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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יָצַתH3341
Pronunciationyāṣat
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 Iton fire4×Joshua 8:8, Joshua 8:19, 2 Samuel 14:30, Jeremiah 32:29
and set2×Judges 9:49, Isaiah 33:12
I will kindle2×Jeremiah 21:14, Jeremiah 43:12
And I will kindle1×Jeremiah 50:32
and kindles1×Isaiah 9:18
and set it1×2 Samuel 14:30
burns1×2 Kings 22:13
consumed1×Jeremiah 51:58
have been burned1×Nehemiah 1:3
have been burned down1×Nehemiah 2:17
have been set ablaze1×Jeremiah 51:30
He has kindled1×Lamentations 4:11
He will set it on fire1×Jeremiah 11:16
I am about to ignite1×Ezekiel 20:47
I will set fire1×Jeremiah 49:27
set1×2 Samuel 14:31
So I will kindle1×Amos 1:14
then I will kindle1×Jeremiah 17:27
they have been scorched1×Jeremiah 9:10
will be burned1×Jeremiah 49:2
will be kindled1×2 Kings 22:17
Show sample aligned rows
Joshua 8:8תַּצִּ֤יתוּtoon fireVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine pluralJoshua 8:19וַיַּצִּ֥יתוּtoon fireConjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralJudges 9:49וַיַּצִּ֧יתוּtoand setConjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural2 Samuel 14:30וְהוֹצִתִּיהָtoand set itConjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | third person feminine singular2 Samuel 14:30וַיַּצִּ֜תוּtoon fireConjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural2 Samuel 14:31הִצִּ֧יתוּtosetVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural2 Kings 22:13נִצְּתָ֣הtoburnsVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular2 Kings 22:17וְנִצְּתָ֧הtowill be kindledConjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singularNehemiah 1:3נִצְּת֥וּtohave been burnedVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common pluralNehemiah 2:17נִצְּת֣וּtohave been burned downVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowJoshua 8:8
Aligned rows26
Books represented10
Joshua2Judges12 Samuel32 Kings2Nehemiah2Isaiah2Jeremiah11Lamentations1Ezekiel1Amos1
Source forms
וְהִצַּ֤תִּי3xwə·hiṣ·ṣat·tîJeremiah 21:14, Jeremiah 50:32, Amos 1:14
הִצִּ֥ית1xhiṣ·ṣîṯJeremiah 11:16
הִצִּ֧יתוּ1xhiṣ·ṣî·ṯū2 Samuel 14:31
הִצִּ֥יתוּ1xhiṣ·ṣî·ṯūJeremiah 51:30
וְהוֹצִתִּיהָ1xwə·hō·ṣit·tī·hå̄2 Samuel 14:30
וְהִצִּ֜יתוּ1xwə·hiṣ·ṣî·ṯūJeremiah 32:29
וְהִצַּ֧תִּי1xwə·hiṣ·ṣat·tîJeremiah 17:27
וְהִצַּ֣תִּי1xwə·hiṣ·ṣat·tîJeremiah 43:12
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular6xJeremiah 17:27, Jeremiah 21:14, Jeremiah 43:12, Jeremiah 49:27
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural3xJoshua 8:19, Judges 9:49, 2 Samuel 14:30
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural3xNehemiah 1:3, Nehemiah 2:17, Jeremiah 9:10
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural2x2 Samuel 14:31, Jeremiah 51:30
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural2xIsaiah 33:12, Jeremiah 51:58
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural1xJeremiah 32:29
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular1xLamentations 4:11
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | third person feminine singular1x2 Samuel 14:30
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Burning as destructive desolation: fire metaphor for God's judgment devastating land and people.
Strong'sH3341
Lexical occurrences31 versesWord forms3 forms15 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkJeremiah 11:14-17Source Gloss
to burn or set on fire ; figuratively, to desolate
Extended definitionSource: 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 groups3Aligned forms15
Niphalpassive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action7×
PerfectJer 2:15 · Jer 9:9 · Neh 1:3 · Neh 2:17 · 2Kgs 22:13 · Jer 9:117×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action5×
Perfect2Sam 14:31 · Jer 51:30 · Jer 11:163×
Participle activeEzek 21:31×
ImperfectJosh 8:81×
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense3×
ImperfectIsa 33:12 · Jer 51:58 · Jer 49:23×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
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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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