What does יָצַת (yāṣat) mean in the Bible?
יָצַת (yāṣat): Burning as destructive desolation: fire metaphor for God's judgment devastating land and people.
Hebrew · H3341
יָצַת
To burn or set on fire ; figuratively, to desolate
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יָצַת H3341
Pronunciation yāṣat
What does יָצַת (yāṣat) mean in the Bible?
יָצַת (yāṣat): Burning as destructive desolation: fire metaphor for God's judgment devastating land and people.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3341?
The BSB source-word alignment has 26 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include on fire (4), and set (2), I will kindle (2), And I will kindle (1), and kindles (1).
Where does יָצַת (yāṣat) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Joshua 8:8. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (11), 2 Samuel (3), 2 Kings (2), Isaiah (2).
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 on fire 4× Joshua 8:8, Joshua 8:19, 2 Samuel 14:30, Jeremiah 32:29
and set 2× Judges 9:49, Isaiah 33:12
I will kindle 2× Jeremiah 21:14, Jeremiah 43:12
And I will kindle 1× Jeremiah 50:32
and kindles 1× Isaiah 9:18
and set it 1× 2 Samuel 14:30
burns 1× 2 Kings 22:13
consumed 1× Jeremiah 51:58
have been burned 1× Nehemiah 1:3
have been burned down 1× Nehemiah 2:17
have been set ablaze 1× Jeremiah 51:30
He has kindled 1× Lamentations 4:11
He will set it on fire 1× Jeremiah 11:16
I am about to ignite 1× Ezekiel 20:47
I will set fire 1× Jeremiah 49:27
set 1× 2 Samuel 14:31
So I will kindle 1× Amos 1:14
then I will kindle 1× Jeremiah 17:27
they have been scorched 1× Jeremiah 9:10
will be burned 1× Jeremiah 49:2
will be kindled 1× 2 Kings 22:17
Show sample aligned rows
Joshua 8:8 תַּצִּ֤יתוּ to on fire Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Joshua 8:19 וַיַּצִּ֥יתוּ to on fire Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Judges 9:49 וַיַּצִּ֧יתוּ to and set Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 2 Samuel 14:30 וְהוֹצִתִּיהָ to and set it Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | third person feminine singular 2 Samuel 14:30 וַיַּצִּ֜תוּ to on fire Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 2 Samuel 14:31 הִצִּ֧יתוּ to set Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural 2 Kings 22:13 נִצְּתָ֣ה to burns Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular 2 Kings 22:17 וְנִצְּתָ֧ה to will be kindled Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular Nehemiah 1:3 נִצְּת֥וּ to have been burned Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural Nehemiah 2:17 נִצְּת֣וּ to have been burned down Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Joshua 8:8
Aligned rows 26
Books represented 10
Joshua 2 Judges 1 2 Samuel 3 2 Kings 2 Nehemiah 2 Isaiah 2 Jeremiah 11 Lamentations 1 Ezekiel 1 Amos 1
Source forms
וְהִצַּ֤תִּי 3x wə·hiṣ·ṣat·tî Jeremiah 21:14, Jeremiah 50:32, Amos 1:14
הִצִּ֥ית 1x hiṣ·ṣîṯ Jeremiah 11:16
הִצִּ֧יתוּ 1x hiṣ·ṣî·ṯū 2 Samuel 14:31
הִצִּ֥יתוּ 1x hiṣ·ṣî·ṯū Jeremiah 51:30
וְהוֹצִתִּיהָ 1x wə·hō·ṣit·tī·hå̄ 2 Samuel 14:30
וְהִצִּ֜יתוּ 1x wə·hiṣ·ṣî·ṯū Jeremiah 32:29
וְהִצַּ֧תִּי 1x wə·hiṣ·ṣat·tî Jeremiah 17:27
וְהִצַּ֣תִּי 1x wə·hiṣ·ṣat·tî Jeremiah 43:12
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular 6x Jeremiah 17:27, Jeremiah 21:14, Jeremiah 43:12, Jeremiah 49:27
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 3x Joshua 8:19, Judges 9:49, 2 Samuel 14:30
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural 3x Nehemiah 1:3, Nehemiah 2:17, Jeremiah 9:10
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural 2x 2 Samuel 14:31, Jeremiah 51:30
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 2x Isaiah 33:12, Jeremiah 51:58
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural 1x Jeremiah 32:29
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Lamentations 4:11
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | third person feminine singular 1x 2 Samuel 14:30
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Burning as destructive desolation: fire metaphor for God's judgment devastating land and people.
Strong's H3341
Lexical occurrences 31 verses Word forms 3 forms 15 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Jeremiah 11:14-17 Source Gloss
to burn or set on fire ; figuratively, to desolate
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Burning as destructive desolation: fire metaphor for God's judgment devastating land and people.
to burn or set on fire; figuratively, to desolate BDB: kindle Usage: burn (up), be desolate, set (on) fire (fire), kindle.
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 groups 3 Aligned forms 15
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 7×
Perfect Jer 2:15 · Jer 9:9 · Neh 1:3 · Neh 2:17 · 2Kgs 22:13 · Jer 9:11 7×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 5×
Perfect 2Sam 14:31 · Jer 51:30 · Jer 11:16 3×
Participle active Ezek 21:3 1×
Imperfect Josh 8:8 1×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 3×
Imperfect Isa 33:12 · Jer 51:58 · Jer 49:2 3×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Literal fire consuming offerings on an altar, used metaphorically for divine judgment
Military destruction through fire applied to fortifications and structures during warfare
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 31 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
יָצַת 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