Yashat יָשַׁט
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| יָשַׁט | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | yashat |
| Strong's number | H3447 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to extend |
| Occurrences | 3 in 3 verses |
Yashat (Hebrew יָשַׁט, Strong's H3447) is a Hebrew verb meaning “to extend”. It occurs 3 times in 3 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
(Hiphil) to hold out, extend
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | out (3) |
|---|---|
| BSB | extended (2), extends (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Yashat, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Esther
- Esther 4:11All the king’s servants, and the people of the king’s provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live: but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.“All the royal officials and the people of the king’s provinces know that one law applies to every man or woman who approaches the king in the inner court without being summoned—that he be put to death. Only if the king extends the gold scepter may that person live. But I have not been summoned to appear before the king for the past thirty days.”
- Esther 5:2And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen standing in the court, that she obtained favour in his sight: and the king held out to Esther the golden sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, and touched the top of the sceptre.As soon as the king saw Queen Esther standing in the court, she found favor in his sight. The king extended the gold scepter in his hand toward Esther, and she approached and touched the tip of the scepter.
- Esther 8:4Then the king held out the golden sceptre toward Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king,The king extended the gold scepter toward Esther, and she arose and stood before the king.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).