Potter-A Study of its Meanings From the Meanings of the Hebrew Letters Is 64 vs 8

The following is a study of the Hebrew Word YATSAR, Potter, יֹצְרֵ֔נוּ      Hebrew Strong’s Number: H3335  It is used as a name for God in Isaiah 64:8 "Thou our potter."

*Possible Letter Meaning of Potter יֹצְרֵ֔נוּ:  The secure deed of the righteous desire of the capstone that gives life/purpose

Reflection Discussion and Questions:

A potter is one who takes a shapeless piece of clay and makes it into something useful—something special—and something with a purpose.  What a potter makes is according to his desire and the process of making the vessel or special item, is a deed of action. 

Let’s look at the Hebrew letters and their meanings in the name ‘Potter’:

To start, it has the Hebrew letter י  Yud, which refers to a deed.  In looking at the other Hebrew letters making up the name ‘Potter’, we find the letter ו  ן     Vav, which can mean secure or lasting.  Another Hebrew letter found is צַ   Tzadi, which means desire.  Who’s desire is being expressed?  The Hebrew letter ר   Resh, Reish, in the name indicates whose desire is being referred to. That letter means ‘the most important person’.  Perhaps we should take a moment and consider—who is this most important person.  The letter ו  ן     Vav, gives us a clue.  It is quite possible that the most important person is Christ who was secured to the Cross of Calvary by nails.  There is one more letter in the name ‘Potter’.  It is the Hebrew letter  נ  Nun, which tells us about the purpose of the deed being made.  It is referring to life, an active life.

From the above, what might you conclude about the meaning of the word ‘Potter’ as it is used in Isaiah 64:8?

As you consider the meaning of the name Potter, consider what a ‘Potter’ does and what the work Christ has done for us. A potter makes a vessel generally for a purpose, and the work of Christ at Calvary provides a way for us to have life and purpose.

Prayer Focus:  Father, may the desire You have for us, make us into something important and beautiful to you. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

Definitions of the letters used in the Hebrew Word for Potter, YATSAR.

י    Yud - deed done, to make, power, might- Work, worship `(2b) In the ancient Hebrew word pictures, the yod was drawn as a "hand" complete with the arm above the elbow. It symbolized work done - (1a) (note: the picture of the letter Yud-of how it was represented in the Alphabet used in Abraham’s time, looks like a possible handshake-a handshake could infer ‘agreement’.)    JI

צַ     Tzadi-harvest, desire, just, righteous—In ancient Hebrew this letter was drawn like a hook. In Hebrew, to "want" or "desire" is Ra-tsah and the word picture tells us that desire is when a person is "hooked". Another significant word is the Hebrew word for Righteousness, Tse-dek and the word picture tells us that you are righteous when your hook is the door you follow. See John 10:7,9 (1a) Journey, chase, hunt(2b) (an inferred meaning could be: focused desire)

ר   Resh, Reish - what comes first, capstone, head, highest, first, top, beginning, (2b) The literal meaning of the Reish is "first", "Head" and the symbolic meaning is "first" "person", the "most important", "highest" or the "highest/first person".(1a)    R

נ    Nun-Propagate increase, In the ancient picture language this was pictured as a seed in ancient Hebrew and Egyptian cultures. As mentioned, it represented "life", "posterity", "active life". As used in the Hebrew word for son , the nun symbolized the posterity of the house.(also by inference, Nun could mean purpose—it is used in the word-potter  יֹצְרֵ֔נוּ –see Isaiah 64:8—a potter makes a vessel for a specific purpose) Continue, heir, son (2b)  N

ו  ן     Vav- Nail, to secure – add, secure, hook (2b) The literal meaning is a nail. The symbolic meaning is "to secure or fasten" "add" "a connection". The letter in grammar serves to connect or join together, two words or phrases as in English our word “and” (1a) (inferred—lasting—vs  Psalms 119:144- עוֹלָם‎ ʿôlām  -everlasting))  F