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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יָצַב H3320
Pronunciation yāṣab
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 It stand 4× Exodus 8:20, Exodus 9:13, Psalms 5:5, Proverbs 22:29
stood 4× Exodus 2:4, Exodus 34:5, Numbers 22:22, 2 Chronicles 11:13
present yourselves 3× 1 Samuel 10:19, 1 Samuel 12:7, 1 Samuel 12:16
Stay 2× Numbers 23:3, Numbers 23:15
take your positions 2× Jeremiah 46:4, Jeremiah 46:14
to present themselves 2× Job 1:6, Job 2:1
will be able to stand 2× Deuteronomy 7:24, Deuteronomy 11:25
. . . 1× Job 33:5
and have them stand 1× Numbers 11:16
and present yourselves 1× Deuteronomy 31:14
and presented themselves 1× Deuteronomy 31:14
and stand 1× 2 Samuel 18:30
and station myself 1× Habakkuk 2:1
and stood there 1× 1 Samuel 3:10
and they presented 1× Joshua 24:1
and they stood 1× Exodus 19:17
and when he stood 1× 1 Samuel 10:23
But [Shammah] took his stand 1× 2 Samuel 23:12
But Eleazar and David stationed themselves 1× 1 Chronicles 11:14
can stand up 1× Deuteronomy 9:2
from [their] station 1× Zechariah 6:5
from existing 1× 2 Samuel 21:5
he sets himself 1× Psalms 36:4
He will be stationed 1× Proverbs 22:29
is able to stand 1× Job 41:10
its hills stand out 1× Job 38:14
one can stand 1× 2 Chronicles 20:6
presented themselves 1× Judges 20:2
shall stand 1× Joshua 1:5
Stand firm 1× Exodus 14:13
take their stand 1× Psalms 2:2
Take up your positions 1× 2 Chronicles 20:17
to present himself 1× Job 2:1
to take his stand 1× 1 Samuel 17:16
will stand 1× Psalms 94:16
would have abandoned 1× 2 Samuel 18:13
Show sample aligned rows
Exodus 2:4 וַתֵּתַצַּ֥ב to stood Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Exodus 8:20 וְהִתְיַצֵּב֙ to stand Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine singular Exodus 9:13 וְהִתְיַצֵּ֖ב to stand Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine singular Exodus 14:13 הִֽתְיַצְב֗וּ to Stand firm Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine plural Exodus 19:17 וַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֖וּ to and they stood Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Exodus 34:5 וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֥ב to stood Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Numbers 11:16 וְהִֽתְיַצְּב֥וּ to and have them stand Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Numbers 22:22 וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֞ב to stood Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Numbers 23:3 הִתְיַצֵּב֮ to Stay Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine singular Numbers 23:15 הִתְיַצֵּ֥ב to Stay Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Exodus 2:4
Aligned rows 48
Books represented 15
Exodus 6 Numbers 4 Deuteronomy 5 Joshua 2 Judges 1 1 Samuel 6 2 Samuel 4 1 Chronicles 1 2 Chronicles 3 Job 6 Psalms 4 Proverbs 2 Jeremiah 2 Habakkuk 1 Zechariah 1
Source forms
יִתְיַצֵּ֥ב 4x yiṯ·yaṣ·ṣêḇ Deuteronomy 7:24, Deuteronomy 11:25, Joshua 1:5, Psalms 94:16
וַיִּֽתְיַצְּב֖וּ 3x way·yiṯ·yaṣ·ṣə·ḇū Exodus 19:17, Deuteronomy 31:14, Joshua 24:1
לְהִתְיַצֵּ֖ב 3x lə·hiṯ·yaṣ·ṣêḇ Job 1:6, Job 2:1
הִתְיַצְּב֣וּ 2x hiṯ·yaṣ·ṣə·ḇū 1 Samuel 12:16, 2 Chronicles 20:17
וַיִּתְיַצֵּ֖ב 2x way·yiṯ·yaṣ·ṣêḇ 1 Samuel 10:23, 1 Samuel 17:16
מֵֽהִתְיַצֵּ֖ב 2x mê·hiṯ·yaṣ·ṣêḇ 2 Samuel 21:5, Zechariah 6:5
הִתְיַצֵּב֮ 1x hiṯ·yaṣ·ṣêḇ Numbers 23:3
הִתְיַצֵּ֥ב 1x hiṯ·yaṣ·ṣêḇ Numbers 23:15
Parsing patterns
Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 9x Deuteronomy 7:24, Deuteronomy 9:2, Deuteronomy 11:25, Joshua 1:5
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 6x Exodus 34:5, Numbers 22:22, 1 Samuel 3:10, 1 Samuel 10:23
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 5x Exodus 19:17, Deuteronomy 31:14, Joshua 24:1, Judges 20:2
Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine plural 5x Exodus 14:13, 1 Samuel 10:19, 1 Samuel 12:7, 1 Samuel 12:16
Preposition-l | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct 4x 2 Chronicles 20:6, Job 1:6, Job 2:1
Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine singular 4x Numbers 23:3, Numbers 23:15, 2 Samuel 18:30, Jeremiah 46:14
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine plural 2x Deuteronomy 31:14, Jeremiah 46:4
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine singular 2x Exodus 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's H3320
Lexical occurrences 48 verses Word forms 1 form 22 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Proverbs 22:29 Source Gloss
to place (any thing so as to stay); reflexively, to station , offer , continue
Extended definition Source: 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 groups 1 Aligned forms 22
Hithpael reflexive or reciprocal — the subject acts on itself or mutually with others 22×
Imperfect Deut 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 18:13 12×
Sequential imperfect 1Sam 10:19 · 1Sam 12:7 · 1Sam 12:16 · 2Chr 20:17 · Exod 14:13 · 2Sam 18:30 · Jer 46:14 · Num 23:3 · Num 23:15 9×
Perfect 2Chr 11:13 1×
Selected Scripture Witness
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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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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