What does אָצַר (ʾāṣar) mean in the Bible?
אָצַר (ʾāṣar): To reserve or accumulate something valuable for future use or divine judgment and reward
Hebrew · H686
אָצַר
To store up
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אָצַר H686
Pronunciation ʾāṣar
What does אָצַר (ʾāṣar) mean in the Bible?
אָצַר (ʾāṣar): To reserve or accumulate something valuable for future use or divine judgment and reward
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H686?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include have stored up (2), be stored (1), I appointed as treasurers (1), They store up (1).
Where does אָצַר (ʾāṣar) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 2 Kings 20:17. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (2), 2 Kings (1), Amos (1), Nehemiah (1).
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 have stored up 2× 2 Kings 20:17, Isaiah 39:6
be stored 1× Isaiah 23:18
I appointed as treasurers 1× Nehemiah 13:13
They store up 1× Amos 3:10
Show sample aligned rows
2 Kings 20:17 אָצְר֧וּ to have stored up Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Nehemiah 13:13 וָאוֹצְרָ֣ה to I appointed as treasurers Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular Isaiah 23:18 יֵֽאָצֵ֖ר to be stored Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Isaiah 39:6 אָצְר֧וּ to have stored up Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Amos 3:10 הָאֽוֹצְרִ֛ים to They store up Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 2 Kings 20:17
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 4
2 Kings 1 Nehemiah 1 Isaiah 2 Amos 1
Source forms
אָצְר֧וּ 2x ’ā·ṣə·rū 2 Kings 20:17, Isaiah 39:6
הָאֽוֹצְרִ֛ים 1x hā·’ō·wṣ·rîm Amos 3:10
וָאוֹצְרָ֣ה 1x wā·’ō·wṣ·rāh Nehemiah 13:13
יֵֽאָצֵ֖ר 1x yê·’ā·ṣêr Isaiah 23:18
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural 2x 2 Kings 20:17, Isaiah 39:6
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural 1x Amos 3:10
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | third person feminine singular 1x Nehemiah 13:13
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Isaiah 23:18
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. To reserve or accumulate something valuable for future use or divine judgment and reward
Source Gloss
to store up
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
To reserve or accumulate something valuable for future use or divine judgment and reward
to store up BDB: lay up Usage: (lay up in) store, (make) treasure(-r).
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 2 Aligned forms 3
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 2×
Perfect 2Kgs 20:17 · Isa 39:6 2×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×
Imperfect Isa 23:18 1×
Word Origins
אָצַר is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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