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yēṣer יֵ֫צֶר ‘intention’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from yāṣar יָצַר ‘to form’
Roots: יצר

yēṣer n, m
1) form, framing, purpose, framework
 1a) form
  1a1) pottery
  1a2) graven image
  1a3) man (as formed from the dust)
 1b) purpose, imagination, device (intellectual framework)

Mentioned in Genesis 6:5, 8:21 Deuteronomy 31:21 Isaiah 29:16, 26:3 Habakkuk 2:18 Psalms 103:14 1 Chronicles 28:9, 29:18

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