ye.tser denotes a person's inward intention or disposition, and in isolated contexts appears in language of form and making.

The predominant noun usage concerns the inward intention, inclination, or settled disposition associated with a person's thoughts or heart. Isolated contexts use the supplied forms in descriptions of a human frame and of a maker or craftsman.

1. Inward intention or disposition · dominant

   In Genesis 6:5 and Genesis 8:21, the construct noun stands with the thoughts or heart of humanity, in clauses the APB renders as every "intention" being evil and the heart's intention being evil from youth. The same inward focus appears in 1 Chronicles 28:9 and 1 Chronicles 29:18 with thoughts and heart, in Deuteronomy 31:21 as an "inclination," and in Isaiah 26:3 and Isaiah 29:16 as an "intention."

   Genesis 6:5Genesis 8:21Deuteronomy 31:211 Chronicles 28:91 Chronicles 29:18Isaiah 26:3
2. A person's frame · rare

   In Psalm 103:14, the construct noun occurs in the statement that God knows "our frame" and remembers that humans are dust. The verse presents the term in a description of human frailty rather than in a clause about the heart's thoughts.

   Psalm 103:14
3. Making or crafting · rare

   In Habakkuk 2:18, the supplied forms are Qal active participles in the idol-making clause; the APB describes an idol's "maker" and "craftsman" who makes mute idols. This verbal occurrence concerns the person producing an image.

   Habakkuk 2:18

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the noun contexts, the APB uses "intention" most often and also uses "inclination" and "frame." In Habakkuk 2:18 it presents the participial forms through "maker" and "craftsman"; these are renderings of whole translated clauses rather than definitions.