Lexicon
יָצָא
ya.tsa
H3318
H:V Hebrew

to come out: come

1,076
Occurrences
37
Books
Hebrew
Language

ya.tsa describes going or coming out, including departure for battle, emergence from a place, and bringing people or things out.

The sampled verses chiefly show persons or groups leaving a place, advancing toward someone, or going out for battle. In Hiphil forms it shows causing people or objects to be brought out; a smaller group depicts things such as speech, a name, a lot, or a lineage as coming forth.

Senses in use

  1. Leaving or advancing from a place · dominant

    Qal forms describe people moving outward from a city, hiding place, or other location: in 1 Samuel 18:6 the APB renders women who “came out from all the cities of Israel,” and in 1 Chronicles 19:9 the sons of Ammon “came out and drew up for battle.” The same movement can be directed toward an opponent or destination, as David goes out before the Philistines in 1 Chronicles 14:8 and people go out to battle in 1 Kings 8:44.

  2. Bringing someone or something out · common

    Hiphil forms mark an agent causing an outward removal or transfer. In 1 Kings 8:16 the APB renders the clause about bringing Israel out of Egypt, while 1 Chronicles 20:2 renders David bringing out spoil from the city; 1 Kings 22:34 similarly has the wounded king ask to be taken out of the camp.

  3. Coming forth or being issued · occasional

    Several Qal clauses use outward emergence beyond physical travel. In 1 Samuel 2:3 the APB renders speech that may “come forth from your mouth,” and in 1 Chronicles 14:17 David’s name “went out through all the lands.” Lots and family lines are also said to come out in 1 Chronicles 25:9 and 1 Chronicles 2:53.

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously renders the clauses with “went out,” “came out,” “go out,” “brought out,” and “come forth.” Because its English is a whole-verse translation, those renderings confirm the clauses’ outward movement or emergence without fixing a separate English equivalent in every verse.

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Across Scripture