יָצַת
To burn or set on fire ; figuratively, to desolate
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What does יָצַת (yāṣat) mean in the Bible?
יָצַת (yāṣat) is a Hebrew word meaning "to burn or set on fire ; figuratively, to desolate". to burn or set on fire; figuratively, to desolate BDB: kindle Usage: burn (up), be desolate, set (on) fire (fire), kindle.
Meaning
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.
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 7×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 5×
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 3×
Biblical Occurrences
Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.
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