Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)
intention
Usage: 1) form, framing, purpose, framework 1a) form 1a1) pottery 1a2) graven image 1a3) man (as formed from the dust) 1b) purpose, imagination, device (intellectual framework)
Strong's Number
H3336
Language
Hebrew
Linked Usages
9
Books
6
Strong's H3336 Quick Answer
Strong's H3336 יֵצֶר (yetser) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. yetser (yay'-tser) n-m. 1. a form 2. (figuratively) conception (i.e. purpose) It has 9 linked Bible usages across 6 books. Visible English usage signals include imagination, imaginations, frame, mind, and thing. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.
- Meaning
- yetser (yay'-tser) n-m. 1. a form 2. (figuratively) conception (i.e. purpose)
- Usage
- 9 linked usages
- Books
- 6 indexed books
- Corpus
- Old Testament
- Usage Words
- imagination, imaginations, frame, mind, and thing
Meaning and Definition
yetser (yay'-tser) n-m. 1. a form 2. (figuratively) conception (i.e. purpose) [from H3335] KJV: frame, thing framed, imagination, mind, work. Root(s): H3335
Across Lexicons
How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H3336. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.
How Strong's H3336 Is Translated
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render yetser, 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.
imagination
Deuteronomy 31:21
2×
frame
Psalms 103:14
imaginations
1 Chronicles 28:9
mind
Isaiah 26:3
thing
Isaiah 29:16
work
Habakkuk 2:18
How Strong's H3336 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 9 linked usages.
- The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.
Strong's H3336 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 H3336 in the Old Testament
9 indexed usages in Old Testament.
And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they go about, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I sware.
Usage Excerpts
First 9 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H3336.
And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man's sake; for the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they go about, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I sware.
And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.
O LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, our fathers, keep this for ever in the imagination of the thoughts of the heart of thy people, and prepare their heart unto thee:
For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter's clay: for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not? or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no understanding?
What profiteth the graven image that the maker thereof hath graven it; the molten image, and a teacher of lies, that the maker of his work trusteth therein, to make dumb idols?
All Indexed Usage Links
Every indexed verse link for Strong's H3336, grouped by book.
Genesis 2 usages, Old Testament
Deuteronomy 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Chronicles 2 usages, Old Testament
Psalms 1 usage, Old Testament
Isaiah 2 usages, Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Old Testament
Strong's H3336 FAQ
What does yetser (יֵצֶר) mean?
Yetser (Strong's H3336) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "form". yetser (yay'-tser) n-m. 1. a form 2. (figuratively) conception (i.e. purpose)
How many times is yetser (יֵצֶר) used in the Bible?
This page currently indexes 9 linked usages for Strong's H3336 across 6 books.
Where can I study yetser (יֵצֶר) in context?
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H3336 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.
What English words translate yetser (יֵצֶר)?
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as imagination, imaginations, frame, mind, thing, and work. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.