֤ק veyatsaq HC/Vqq3ms and he shall pour and he poured and he shall pour
H3332-17 Leviticus 2:6 וְ/יָצַקְתָּ֥ veyatsaqeta HC/Vqq2ms and you shall pour and you poured and you shall pour
H3332-15 Leviticus 8:12 וַ/יִּצֹק֙ vayitsoq HC/Vqw3ms and he poured and he poured and he poured
H3332-21 Leviticus 8:15 יָצַק֙ yatsaq HVqp3ms he poured he poured he poured
H3332-21 Leviticus 9:9 יָצַ֔ק yatsaq HVqp3ms he poured he poured he poured
H3332-16 Leviticus 14:15 וְ/יָצַ֛ק veyatsaq HC/Vqq3ms and pour and he poured and he poured
H3332-26 Leviticus 14:26 יִצֹ֣ק yitsoq HVqi3ms he shall pour he will pour he will pour
H3332-27 Leviticus 21:10 יוּצַ֥ק yutsaq HVHi3ms is poured he will be poured he will be poured
H3332-26 Numbers 5:15 יִצֹ֨ק yitsoq HVqi3ms he shall pour he will pour he will pour
H3332-12 Joshua 7:23 וַ/יַּצִּקֻ֖/ם vayatsiqum HC/Vhw3mp/Sp3mp and poured them out and they cast them and they poured them out
H3332-15 1 Samuel 10:1 וַ/יִּצֹ֥ק vayitsoq HC/Vqw3ms and poured and he poured and he poured
H3332-10 2 Samuel 13:9 וַ/תִּצֹ֣ק vatitsoq HC/Vqw3fs and poured out and she poured and she poured
H3332-11 2 Samuel 15:24 וַ/יַּצִּ֨קוּ֙ vayatsiqu HC/Vhw3mp and they set down and they caused to pour and they set down
H3332-07 1 Kings 7:16 מֻצַ֣ק mutsaq HVHsmsc cast one cast one poured
H3332-25 1 Kings 7:24 יְצֻקִ֖ים yetsuqim HVqsmpa cast poured-out ones poured-out ones
H3332-07 1 Kings 7:33 מוּצָֽק mutsaq HVHsmsa cast one cast one poured
H3332-23 1 Kings 7:46 יְצָקָ֣/ם yetsaqam HVqp3ms/Sp3mp he cast them he poured them he cast them
H3332-20 1 Kings 18:34 וְ/יִֽצְק֥וּ veyitsequ HC/Vqv2mp and pour Pour! and pour
H3332-13 1 Kings 22:35 וַ/יִּ֥צֶק vayitseq HC/Vqw3ms and ran and he poured and ran
H3332-21 2 Kings 3:11 יָ֥צַק yatsaq HVqp3ms poured he poured he poured
H3332-18 2 Kings 4:4 וְ/יָצַ֕קְתְּ veyatsaqete HC/Vqp2fs and you shall pour and you poured and you shall pour
H3332-08 2 Kings 4:5 מיצקת mytsqt HVhrfsa pouring the one pouring out pouring
H3332-06 2 Kings 4:5 מוֹצָֽקֶת motsaqet HVhrfsa pouring the one who pours out pouring
H3332-14 2 Kings 4:40 וַ/יִּֽצְק֥וּ vayitsequ HC/Vqw3mp they poured out they poured they poured out
H3332-09 2 Kings 4:41 צַ֤ק tsaq HVqv2ms Pour out Pour! pour
H3332-17 2 Kings 9:3 וְ/יָצַקְתָּ֣ veyatsaqeta HC/Vqq2ms and pour and you poured and you shall pour
H3332-15 2 Kings 9:6 וַ/יִּצֹ֥ק vayitsoq HC/Vqw3ms and he poured and he poured and he poured
H3332-02 Isaiah 44:3 אֶצָּק etsaq HVqi1cs I will pour I will pour I will pour
H3332-03 Isaiah 44:3 אֶצֹּ֤ק etsoq HVqi1cs I will pour I will pour I will pour
H3332-24 Ezekiel 24:3 יְצֹ֥ק yetsoq HVqv2ms pour Pour! pour
H3332-22 Psalms 41:9 יָצ֣וּק yatsuq HVqsmsa poured out poured-out poured-out
H3332-04 Psalms 45:3 ה֣וּצַק hutsaq HVHp3ms has been poured was poured out was poured out
H3332-07 Job 11:15 מֻ֝צָ֗ק mutsaq HVHsmsa steadfast one cast steadfast
H3332-27 Job 22:16 יוּצַ֥ק yutsaq HVHi3ms was poured out he will be poured was poured out
H3332-07 Job 37:18 מוּצָֽק mutsaq HVHsmsa molten one cast one poured
H3332-01 Job 38:38 בְּ/צֶ֣קֶת betseqet HR/Vqc when the dust is poured in pouring in the pouring
H3332-22 Job 41:15 יָצ֥וּק yatsuq HVqsmsa poured poured-out poured-out
H3332-22 Job 41:16 יָצ֣וּק yatsuq HVqsmsa is firm poured-out is cast
H3332-19 Job 41:16 וְ֝/יָצ֗וּק veyatsuq HC/Vqsmsa and firm and poured-out one and cast one
H3332-07 2 Chronicles 4:2 מוּצָ֑ק mutsaq HVHsmsa cast one cast one poured
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