וַיֵּצֵא חֹצֵץ כֻּלּוֹ
To go (causatively, bring ) out , in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim. · properly, to chop into, pierce or sever ; hence, to curtail , to distribute (into ranks); to shoot an arrow · properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
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יָצָא H3318 to go (causatively, bring ) out , in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
חָצַץ H2686 properly, to chop into, pierce or sever ; hence, to curtail , to distribute (into ranks); to shoot an arrow
כֹּל H3605 properly, the whole ; hence, all , any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
What does וַיֵּצֵא חֹצֵץ כֻּלּוֹ (vayetze chotsets kullo) mean in the Bible?
יָצָא · חָצַץ · כֹּל is a Hebrew word meaning "to go (causatively, bring ) out , in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.". to go (causatively, bring ) out , in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
Full entry for וַיֵּצֵא חֹצֵץ כֻּלּוֹ (H3318, H2686, H3605) · Browse the biblical lexicon
Meaning
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 394×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 94×
Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 3×
Hebrew Verb Forms
How this verb appears across 491 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).
Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).
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