What does יָצַק (yāṣaq) mean in the Bible?
יָצַק (yāṣaq): From pouring liquid to casting metal to establishing something immovably firm—movement from flow to permanence.
Hebrew · H3332
יָצַק
Properly, to pour out (transitive or intransitive); by implication, to melt or cast as metal ; by extension, to place firmly , to stiffen or grow hard
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יָצַקH3332
Pronunciationyāṣaq
What does יָצַק (yāṣaq) mean in the Bible?
יָצַק (yāṣaq): From pouring liquid to casting metal to establishing something immovably firm—movement from flow to permanence.
Full entry for יָצַק (H3332) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3332?
The BSB source-word alignment has 50 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Cast (3), pour (3), and he cast (2), and pour (2), had them cast (2).
Where does יָצַק (yāṣaq) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 28:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Exodus (8), Leviticus (8), 2 Kings (7), Job (7).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItCast3×Exodus 25:12, 1 Kings 7:24, 2 Chronicles 4:3
pour3×Leviticus 14:15, 2 Kings 9:3, Ezekiel 24:3
and he cast2×Exodus 36:36, Exodus 37:3
and pour2×Leviticus 2:6, 2 Kings 4:4
had them cast2×1 Kings 7:46, 2 Chronicles 4:17
He cast2×Exodus 37:13, Exodus 38:5
He poured out2×Leviticus 8:15, Leviticus 9:9
of cast metal2×1 Kings 7:33, 2 Chronicles 4:2
and anointed it1×Genesis 35:14
and cast1×Exodus 26:37
and pour [the water]1×1 Kings 18:34
and set it down1×2 Samuel 13:9
and spread them out1×Joshua 7:23
And they poured it out1×2 Kings 4:40
And they set down1×2 Samuel 15:24
as hard1×Job 41:24
by pouring1×Exodus 29:7
hardens1×Job 38:38
has anointed1×Psalms 45:2
has been poured1×Psalms 41:8
He also poured1×Leviticus 8:12
He is to pour1×Leviticus 2:1
He poured1×Genesis 28:18
I will pour1×Isaiah 44:3
I will pour out1×Isaiah 44:3
is as hard1×Job 41:24
is to pour1×Leviticus 14:26
kept pouring1×2 Kings 4:5
of bronze1×Job 37:18
Pour it out1×2 Kings 4:41
poured1×Leviticus 21:10
poured it1×1 Samuel 10:1
ran out1×1 Kings 22:35
stand firm1×Job 11:15
they are firm1×Job 41:23
to pour1×Numbers 5:15
used to cast1×Exodus 38:27
used to pour1×2 Kings 3:11
were swept away1×Job 22:16
where the young prophet poured1×2 Kings 9:6
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 28:18וַיִּצֹ֥קtoHe pouredConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularGenesis 35:14וַיִּצֹ֥קtoand anointed itConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularExodus 25:12וְיָצַ֣קְתָּtoCastConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularExodus 26:37וְיָצַקְתָּ֣toand castConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularExodus 29:7וְיָצַקְתָּ֖toby pouringConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularExodus 36:36וַיִּצֹ֣קtoand he castConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularExodus 37:3וַיִּצֹ֣קtoAnd he castConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularExodus 37:13וַיִּצֹ֣קtoHe castConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularExodus 38:5וַיִּצֹ֞קtohe castConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularExodus 38:27לָצֶ֗קֶתtoused to castPreposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 28:18
Aligned rows50
Books represented14
Genesis2Exodus8Leviticus8Numbers1Joshua11 Samuel12 Samuel21 Kings52 Kings72 Chronicles3Job7Psalms2Isaiah2Ezekiel1
Source forms
וַיִּצֹ֥ק4xway·yi·ṣōqGenesis 28:18, Genesis 35:14, 1 Samuel 10:1, 2 Kings 9:6
וַיִּצֹ֣ק3xway·yi·ṣōqExodus 36:36, Exodus 37:3, Exodus 37:13
וְיָצַקְתָּ֣2xwə·yā·ṣaq·tāExodus 26:37, 2 Kings 9:3
יוּצַ֥ק2xyū·ṣaqLeviticus 21:10, Job 22:16
יָצ֣וּק2xyā·ṣūqJob 41:24, Psalms 41:8
יְצָקָ֣ם2xyə·ṣā·qām1 Kings 7:46, 2 Chronicles 4:17
מוּצָֽק׃2xmū·ṣāq1 Kings 7:33, Job 37:18
אֶצֹּ֤ק1x’eṣ·ṣōqIsaiah 44:3
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular10xGenesis 28:18, Genesis 35:14, Exodus 36:36, Exodus 37:3
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular5xExodus 25:12, Exodus 26:37, Exodus 29:7, Leviticus 2:6
Verb - Hofal - Participle - masculine singular4x1 Kings 7:33, 2 Chronicles 4:2, Job 11:15, Job 37:18
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular3xLeviticus 8:15, Leviticus 9:9, 2 Kings 3:11
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular3xJob 41:23, Job 41:24, Psalms 41:8
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular2xLeviticus 2:1, Leviticus 14:15
Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular2xLeviticus 21:10, Job 22:16
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular2x2 Kings 4:41, Ezekiel 24:3
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. From pouring liquid to casting metal to establishing something immovably firm—movement from flow to permanence.
Source Gloss
properly, to pour out (transitive or intransitive); by implication, to melt or cast as metal ; by extension, to place firmly , to stiffen or grow hard
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
From pouring liquid to casting metal to establishing something immovably firm—movement from flow to permanence.
properly, to pour out (transitive or intransitive); by implication, to melt or cast as metal; by extension, to place firmly, to stiffen or grow hard BDB: pour Usage: cast, cleave fast, be (as) firm, grow, be hard, lay out, molten, overflow, pour (out), run out, set down, stedfast.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups3Aligned forms24
Hophalcausative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action8×
Participle passive1Kgs 7:16 · 1Kgs 7:33 · 2Chr 4:2 · Job 11:15 · Job 37:185×
ImperfectJob 22:16 · Lev 21:102×
PerfectPs 45:31×
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense14×
Participle passive1Kgs 7:24 · 2Chr 4:3 · Job 41:15 · Job 41:16 · Ps 41:95×
ImperfectIsa 44:3 · Lev 14:26 · Num 5:154×
Perfect2Kgs 3:11 · Lev 8:15 · Lev 9:93×
Sequential imperfect2Kgs 4:41 · Ezek 24:32×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action2×
Participle active2Kgs 4:52×
Word Origins
יָצַק is a primitive root - no further derivation.