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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יַעַר H3293
Pronunciation yaʿar
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 It of the Forest 15× 1 Kings 7:2, 1 Kings 10:17, 1 Kings 10:21, 1 Chronicles 16:33
the forest 8× Joshua 17:15, 1 Samuel 14:25, 1 Samuel 14:26, 2 Samuel 18:8
in the forest 7× 2 Samuel 18:6, 2 Samuel 18:17, Isaiah 7:2, Jeremiah 12:8
from the forest 3× Psalms 80:13, Jeremiah 5:6, Jeremiah 10:3
of its forests 3× Isaiah 10:18, Isaiah 10:19, Isaiah 37:24
a wooded 2× Jeremiah 26:18, Micah 3:12
like a forest 2× Isaiah 29:17, Isaiah 32:15
to the forest 2× 1 Samuel 22:5, Ezekiel 20:47
a forest 1× Psalms 83:14
and strips the forests 1× Psalms 29:9
forest 1× Zechariah 11:2
her forest 1× Jeremiah 46:23
in a woodland 1× Micah 7:14
In the thickets 1× Isaiah 21:13
in your forest 1× Jeremiah 21:14
into a thicket 1× Hosea 2:12
into the forest 1× Deuteronomy 19:5
is a forest 1× Joshua 17:18
my groves 1× Ecclesiastes 2:6
my honeycomb 1× Song Of Solomon 5:1
of Jaar 1× Psalms 132:6
the densest 1× 2 Kings 19:23
the forests 1× Ezekiel 39:10
the woods 1× 2 Kings 2:24
you forests 1× Isaiah 44:23
Show sample aligned rows
Deuteronomy 19:5 בַיַּעַר֮ to into the forest Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Joshua 17:15 הַיַּ֔עְרָה to the forest Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular Joshua 17:18 יַ֣עַר to is a forest Noun - masculine singular 1 Samuel 14:25 בַיָּ֑עַר to the forest Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1 Samuel 14:26 הַיַּ֔עַר to the forest Article | Noun - masculine singular 1 Samuel 22:5 יַ֥עַר to to the forest Noun - masculine singular construct 2 Samuel 18:6 בְּיַ֥עַר to in the forest Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct 2 Samuel 18:8 הַיַּ֙עַר֙ to the forest Article | Noun - masculine singular 2 Samuel 18:17 בַיַּ֙עַר֙ to in the forest Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1 Kings 7:2 יַ֣עַר to of the Forest Noun - masculine singular construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Deuteronomy 19:5
Aligned rows 59
Books represented 18
Deuteronomy 1 Joshua 2 1 Samuel 3 2 Samuel 3 1 Kings 3 2 Kings 2 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 2 Psalms 7 Ecclesiastes 1 Song Of Solomon 2 Isaiah 14 Jeremiah 6 Ezekiel 6 Hosea 1 Amos 1 Micah 3 Zechariah 1
Source forms
יַ֥עַר 7x ya·‘ar 1 Samuel 22:5, 1 Kings 10:17, 1 Kings 10:21, 2 Chronicles 9:16
יַ֖עַר 6x ya·‘ar 2 Kings 19:23, Ecclesiastes 2:6, Isaiah 7:2, Isaiah 37:24
הַיַּ֔עַר 5x hay·ya·‘ar 1 Samuel 14:26, 2 Kings 2:24, Song Of Solomon 2:3, Isaiah 9:18
יָֽעַר׃ 4x yā·‘ar Psalms 96:12, Psalms 104:20, Psalms 132:6, Jeremiah 26:18
יָ֑עַר 3x yā·‘ar Psalms 50:10, Psalms 83:14, Isaiah 44:14
בַיָּ֑עַר 2x ḇay·yā·‘ar 1 Samuel 14:25, Jeremiah 12:8
הַיָּ֑עַר 2x hay·yā·‘ar 1 Chronicles 16:33, Isaiah 32:19
הַיָּֽעַר׃ 2x hay·yā·‘ar Isaiah 22:8, Ezekiel 15:2
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 12x Joshua 17:18, Psalms 50:10, Psalms 83:14, Psalms 96:12
Article | Noun - masculine singular 11x 1 Samuel 14:26, 2 Samuel 18:8, 2 Kings 2:24, 1 Chronicles 16:33
Noun - masculine singular construct 11x 1 Samuel 22:5, 1 Kings 7:2, 1 Kings 10:17, 1 Kings 10:21
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular 7x Deuteronomy 19:5, 1 Samuel 14:25, 2 Samuel 18:17, Isaiah 21:13
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular 3x Psalms 80:13, Jeremiah 5:6, Jeremiah 10:3
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular 2x Isaiah 10:18, Isaiah 10:19
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular 2x Isaiah 29:17, Isaiah 32:15
Article | Noun - masculine plural 1x Ezekiel 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 definition Source: 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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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