יֵצֶר

yêtser · Hebrew · Strong's H3336 · 10 occurrences

The KJV renders 28 different Hebrew and Greek words as “work”

What it means

a form; figuratively, conception (i.e. purpose)

from H3335 (יָצַר);

How the KJV renders it

frame, thing framed, imagination, mind, work

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

“work”

also renders ergázomai (G2038), poiéō (G4160), ergasía (G2039), érgon (G2041), prâxis (G4234), katergázomai (G2716), energéō (G1754), lógos (G3056), prâgma (G4229), dâbâr (H1697), châshab (H2803), yᵉgîyaʻ (H3018), mᵉlâʼkâh (H4399), maʻbâd (H4566), maʻbâd (H4567), maʻălâl (H4611), miphʻâl (H4659), miqshâh (H4749), ʻăbad (H5648), ʻăbôdâh (H5656), ʻăbîydâh (H5673), ʻălîylâh (H5949), ʻâsâh (H6213), pâlâʼ (H6381), pâʻal (H6466), pôʻal (H6467), pᵉʻullâh (H6468)

“mind”

also renders nóēma (G3540), gnṓmē (G1106), énnoia (G1771), psychḗ (G5590), méllō (G3195), noûs (G3563), diánoia (G1271), pneûma (G4151), zimmâh (H2154), lêb (H3820), lêbâb (H3824), nephesh (H5315), rûwach (H7307), rûwach (H7308)

“imagination”

also renders logismós (G3053), dialogismós (G1261), diánoia (G1271), machăshâbâh (H4284)

“frame”

also renders katartízō (G2675), kûwn (H3559), nâthan (H5414)

Where it appears

10 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 9 verses shown.

1 Chronicles 28:9 HNcmsc1 Chronicles 29:18 HR/NcmscDeuteronomy 31:21 HNcmsc/Sp3msGenesis 6:5 HNcmscGenesis 8:21 HNcmscHabakkuk 2:18 HNcmsc/Sp3msIsaiah 26:3 HNcmsaIsaiah 29:16 HC/NcmsaPsalm 103:14 HNcmsc/Sp1cp

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.