What does יָצַר · κεραμεύς mean in the Bible?
יָצַר · κεραμεύς is a Hebrew phrase meaning "one who shapes or forms clay vessels".
Hebrew · H3335, G2763
יֹצֵר
To mould into a form; especially as a potter ; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution) · a potter
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יָצַר H3335 to mould into a form; especially as a potter ; figuratively, to determine (i.e. form a resolution)
Pronunciation yāṣar
Divine shaping of humanity and history—God's intentional formation of persons and purposes, not mere accident.
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κεραμεύς G2763 a potter
Pronunciation kerameús
Craftsperson who shapes clay; metaphorically represents God's sovereign power to mold nations and individuals.
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What does יֹצֵר (yotser) mean in the Bible?
יָצַר · κεραμεύς is a Hebrew phrase meaning "one who shapes or forms clay vessels".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H3335, G2763?
H3335, G2763 is connected to 63 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. one who shapes or forms clay vessels
Source Gloss
one who shapes or forms clay vessels
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 4 Aligned forms 27
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 19×
Participle active Amos 4:13 · Amos 7:1 · Hab 2:18 · Isa 44:9 · Isa 45:7 · Isa 45:18 · Jer 10:16 · Jer 18:11 · Jer 19:1 · Jer 33:2 · Jer 51:19 · Ps 94:9 · Ps 94:20 13×
Perfect Gen 2:8 · Isa 44:10 · Isa 43:21 · Isa 46:11 · Ps 95:5 · Ps 104:26 6×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 1×
Perfect Isa 43:10 1×
Hophal causative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action 1×
Imperfect Isa 54:17 1×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×
Perfect Ps 139:16 1×
Word Origins
יֹצֵר is built from these roots:
יָצַר H3334
יַצַע H3331
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