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Lexicon :: Strong's H6327 - pûṣ

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פּוּץ
Transliteration
pûṣ
Pronunciation
poots
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1745,1746,180

Strong’s Definitions

פּוּץ pûwts, poots; a primitive root; to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse):—break (dash, shake) in (to) pieces, cast (abroad), disperse (selves), drive, retire, scatter (abroad), spread abroad.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 67x

The KJV translates Strong's H6327 in the following manner: scatter (48x), scatter abroad (6x), disperse (3x), spread abroad (2x), cast abroad (2x), drive (1x), break to pieces (1x), shake to pieces (1x), dash to pieces (1x), retired (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 67x
The KJV translates Strong's H6327 in the following manner: scatter (48x), scatter abroad (6x), disperse (3x), spread abroad (2x), cast abroad (2x), drive (1x), break to pieces (1x), shake to pieces (1x), dash to pieces (1x), retired (1x).

  1. to scatter, be dispersed, be scattered

    1. (Qal) to be dispersed, be scattered

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to be scattered

      2. to be spread abroad

    3. (Hiphil) to scatter

    4. Hithpael) scatter

  2. (Qal) to flow, overflow

  3. to break

    1. (Polel) to shatter

    2. (Pilpel) to dash to pieces

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
פּוּץ pûwts, poots; a primitive root; to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse):—break (dash, shake) in (to) pieces, cast (abroad), disperse (selves), drive, retire, scatter (abroad), spread abroad.
STRONGS H6327: Abbreviations
† I. [פּוּץ] verb be dispersed, scattered (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; perhaps akin to Arabic bdb080610 break asunder, scatter); —
Qal Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural יָפוּצוּ Psalm 68:2, יָפֻצוּ Ezekiel 48:16 +; 3rd person feminine plural וַתְּפוּצֶינָה Ezekiel 34:5 +, וּתְפוּצֶינָה Zechariah 13:7, etc.; Imperative masculine plural פֻּצוּ 1 Samuel 14:34; Participle passive plural suffix פּוּצַי Zephaniah 3:10 (see below); — be dispersed, disperse, בָּעָם 1 Samuel 14:34; be scattered, of enemies 1 Samuel 11:11; Numbers 10:35; Psalm 68:2; of Israel (among nations) under figure of flock Ezekiel 34:5 (twice in verse); Zechariah 13:7; בַּת־פּוּצַי Zephaniah 3:10 is probably corrupt, and Zephaniah 3:9; Zephaniah 3:10 gloss see SchwZAW x (1890), 203 Now Da; of besieging army 2 Samuel 20:22 (מֵעַל הָעִיר); people from (מִן) possessions Ezekiel 46:18; men (from Babel) Genesis 11:4 (עַל location).
Niph. Perfect 3rd person feminine singular נָפ֫וֺצָה Jeremiah 10:21, 3rd person plural נָפֹ֫צוּ Genesis 10:18 +, 2nd person masculine plural נְפֹצֹתֶם Ezekiel 11:17 +, etc.; Participle feminine נָפ֫וֺצֶת 2 Samuel 18:8 Qr (> Kt נפצות) compare Dr and others; plural נְפֹצִים 1 Kings 22:17, נְפוֺצִים 2 Chronicles 18:16; —
1. be scattered, of army 2 Kings 25:5 (מֵעַל person) = Jeremiah 52:8; 1 Kings 22:17 (אֶל location) = 2 Chronicles 18:16 (עַל), compare Jeremiah 40:15 (absolute); of dispersed Israel with ב location Ezekiel 11:17; Ezekiel 20:34, 41; Ezekiel 28:25, as flock Jeremiah 10:21; Ezekiel 34:6 (עַל location), Ezekiel 34:12 (שָׁם); Egyptians Ezekiel 29:13 (שָׁמָּה); of battle scattered over country by defeat 2 Samuel 18:8.
2. be spread abroad, of peoples Genesis 10:18.
Hiph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular consecutive וְהֵפִיץ Deuteronomy 4:27 +, 1st person singular consecutive וַהֲפִיצוֺתִי Ezekiel 22:15, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יָפִיץ Job 37:11, וַיָּ֫פֶץ Genesis 11:8 +, etc.; Imperative masculine singular הָפֵץ Job 40:11; Infinitive construct לְהָפִיץ Ezekiel 20:23, etc.; —
1. transitive scatter:
a. with accusative of person Genesis 11:8, 9 (עַל location), Isaiah 41:16; Habakkuk 3:14; with ב Genesis 49:7; Israel among (ב) nations Deuteronomy 4:27; Deuteronomy 28:64; Jeremiah 9:15; Ezekiel 11:16; Ezekiel 12:15; Ezekiel 20:23; Ezekiel 22:15; Ezekiel 36:19; Nehemiah 1:8; with שׁמ(הׅ Deuteronomy 30:3; Jeremiah 30:11; with אֶל location Ezekiel 34:21; absolute Jeremiah 13:24; Jeremiah 18:17, under figure of flock Jeremiah 23:1, 2; Gr. reads אֲפִיצֵם also Deuteronomy 32:26 (see [פאה]); Egyptians (with ב) Ezekiel 29:12; Ezekiel 30:23, 26; inhabitants of earth Isaiah 24:1.
b. with accusative of thing, arrows (figurative for lightnings) 2 Samuel 22:15 = Psalm 18:15; Psalm 144:6; cloud Job 37:11; אפֶּ֑ךָ עַבְרוֺת הָפֵץ Job 40:11 (i.e. lightnings ?); seed Isaiah 28:25.
c. וֶהֱפִיצֻהוּ Job 18:11 and drive him (si vera lectio, see conjecture in Bu).
2. intransitive, scatter, with ב location Exodus 5:12, with מֵעַל person 1 Samuel 13:8; of wind Job 38:24 (עַל location).

† II. פּוּץ verb flow, overflow (Arabic bdb080701 flow, compare BaES 69); —
Qal Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural יָפוּצוּ Proverbs 5:16 of springs, figurative for sources of pleasure; 3rd person feminine plural תְּפוּצֶנָה עָרַי מִטוֺב Zechariah 1:17 my cities shall overflow with good.

† [פָּצַץ] verb break (Arabic bdb082213 break, break asunder; Nabataean פצץ break asunder; Syriac bdb082214 crush); —
Pō`. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יְפֹצֵץ סָ֑לַע Jeremiah 23:29 a hammer which shatters rock.
Hithpō'. Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural וַיִּתְמִּצְצוּ Habakkuk 3:6 and the eternal mountains were shattered (elsewhere √ מּוּץ were scattered).
Pilp. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular suffix וַיְפַצְפְּצֵנִי Job 16:12 he [God] dashed me in pieces (figurative).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

10:18; 10:18; 11:4; 11:8; 11:8; 11:9; 49:7

Exodus

5:12

Numbers

10:35

Deuteronomy

4:27; 4:27; 28:64; 30:3; 32:26

1 Samuel

11:11; 13:8; 14:34; 14:34

2 Samuel

18:8; 18:8; 20:22; 22:15

1 Kings

22:17; 22:17

2 Kings

25:5

2 Chronicles

18:16; 18:16

Nehemiah

1:8

Job

16:12; 18:11; 37:11; 37:11; 38:24; 40:11; 40:11

Psalms

18:15; 68:2; 68:2; 144:6

Proverbs

5:16

Isaiah

24:1; 28:25; 41:16

Jeremiah

9:15; 10:21; 10:21; 13:24; 18:17; 23:1; 23:2; 23:29; 30:11; 40:15; 52:8

Ezekiel

11:16; 11:17; 11:17; 12:15; 20:23; 20:23; 20:34; 20:41; 22:15; 22:15; 28:25; 29:12; 29:13; 30:23; 30:26; 34:5; 34:5; 34:6; 34:12; 34:21; 36:19; 46:18; 48:16

Habakkuk

3:6; 3:14

Zephaniah

3:9; 3:10; 3:10; 3:10

Zechariah

1:17; 13:7; 13:7

H6327

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Strong's Number H6327 matches the Hebrew פּוּץ (pûṣ),
which occurs 68 times in 66 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 10:18–Eze 28:25)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 10:18 - Arvadites, Zemarites, and Hamathites. The Canaanite clans eventually spread out,

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 11:4 - Then they said, “Come, let’s build a great city for ourselves with a tower that reaches into the sky. This will make us famous and keep us from being scattered all over the world.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 11:8 - In that way, the LORD scattered them all over the world, and they stopped building the city.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 11:9 - That is why the city was called Babel,[fn] because that is where the LORD confused the people with different languages. In this way he scattered them all over the world.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 49:7

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 49:7 - A curse on their anger, for it is fierce;
a curse on their wrath, for it is cruel.
I will scatter them among the descendants of Jacob;
I will disperse them throughout Israel.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 5:12 - So the people scattered throughout the land of Egypt in search of stubble to use as straw.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 10:35 - And whenever the Ark set out, Moses would shout, “Arise, O LORD, and let your enemies be scattered! Let them flee before you!”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:27 - For the LORD will scatter you among the nations, where only a few of you will survive.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:64

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:64 - For the LORD will scatter you among all the nations from one end of the earth to the other. There you will worship foreign gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known, gods made of wood and stone!

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 30:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 30:3 - then the LORD your God will restore your fortunes. He will have mercy on you and gather you back from all the nations where he has scattered you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 11:11

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 11:11 - But before dawn the next morning, Saul arrived, having divided his army into three detachments. He launched a surprise attack against the Ammonites and slaughtered them the whole morning. The remnant of their army was so badly scattered that no two of them were left together.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 13:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 13:8 - Saul waited there seven days for Samuel, as Samuel had instructed him earlier, but Samuel still didn’t come. Saul realized that his troops were rapidly slipping away.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:34 - Then go out among the troops and tell them, ‘Bring the cattle, sheep, and goats here to me. Kill them here, and drain the blood before you eat them. Do not sin against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it.’”
So that night all the troops brought their animals and slaughtered them there.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 18:8 - The battle raged all across the countryside, and more men died because of the forest than were killed by the sword.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:22 - Then the woman went to all the people with her wise advice, and they cut off Sheba’s head and threw it out to Joab. So he blew the ram’s horn and called his troops back from the attack. They all returned to their homes, and Joab returned to the king at Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 22:15 - He shot arrows and scattered his enemies;
his lightning flashed, and they were confused.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 22:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 22:17 - Then Micaiah told him, “In a vision I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘Their master has been killed.[fn] Send them home in peace.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:5 - But the Babylonian[fn] troops chased the king and caught him on the plains of Jericho, for his men had all deserted him and scattered.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 18:16

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 18:16 - Then Micaiah told him, “In a vision I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, like sheep without a shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘Their master has been killed.[fn] Send them home in peace.’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Neh 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 1:8 - “Please remember what you told your servant Moses: ‘If you are unfaithful to me, I will scatter you among the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:12 - “I was living quietly until he shattered me.
He took me by the neck and broke me in pieces.
Then he set me up as his target,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 18:11 - “Terrors surround the wicked
and trouble them at every step.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 37:11 - He loads the clouds with moisture,
and they flash with his lightning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 38:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 38:24 - Where is the path to the source of light?
Where is the home of the east wind?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:11 - Give vent to your anger.
Let it overflow against the proud.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 18:14 - He shot his arrows and scattered his enemies;
his lightning flashed, and they were greatly confused.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 68:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:1 - For the choir director: A song. A psalm of David.

Rise up, O God, and scatter your enemies.
Let those who hate God run for their lives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 144:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 144:6 - Hurl your lightning bolts and scatter your enemies!
Shoot your arrows and confuse them!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 5:16

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:16 - Why spill the water of your springs in the streets,
having sex with just anyone?[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 24:1

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 24:1 - Look! The LORD is about to destroy the earth
and make it a vast wasteland.
He devastates the surface of the earth
and scatters the people.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 28:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 28:25 - Does he not finally plant his seeds—
black cumin, cumin, wheat, barley, and emmer wheat—
each in its proper way,
and each in its proper place?

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 41:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 41:16 - You will toss them into the air,
and the wind will blow them all away;
a whirlwind will scatter them.
Then you will rejoice in the LORD.
You will glory in the Holy One of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 9:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:16 - I will scatter them around the world, in places they and their ancestors never heard of, and even there I will chase them with the sword until I have destroyed them completely.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 10:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 10:21 - The shepherds of my people have lost their senses.
They no longer seek wisdom from the LORD.
Therefore, they fail completely,
and their flocks are scattered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 13:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 13:24 - “I will scatter you like chaff
that is blown away by the desert winds.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 18:17 - I will scatter my people before their enemies
as the east wind scatters dust.
And in all their trouble I will turn my back on them
and refuse to notice their distress.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:1 - “What sorrow awaits the leaders of my people—the shepherds of my sheep—for they have destroyed and scattered the very ones they were expected to care for,” says the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:2 - Therefore, this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says to these shepherds: “Instead of caring for my flock and leading them to safety, you have deserted them and driven them to destruction. Now I will pour out judgment on you for the evil you have done to them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 23:29

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 23:29 - Does not my word burn like fire?”
says the LORD.
“Is it not like a mighty hammer
that smashes a rock to pieces?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 30:11 - For I am with you and will save you,”
says the LORD.
“I will completely destroy the nations where I have scattered you,
but I will not completely destroy you.
I will discipline you, but with justice;
I cannot let you go unpunished.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 40:15 - Later Johanan had a private conference with Gedaliah and volunteered to kill Ishmael secretly. “Why should we let him come and murder you?” Johanan asked. “What will happen then to the Judeans who have returned? Why should the few of us who are still left be scattered and lost?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 52:8 - But the Babylonian troops chased King Zedekiah and caught him on the plains of Jericho, for his men had all deserted him and scattered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 11:16

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:16 - “Therefore, tell the exiles, ‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Although I have scattered you in the countries of the world, I will be a sanctuary to you during your time in exile.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 11:17

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 11:17 - I, the Sovereign LORD, will gather you back from the nations where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel once again.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 12:15

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 12:15 - And when I scatter them among the nations, they will know that I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:23

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:23 - But I took a solemn oath against them in the wilderness. I swore I would scatter them among all the nations

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:34

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:34 - And in anger I will reach out with my strong hand and powerful arm, and I will bring you back[fn] from the lands where you are scattered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 20:41

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 20:41 - When I bring you home from exile, you will be like a pleasing sacrifice to me. And I will display my holiness through you as all the nations watch.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 22:15 - I will scatter you among the nations and purge you of your wickedness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 28:25 - “This is what the Sovereign LORD says: The people of Israel will again live in their own land, the land I gave my servant Jacob. For I will gather them from the distant lands where I have scattered them. I will reveal to the nations of the world my holiness among my people.

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