What does יַהַץ mean in the Bible?
יַהַץ is a Hebrew word meaning "Jahats or Jahtsah , a place East of the Jordan".
Hebrew · H3096
יַהַץ
Jahats or Jahtsah , a place East of the Jordan
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יַהַץ H3096
What does יַהַץ mean in the Bible?
יַהַץ is a Hebrew word meaning "Jahats or Jahtsah , a place East of the Jordan".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3096?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Jahaz (4), Jahzah (2), at Jahaz (1), in Jahaz (1), to Jahaz (1).
Where does יַהַץ appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Numbers 21:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (2), Joshua (2), 1 Chronicles (1), Deuteronomy (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Jahaz 4× Joshua 13:18, Joshua 21:36, Isaiah 15:4, Jeremiah 48:34
Jahzah 2× 1 Chronicles 6:78, Jeremiah 48:21
at Jahaz 1× Deuteronomy 2:32
in Jahaz 1× Judges 11:20
to Jahaz 1× Numbers 21:23
Show sample aligned rows
Numbers 21:23 יָ֑הְצָה to to Jahaz Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Deuteronomy 2:32 יָֽהְצָה׃ to at Jahaz Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Joshua 13:18 וְיַ֥הְצָה to Jahaz Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Joshua 21:36 יַ֖הְצָה to Jahaz Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Judges 11:20 בְּיָ֑הְצָה to in Jahaz Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular 1 Chronicles 6:78 יַ֖הְצָה to Jahzah Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Isaiah 15:4 יַ֖הַץ to Jahaz Noun - proper - feminine singular Jeremiah 48:21 יַ֖הְצָה to Jahzah Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular Jeremiah 48:34 יַ֙הַץ֙ to Jahaz Noun - proper - feminine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Numbers 21:23
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 7
Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 1 Joshua 2 Judges 1 1 Chronicles 1 Isaiah 1 Jeremiah 2
Source forms
יַ֖הְצָה 3x yah·ṣāh Joshua 21:36, 1 Chronicles 6:78, Jeremiah 48:21
בְּיָ֑הְצָה 1x bə·yā·hə·ṣāh Judges 11:20
וְיַ֥הְצָה 1x wə·yah·ṣāh Joshua 13:18
יַ֖הַץ 1x ya·haṣ Isaiah 15:4
יַ֙הַץ֙ 1x ya·haṣ Jeremiah 48:34
יָ֑הְצָה 1x yā·hə·ṣāh Numbers 21:23
יָֽהְצָה׃ 1x yā·hə·ṣāh Deuteronomy 2:32
Parsing patterns
Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular 5x Numbers 21:23, Deuteronomy 2:32, Joshua 21:36, 1 Chronicles 6:78
Noun - proper - feminine singular 2x Isaiah 15:4, Jeremiah 48:34
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular 1x Joshua 13:18
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular 1x Judges 11:20
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Jahats or Jahtsah , a place East of the Jordan
Source Gloss
Jahats or Jahtsah , a place East of the Jordan
Extended definition
Jahaz, Jahazah, Jahzah.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain