3326. yatsua
Strong's Lexicon
yatsua: Bed, couch, resting place

Original Word: יָצוּעַ
Part of Speech: Noun Masculine
Transliteration: yatsuwa`
Pronunciation: yah-tsoo'-ah
Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-tsoo'-ah)
Definition: Bed, couch, resting place
Meaning: spread, a bed, an extension, wing, lean-to

Word Origin: From the root יָצַע (yatsa), meaning "to spread out" or "to stretch."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2825 (κλίνη, klinē) – bed, couch

- G4734 (στρῶμα, strōma) – bed, mattress

Usage: The term "yatsua" refers to a bed or a place of rest. It is often used in the context of a physical bed or couch, where one lies down to sleep or rest. The word can also imply a place of comfort and repose, highlighting the importance of rest in daily life.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite culture, the bed was a significant piece of household furniture, often made of wood and covered with blankets or cushions. It was not only a place for sleeping but also for reclining during meals or resting during the day. The concept of rest was deeply embedded in the Hebrew understanding of life, reflecting the Sabbath principle of rest and restoration.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
pass. part. of yatsa
Definition
a couch, bed
NASB Translation
bed (3), bed* (1), couch (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[יָצוּעַ] noun [masculine] couch, bed (poetry); — suffix יְצוּעִי Genesis 49:4; plural construct יְצוּעֵי 1 Chronicles 5:1; suffix יְצוּעָ֑י Job 17:13 2t. (+ 1 Kings 6:5,6,10 Kt, see יָצִיעַ); couch, bed, of wedlock or concubinage, Genesis 49:4 (J), hence 1 Chronicles 5:1; in General Psalm 63:7, עֶרֶשׂ יְצוּעָ֑י Psalm 132:3; בַּחשֶׁךְ רִמַּדְתִּי יְצוּעָ֑י Job 17:13 ("" אִםאֲֿקַיֶּה שְׁאוֺל בֵּיתִי; compare Psalm 139:8).

[יָצִיעַ] noun masculine1Kings 6:10 only Qr, properly flat surface, only of lower projecting story of temple, יָצִו֯עַ 1 Kings 6:5,10; 1 Kings 6:6 read הַצֵּלָע the side-chamber, as ᵐ5§ 658 StaZAW 1883, 136, see also 1 Kings 6:5; 1 Kings 6:8; Ezekiel 41:5,6.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
bed, lean-to

Passive participle of yatsa'; spread, i.e. A bed; (architecture) an extension, i.e. Wing or lean-to (a single story or collectively):

see HEBREW yatsa'

Forms and Transliterations
הַיָּצִ֙יעַ֙ הַיָּצִ֨יעַ היציע יְצוּעִ֥י יְצוּעֵ֣י יְצוּעָ֑י יְצוּעָֽי׃ יָצִ֙יעַ֙ יצועי יצועי׃ יציע haiyaTzia hay·yā·ṣî·a‘ hayyāṣîa‘ yā·ṣî·a‘ yāṣîa‘ yaTzia yə·ṣū·‘āy yə·ṣū·‘ê yə·ṣū·‘î yəṣū‘āy yəṣū‘ê yəṣū‘î yetzuAi yetzuEi yetzuI
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Genesis 49:4
HEB: אָ֥ז חִלַּ֖לְתָּ יְצוּעִ֥י עָלָֽה׃ פ
NAS: [it] -- he went up to my couch.
KJV: [it]: he went up to my couch.
INT: Then defiled to my couch went

1 Kings 6:5
HEB: [יָצֹועַ כ] (יָצִ֙יעַ֙ ק) סָבִ֔יב
KJV: he built chambers round about,
INT: the wall of the house bed encompassing the walls

1 Kings 6:6
HEB: [הַיָּצֹועַ כ] (הַיָּצִ֨יעַ ק) הַתַּחְתֹּנָ֜ה
KJV: The nethermost chamber [was] five
INT: bed the lowest five

1 Kings 6:10
HEB: [הַיָּצֹועַ כ] (הַיָּצִ֙יעַ֙ ק) עַל־
KJV: And [then] he built chambers against all the house,
INT: built bed against the whole

1 Chronicles 5:1
HEB: הַבְּכוֹר֒ וּֽבְחַלְּלוֹ֙ יְצוּעֵ֣י אָבִ֔יו נִתְּנָה֙
NAS: his father's bed, his birthright
KJV: his father's bed, his birthright
INT: was the firstborn defiled bed his father's was given

Job 17:13
HEB: בַּ֝חֹ֗שֶׁךְ רִפַּ֥דְתִּי יְצוּעָֽי׃
NAS: I make my bed in the darkness;
KJV: I have made my bed in the darkness.
INT: the darkness make my bed

Psalm 63:6
HEB: זְכַרְתִּ֥יךָ עַל־ יְצוּעָ֑י בְּ֝אַשְׁמֻר֗וֹת אֶהְגֶּה־
NAS: I remember You on my bed, I meditate
KJV: When I remember thee upon my bed, [and] meditate
INT: remember on my bed watches meditate

Psalm 132:3
HEB: עַל־ עֶ֥רֶשׂ יְצוּעָֽי׃
INT: and bed bed

8 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 3326
8 Occurrences


hay·yā·ṣî·a‘ — 2 Occ.
yā·ṣî·a‘ — 1 Occ.
yə·ṣū·‘āy — 3 Occ.
yə·ṣū·‘ê — 1 Occ.
yə·ṣū·‘î — 1 Occ.















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