What does יָצַב (yāṣab) mean in the Bible?
יָצַב (yāṣab): Establishes stable placement; reflexively, to take a firm stance or hold one's position deliberately.
Hebrew · H3320
יָצַב
To place (any thing so as to stay); reflexively, to station , offer , continue
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יָצַבH3320
Pronunciationyāṣab
What does יָצַב (yāṣab) mean in the Bible?
יָצַב (yāṣab): Establishes stable placement; reflexively, to take a firm stance or hold one's position deliberately.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3320?
The BSB source-word alignment has 48 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include stand (4), stood (4), present yourselves (3), Stay (2), take your positions (2).
Where does יָצַב (yāṣab) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Exodus 2:4. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Samuel (6), Exodus (6), Job (6), Deuteronomy (5).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itstand4×Exodus 8:20, Exodus 9:13, Psalms 5:5, Proverbs 22:29
stood4×Exodus 2:4, Exodus 34:5, Numbers 22:22, 2 Chronicles 11:13
present yourselves3×1 Samuel 10:19, 1 Samuel 12:7, 1 Samuel 12:16
Stay2×Numbers 23:3, Numbers 23:15
take your positions2×Jeremiah 46:4, Jeremiah 46:14
to present themselves2×Job 1:6, Job 2:1
will be able to stand2×Deuteronomy 7:24, Deuteronomy 11:25
. . .1×Job 33:5
and have them stand1×Numbers 11:16
and present yourselves1×Deuteronomy 31:14
and presented themselves1×Deuteronomy 31:14
and stand1×2 Samuel 18:30
and station myself1×Habakkuk 2:1
and stood there1×1 Samuel 3:10
and they presented1×Joshua 24:1
and they stood1×Exodus 19:17
and when he stood1×1 Samuel 10:23
But [Shammah] took his stand1×2 Samuel 23:12
But Eleazar and David stationed themselves1×1 Chronicles 11:14
can stand up1×Deuteronomy 9:2
from [their] station1×Zechariah 6:5
from existing1×2 Samuel 21:5
he sets himself1×Psalms 36:4
He will be stationed1×Proverbs 22:29
is able to stand1×Job 41:10
its hills stand out1×Job 38:14
one can stand1×2 Chronicles 20:6
presented themselves1×Judges 20:2
shall stand1×Joshua 1:5
Stand firm1×Exodus 14:13
take their stand1×Psalms 2:2
Take up your positions1×2 Chronicles 20:17
to present himself1×Job 2:1
to take his stand1×1 Samuel 17:16
will stand1×Psalms 94:16
would have abandoned1×2 Samuel 18:13
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 2:4וַתֵּתַצַּ֥בtostoodConjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularExodus 8:20וְהִתְיַצֵּב֙tostandConjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine singularExodus 9:13וְהִתְיַצֵּ֖בtostandConjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine singularExodus 14:13הִֽתְיַצְב֗וּtoStand firmVerb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine pluralExodus 19:17וַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֖וּtoand they stoodConjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralExodus 34:5וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֥בtostoodConjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularNumbers 11:16וְהִֽתְיַצְּב֥וּtoand have them standConjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person common pluralNumbers 22:22וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֞בtostoodConjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularNumbers 23:3הִתְיַצֵּב֮toStayVerb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine singularNumbers 23:15הִתְיַצֵּ֥בtoStayVerb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine singular
Usage map
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First aligned rowExodus 2:4
Aligned rows48
Books represented15
Exodus6Numbers4Deuteronomy5Joshua2Judges11 Samuel62 Samuel41 Chronicles12 Chronicles3Job6Psalms4Proverbs2Jeremiah2Habakkuk1Zechariah1
Source forms
יִתְיַצֵּ֥ב4xyiṯ·yaṣ·ṣêḇDeuteronomy 7:24, Deuteronomy 11:25, Joshua 1:5, Psalms 94:16
וַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֖וּ3xway·yiṯ·yaṣ·ṣə·ḇūExodus 19:17, Deuteronomy 31:14, Joshua 24:1
לְהִתְיַצֵּ֖ב3xlə·hiṯ·yaṣ·ṣêḇJob 1:6, Job 2:1
הִתְיַצְּב֣וּ2xhiṯ·yaṣ·ṣə·ḇū1 Samuel 12:16, 2 Chronicles 20:17
וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֖ב2xway·yiṯ·yaṣ·ṣêḇ1 Samuel 10:23, 1 Samuel 17:16
מֵֽהִתְיַצֵּ֖ב2xmê·hiṯ·yaṣ·ṣêḇ2 Samuel 21:5, Zechariah 6:5
הִתְיַצֵּב֮1xhiṯ·yaṣ·ṣêḇNumbers 23:3
הִתְיַצֵּ֥ב1xhiṯ·yaṣ·ṣêḇNumbers 23:15
Parsing patterns
Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular9xDeuteronomy 7:24, Deuteronomy 9:2, Deuteronomy 11:25, Joshua 1:5
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular6xExodus 34:5, Numbers 22:22, 1 Samuel 3:10, 1 Samuel 10:23
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural5xExodus 19:17, Deuteronomy 31:14, Joshua 24:1, Judges 20:2
Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine plural5xExodus 14:13, 1 Samuel 10:19, 1 Samuel 12:7, 1 Samuel 12:16
Preposition-l | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct4x2 Chronicles 20:6, Job 1:6, Job 2:1
Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine singular4xNumbers 23:3, Numbers 23:15, 2 Samuel 18:30, Jeremiah 46:14
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine plural2xDeuteronomy 31:14, Jeremiah 46:4
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine singular2xExodus 8:20, Exodus 9:13
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Establishes stable placement; reflexively, to take a firm stance or hold one's position deliberately.
Strong'sH3320
Lexical occurrences48 versesWord forms1 form22 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkProverbs 22:29Source Gloss
to place (any thing so as to stay); reflexively, to station , offer , continue
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Establishes stable placement; reflexively, to take a firm stance or hold one's position deliberately.
to place (any thing so as to stay); reflexively, to station, offer, continue BDB: set Usage: present selves, remaining, resort, set (selves), (be able to, can, with-) stand (fast, forth, -ing, still, up).
Grammatical Forms
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Form groups1Aligned forms22
Hithpaelreflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others22×
ImperfectDeut 7:24 · Deut 9:2 · Deut 11:25 · Job 41:2 · Josh 1:5 · Prov 22:29 · Ps 36:5 · Ps 94:16 · Ps 2:2 · Ps 5:6 · 2Sam 18:1312×
Sequential imperfect1Sam 10:19 · 1Sam 12:7 · 1Sam 12:16 · 2Chr 20:17 · Exod 14:13 · 2Sam 18:30 · Jer 46:14 · Num 23:3 · Num 23:159×
Perfect2Chr 11:131×
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Biblical Witnesses
to take a position or place oneself in service before a ruler or authority
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Word Origins
יָצַב is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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