What does יַעַר (yaʿar) mean in the Bible?
יַעַר (yaʿar): Dense vegetation domain: moves from bush-copse to forest to honeycomb's cellular structure via natural habitat association.
Hebrew · H3293
יַעַר
A copse of bushes ; hence, a forest ; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees)
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יַעַרH3293
Pronunciationyaʿar
What does יַעַר (yaʿar) mean in the Bible?
יַעַר (yaʿar): Dense vegetation domain: moves from bush-copse to forest to honeycomb's cellular structure via natural habitat association.
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How does the BSB render H3293?
The BSB source-word alignment has 59 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of the Forest (15), the forest (8), in the forest (7), from the forest (3), of its forests (3).
Where does יַעַר (yaʿar) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 19:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (14), Psalms (7), Ezekiel (6), Jeremiah (6).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itof the Forest15×1 Kings 7:2, 1 Kings 10:17, 1 Kings 10:21, 1 Chronicles 16:33
the forest8×Joshua 17:15, 1 Samuel 14:25, 1 Samuel 14:26, 2 Samuel 18:8
in the forest7×2 Samuel 18:6, 2 Samuel 18:17, Isaiah 7:2, Jeremiah 12:8
from the forest3×Psalms 80:13, Jeremiah 5:6, Jeremiah 10:3
of its forests3×Isaiah 10:18, Isaiah 10:19, Isaiah 37:24
a wooded2×Jeremiah 26:18, Micah 3:12
like a forest2×Isaiah 29:17, Isaiah 32:15
to the forest2×1 Samuel 22:5, Ezekiel 20:47
a forest1×Psalms 83:14
and strips the forests1×Psalms 29:9
forest1×Zechariah 11:2
her forest1×Jeremiah 46:23
in a woodland1×Micah 7:14
In the thickets1×Isaiah 21:13
in your forest1×Jeremiah 21:14
into a thicket1×Hosea 2:12
into the forest1×Deuteronomy 19:5
is a forest1×Joshua 17:18
my groves1×Ecclesiastes 2:6
my honeycomb1×Song Of Solomon 5:1
of Jaar1×Psalms 132:6
the densest1×2 Kings 19:23
the forests1×Ezekiel 39:10
the woods1×2 Kings 2:24
you forests1×Isaiah 44:23
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 19:5בַיַּעַר֮tointo the forestPreposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularJoshua 17:15הַיַּ֔עְרָהtothe forestArticle | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singularJoshua 17:18יַ֣עַרtois a forestNoun - masculine singular1 Samuel 14:25בַיָּ֑עַרtothe forestPreposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular1 Samuel 14:26הַיַּ֔עַרtothe forestArticle | Noun - masculine singular1 Samuel 22:5יַ֥עַרtoto the forestNoun - masculine singular construct2 Samuel 18:6בְּיַ֥עַרtoin the forestPreposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct2 Samuel 18:8הַיַּ֙עַר֙tothe forestArticle | Noun - masculine singular2 Samuel 18:17בַיַּ֙עַר֙toin the forestPreposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular1 Kings 7:2יַ֣עַרtoof the ForestNoun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowDeuteronomy 19:5
Aligned rows59
Books represented18
Deuteronomy1Joshua21 Samuel32 Samuel31 Kings32 Kings21 Chronicles12 Chronicles2Psalms7Ecclesiastes1Song Of Solomon2Isaiah14Jeremiah6Ezekiel6Hosea1Amos1Micah3Zechariah1
Source forms
יַ֥עַר7xya·‘ar1 Samuel 22:5, 1 Kings 10:17, 1 Kings 10:21, 2 Chronicles 9:16
יַ֖עַר6xya·‘ar2 Kings 19:23, Ecclesiastes 2:6, Isaiah 7:2, Isaiah 37:24
הַיַּ֔עַר5xhay·ya·‘ar1 Samuel 14:26, 2 Kings 2:24, Song Of Solomon 2:3, Isaiah 9:18
יָֽעַר׃4xyā·‘arPsalms 96:12, Psalms 104:20, Psalms 132:6, Jeremiah 26:18
יָ֑עַר3xyā·‘arPsalms 50:10, Psalms 83:14, Isaiah 44:14
בַיָּ֑עַר2xḇay·yā·‘ar1 Samuel 14:25, Jeremiah 12:8
הַיָּ֑עַר2xhay·yā·‘ar1 Chronicles 16:33, Isaiah 32:19
הַיָּֽעַר׃2xhay·yā·‘arIsaiah 22:8, Ezekiel 15:2
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular12xJoshua 17:18, Psalms 50:10, Psalms 83:14, Psalms 96:12
Article | Noun - masculine singular11x1 Samuel 14:26, 2 Samuel 18:8, 2 Kings 2:24, 1 Chronicles 16:33
Noun - masculine singular construct11x1 Samuel 22:5, 1 Kings 7:2, 1 Kings 10:17, 1 Kings 10:21
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular7xDeuteronomy 19:5, 1 Samuel 14:25, 2 Samuel 18:17, Isaiah 21:13
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular3xPsalms 80:13, Jeremiah 5:6, Jeremiah 10:3
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular2xIsaiah 10:18, Isaiah 10:19
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular2xIsaiah 29:17, Isaiah 32:15
Article | Noun - masculine plural1xEzekiel 39:10
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Dense vegetation domain: moves from bush-copse to forest to honeycomb's cellular structure via natural habitat association.
Source Gloss
a copse of bushes ; hence, a forest ; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Dense vegetation domain: moves from bush-copse to forest to honeycomb's cellular structure via natural habitat association.
a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees) BDB: honeycomb Usage: (honey-) comb, forest, wood.
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Biblical Witnesses
Dense woodland area representing Assyrian military forces and their destruction
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