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Strong's H3332 יָצַק (yatsaq)

Yatsaq means “cast” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G3332 — metairo (“depart”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H3332
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 51
Books 14

Strong's H3332 Quick Answer

Strong's H3332 יָצַק (yatsaq) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. yatsaq (yaw-tsak') v. 1. (properly) to pour out (transitive or intransitive) 2. (by implication) to melt or cast as metal It has 51 linked Bible usages across 14 books. Visible English usage signals include poured, pour, cast, out, and groweth. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
yatsaq (yaw-tsak') v. 1. (properly) to pour out (transitive or intransitive) 2. (by implication) to melt or cast as metal
Usage
51 linked usages
Books
14 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
poured, pour, cast, out, and groweth

Meaning and Definition

yatsaq (yaw-tsak') v. 1. (properly) to pour out (transitive or intransitive) 2. (by implication) to melt or cast as metal 3. (by extension) to place firmly, to stiffen or grow hard [a primitive root] KJV: cast, cleave fast, be (as) firm, grow, be hard, lay out, molten, overflow, pour (out), run out, set down, stedfast.

Original Word
יָצַק
Transliteration
yatsaq
Derivation
Root: יצק
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3332. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

to pour: pour

Usage: : pour 1) to pour, flow, cast, pour out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pour, pour out 1a2) to cast 1a3) to flow 1b) (Hiphil) to pour, pour out 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be poured 1c2) cast, molten (participle) 1c3) being firmly established (participle)

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How Strong's H3332 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render yatsaq, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

poured Genesis 28:18 13× pour Exodus 29:7 12× cast Exodus 25:12 11× out Joshua 7:23 groweth Job 38:38

How Strong's H3332 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 51 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H3332 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H3332 in the Old Testament

51 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 28:18 KJV

And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.

Genesis 35:14 KJV

And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, even a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon.

Exodus 25:12 KJV

And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four corners thereof; and two rings shall be in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of it.

Usage Excerpts

First 51 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3332.

Genesis 28:18 Old Testament, KJV
And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it.
Genesis 35:14 Old Testament, KJV
And Jacob set up a pillar in the place where he talked with him, even a pillar of stone: and he poured a drink offering thereon, and he poured oil thereon.
Exodus 25:12 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt cast four rings of gold for it, and put them in the four corners thereof; and two rings shall be in the one side of it, and two rings in the other side of it.
Exodus 26:37 Old Testament, KJV
And thou shalt make for the hanging five pillars of shittim wood, and overlay them with gold, and their hooks shall be of gold: and thou shalt cast five sockets of brass for them.
Exodus 29:7 Old Testament, KJV
Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it upon his head, and anoint him.
Exodus 36:36 Old Testament, KJV
And he made thereunto four pillars of shittim wood, and overlaid them with gold: their hooks were of gold; and he cast for them four sockets of silver.
Exodus 37:3 Old Testament, KJV
And he cast for it four rings of gold, to be set by the four corners of it; even two rings upon the one side of it, and two rings upon the other side of it.
Exodus 37:13 Old Testament, KJV
And he cast for it four rings of gold, and put the rings upon the four corners that were in the four feet thereof.
Exodus 38:5 Old Testament, KJV
And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grate of brass, to be places for the staves.
Exodus 38:27 Old Testament, KJV
And of the hundred talents of silver were cast the sockets of the sanctuary, and the sockets of the vail; an hundred sockets of the hundred talents, a talent for a socket.
Leviticus 2:1 Old Testament, KJV
And when any will offer a meat offering unto the LORD, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense thereon:
Leviticus 2:6 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt part it in pieces, and pour oil thereon: it is a meat offering.
Leviticus 8:12 Old Testament, KJV
And he poured of the anointing oil upon Aaron's head, and anointed him, to sanctify him.
Leviticus 8:15 Old Testament, KJV
And he slew it; and Moses took the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and purified the altar, and poured the blood at the bottom of the altar, and sanctified it, to make reconciliation upon it.
Leviticus 9:9 Old Testament, KJV
And the sons of Aaron brought the blood unto him: and he dipped his finger in the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar, and poured out the blood at the bottom of the altar:
Leviticus 14:15 Old Testament, KJV
And the priest shall take some of the log of oil, and pour it into the palm of his own left hand:
Leviticus 14:26 Old Testament, KJV
And the priest shall pour of the oil into the palm of his own left hand:
Leviticus 21:10 Old Testament, KJV
And he that is the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes;
Numbers 5:15 Old Testament, KJV
Then shall the man bring his wife unto the priest, and he shall bring her offering for her, the tenth part of an ephah of barley meal; he shall pour no oil upon it, nor put frankincense thereon; for it is an offering of jealousy, an offering of memorial, bringing iniquity to remembrance.
Joshua 7:23 Old Testament, KJV
And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the LORD.
1 Samuel 10:1 Old Testament, KJV
Then Samuel took a vial of oil, and poured it upon his head, and kissed him, and said, Is it not because the LORD hath anointed thee to be captain over his inheritance?
2 Samuel 13:9 Old Testament, KJV
And she took a pan, and poured them out before him; but he refused to eat. And Amnon said, Have out all men from me. And they went out every man from him.
2 Samuel 15:24 Old Testament, KJV
And lo Zadok also, and all the Levites were with him, bearing the ark of the covenant of God: and they set down the ark of God; and Abiathar went up, until all the people had done passing out of the city.
1 Kings 7:16 Old Testament, KJV
And he made two chapiters of molten brass, to set upon the tops of the pillars: the height of the one chapiter was five cubits, and the height of the other chapiter was five cubits:
1 Kings 7:23 Old Testament, KJV
And he made a molten sea, ten cubits from the one brim to the other: it was round all about, and his height was five cubits: and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.
1 Kings 7:24 Old Testament, KJV
And under the brim of it round about there were knops compassing it, ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about: the knops were cast in two rows, when it was cast.
1 Kings 7:30 Old Testament, KJV
And every base had four brasen wheels, and plates of brass: and the four corners thereof had undersetters: under the laver were undersetters molten, at the side of every addition.
1 Kings 7:33 Old Testament, KJV
And the work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel: their axletrees, and their naves, and their felloes, and their spokes, were all molten.
1 Kings 7:46 Old Testament, KJV
In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarthan.
1 Kings 18:33 Old Testament, KJV
And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said, Fill four barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, and on the wood.
1 Kings 22:35 Old Testament, KJV
And the battle increased that day: and the king was stayed up in his chariot against the Syrians, and died at even: and the blood ran out of the wound into the midst of the chariot.
2 Kings 3:11 Old Testament, KJV
But Jehoshaphat said, Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may enquire of the LORD by him? And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said, Here is Elisha the son of Shaphat, which poured water on the hands of Elijah.
2 Kings 4:4 Old Testament, KJV
And when thou art come in, thou shalt shut the door upon thee and upon thy sons, and shalt pour out into all those vessels, and thou shalt set aside that which is full.
2 Kings 4:5 Old Testament, KJV
So she went from him, and shut the door upon her and upon her sons, who brought the vessels to her; and she poured out.
2 Kings 4:40 Old Testament, KJV
So they poured out for the men to eat. And it came to pass, as they were eating of the pottage, that they cried out, and said, O thou man of God, there is death in the pot. And they could not eat thereof.
2 Kings 4:41 Old Testament, KJV
But he said, Then bring meal. And he cast it into the pot; and he said, Pour out for the people, that they may eat. And there was no harm in the pot.
2 Kings 9:3 Old Testament, KJV
Then take the box of oil, and pour it on his head, and say, Thus saith the LORD, I have anointed thee king over Israel. Then open the door, and flee, and tarry not.
2 Kings 9:6 Old Testament, KJV
And he arose, and went into the house; and he poured the oil on his head, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, I have anointed thee king over the people of the LORD, even over Israel.
2 Chronicles 4:2 Old Testament, KJV
Also he made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to brim, round in compass, and five cubits the height thereof; and a line of thirty cubits did compass it round about.
2 Chronicles 4:3 Old Testament, KJV
And under it was the similitude of oxen, which did compass it round about: ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about. Two rows of oxen were cast, when it was cast.
2 Chronicles 4:17 Old Testament, KJV
In the plain of Jordan did the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zeredathah.
Job 11:15 Old Testament, KJV
For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear:
Job 22:16 Old Testament, KJV
Which were cut down out of time, whose foundation was overflown with a flood:
Job 37:18 Old Testament, KJV
Hast thou with him spread out the sky, which is strong, and as a molten looking glass?
Job 38:38 Old Testament, KJV
When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?
Job 41:23 Old Testament, KJV
The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.
Job 41:24 Old Testament, KJV
His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, as hard as a piece of the nether millstone.
Psalms 41:8 Old Testament, KJV
An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.
Psalms 45:2 Old Testament, KJV
Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.
Isaiah 44:3 Old Testament, KJV
For I will pour water upon him that is thirsty, and floods upon the dry ground: I will pour my spirit upon thy seed, and my blessing upon thine offspring:
Ezekiel 24:3 Old Testament, KJV
And utter a parable unto the rebellious house, and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Set on a pot, set it on, and also pour water into it:

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3332, grouped by book.

Genesis 2 usages, Old Testament
Exodus 8 usages, Old Testament
Leviticus 8 usages, Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Old Testament
Joshua 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
2 Samuel 2 usages, Old Testament
1 Kings 8 usages, Old Testament
2 Kings 7 usages, Old Testament
2 Chronicles 3 usages, Old Testament
Job 6 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 1 usage, Old Testament
Ezekiel 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H3332 FAQ

What does yatsaq (יָצַק) mean?

Yatsaq (Strong's H3332) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "cast". yatsaq (yaw-tsak') v. 1. (properly) to pour out (transitive or intransitive) 2. (by implication) to melt or cast as metal

How many times is yatsaq (יָצַק) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 51 linked usages for Strong's H3332 across 14 books.

Where can I study yatsaq (יָצַק) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3332 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate yatsaq (יָצַק)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as poured, pour, cast, out, and groweth. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.