ya.tsaq describes pouring liquid onto or into something, and also casting objects or depicting a poured-out, fixed result.

The verb most often describes directing a liquid onto, into, or out at a specified place, including oil, water, blood, and food. It also occurs for casting metal objects, while passive forms describe something as poured out, cast, firm, or closely joined in their respective clauses.

1. Pouring liquid onto, into, or out · dominant

   Qal forms mark the action of applying or emptying liquids: in Leviticus 8:12 the APB renders oil being poured on Aaron's head, and in 2 Kings 4:4 it renders the woman pouring into vessels. The same action is shown with water in 1 Kings 18:34, blood at the altar's base in Leviticus 9:9, and water in a pot in Ezekiel 24:3.

   Leviticus 8:122 Kings 4:41 Kings 18:34Leviticus 9:9Ezekiel 24:3Isaiah 44:3
2. Casting formed metal objects · common

   In construction and furnishing clauses, the verb refers to making specified items by casting. Exodus 25:12 names four gold rings, while 1 Kings 7:46 and 2 Chronicles 4:17 place the casting in the Jordan plain; passive participles in 1 Kings 7:16 and 1 Kings 7:33 describe items as cast.

   Exodus 25:12Exodus 26:37Exodus 37:131 Kings 7:161 Kings 7:331 Kings 7:46
3. Poured-out or fixed condition · occasional

   Passive participles describe the resulting state rather than an actor's pouring. In Job 37:18 the APB compares the strong clouds to a “poured-out mirror,” while Job 11:15 speaks of being firm; Job 41:15 and Job 41:16 describe shields and adjoining parts as shut or with no space between them.

   Job 11:15Job 37:18Job 41:15Job 41:16Job 22:16
4. Setting down or spreading out · rare

   Two Hiphil sequential forms occur in clauses where the APB presents an object or items being placed or spread before someone: the ark is “set down” in 2 Samuel 15:24, and recovered items are “spread... out before the LORD” in Joshua 7:23. The specific contribution is less certain.

   2 Samuel 15:24Joshua 7:23

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly uses “poured” or “pour” in liquid clauses and “cast” in metalworking clauses. In several passive and Hiphil occurrences it instead presents the resulting condition or action with wording such as “firm,” “set down,” or “spread... out”.