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יָצָא yâtsâʼ — to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim

pronounced yaw-tsaw' · Strong's H3318 · 1075 occurrences in the Hebrew Bible · 3 stems: Qal (Pa'al), Hiph'il, Hoph'al

Translated in the KJV as × after, appear, × assuredly, bear out, × begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat.

a primitive root; to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.

yâtsâʼ in each stem

Qal (Pa'al) 790×

Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it

Wayyiqtol 201Imperfect (yiqtol) 145Perfect (qatal) 137Participle (active) 121Infinitive construct 84Sequential perfect (weqatal) 46Imperative 36Jussive 9Infinitive absolute 7Cohortative 4

יֹצֵ֣א Gen 2:10 Participle (active), masculine singular

And a river went out of Eden to water the garden; and from thence it was parted, and became into four heads. (KJV)

וַיֵּ֥צֵא Gen 4:16 Wayyiqtol, 3rd person masculine singular

And Cain went out from the presence of the Lord, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden. (KJV)

וַיֵּצֵ֤א Gen 8:7 Wayyiqtol, 3rd person masculine singular

And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth. (KJV)

Hiph'il 280×

Causative · active — causing someone or something to do the action; the subject does it

Wayyiqtol 66Perfect (qatal) 65Infinitive construct 35Imperfect (yiqtol) 35Sequential perfect (weqatal) 27Imperative 26Participle (active) 23Cohortative 2Jussive 1

וַתּוֹצֵ֨א Gen 1:12 Wayyiqtol, 3rd person feminine singular

And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good. (KJV)

תּוֹצֵ֨א Gen 1:24 Jussive, 3rd person feminine singular

And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so. (KJV)

הוצא Gen 8:17 Imperative, 2nd person masculine singular

Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth. (KJV)

Hoph'al

Causative · passive — causing someone or something to do the action; the subject has it done to them

Participle (passive) 4Perfect (qatal) 1

מוּצֵ֗את Gen 38:25 Participle (passive), feminine singular

When she was brought forth, she sent to her father in law, saying, By the man, whose these are, am I with child: and she said, Discern, I pray thee, whose are these, the signet, and bracelets, and staff. (KJV)

מוּצָא֕וֹת Jer 38:22 Participle (passive), feminine plural

And, behold, all the women that are left in the king of Judah’s house shall be brought forth to the king of Babylon’s princes, and those women shall say, Thy friends have set thee on, and have prevailed against thee: thy feet are sunk in the mire, and they are turned away back. (KJV)

הַֽמּוּצָאִים֮ Ezek 14:22 Participle (passive), masculine plural

Yet, behold, therein shall be left a remnant that shall be brought forth, both sons and daughters: behold, they shall come forth unto you, and ye shall see their way and their doings: and ye shall be comforted concerning the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, even concerning all that I have brought upon it. (KJV)

What the stems mean

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