יַצִּיב
yatstsîyb · yats-tseeb'
fixed, sure; concretely, certainty
Lexicon
Derivation: (Aramaic) from H3321 (יְצַב)lemma יְצב missing vowel, corrected to יְצַבxlit yᵉtsêb corrected to yᵉtsab;
fixed, sure; concretely, certainty
- fixed, sure
- concretely, certainty
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: certain(-ty), true, truth.
Letters
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- צTsade90
Picture: a person lying on their side (or a fish hook)
- Concrete
- hook · trail · side · a man bowed
- Extended
- to hunt · to pursue · need · righteousness as a straight path
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- בBet2
Picture: floor plan of a tent or house
- Concrete
- house · tent · dwelling
- Extended
- family · household · what is inside · in
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the hand that works › to pursue the straight path › the hand that works › the house, what is within
The hand that works that works to pursue the straight path of the hand that works of the house, what is within.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of יַצִּיב above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
5 occurrences · 5 OT · 0 NT · 5 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- certainty1 · 20%
- is certain1 · 20%
- true1 · 20%
- is true1 · 20%
- the truth1 · 20%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.