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פָּשַׁט

𐤐𐤔𐤈

pâshaṭ

H6584 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

To strip off or remove covering, either literally (such as removing clothing, skin, or armor) or figuratively. Also, to extend outward, to spread, or to deploy, particularly in the context of military action (deploying troops or making a hostile incursion). The word encompasses both acts of undressing or removing a physical surface, as well as the idea of extending or spreading, especially relating to armed forays.

Semantic Range

to strip off clothing or covering, to remove skin (flay), to undress, to deploy troops, to make a military incursion or raid, to plunder or take spoils, to extend or spread out, to expose by removal

Root / Etymology

Root: פָּשַׁט (p-š-ṭ). The core root meaning is 'to strip, to extend or spread out.' The verb derives directly from the root, with sense development reflecting the actions of removal or expansion, especially applied to clothing, coverings, or hostile movements.

Historical & Contextual Notes

פָּשַׁט appears throughout the Hebrew Bible, often in military contexts to describe invading or raiding parties (e.g., 1 Samuel 23:27, 2 Kings 5:2), emphasizing either the incursion itself or the resultant stripping of goods or garments. The verb can also refer to flaying (removing skin, Leviticus 1:6) or figuratively to removing a garment (Genesis 37:23). Over time, its primary meanings remained focused on literal actions of stripping or spreading, with military use frequently highlighting aggressive expansion or pillaging. The word's semantic range is reflected in cases as diverse as undressing, dispossessing, or deploying forces, and in later Hebrew retains senses connected to removal or exposure. The word's translation varies in English Bibles depending on context (e.g., 'plunder,' 'invade,' 'strip,' 'make a raid'), but these translations may not always convey the full nuance of extension or removal implied by the underlying Hebrew. Contrasts with verbs like חָלַץ ('to draw off, rescue') or גָּזַל ('to rob, seize') illuminate the specificity of פָּשַׁט regarding removing coverings or spreading out in hostile contexts.

Translation Consistency

primary "strip" 17 occurrences

Most common and natural rendering across occurrences (majority of P2 forms are renderings of “strip/stripped”). "Strip" cleanly covers the primary sense of removing a covering or exposing (undress, flay, remove skin) and can work metaphorically for taking spoils or exposing territory in hostile action. It is the simplest, most idiomatic single verb to use consistently for the full semantic range of pāshaṭ.

Alternatives (26 occurrences):
"stripped off" (6x) "stripped" (5x) "spread out" (3x) "raided" (3x) "rushed forward" (2x) "made a raid" (2x) "those stripping off" (2x) "skinned" (1x) "make a hostile incursion" (1x) "taken off" (1x)

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

a primitive root; to spread out (i.e. deploy in hostile array); by analogy, to strip (i.e. unclothe, plunder, flay, etc.); fall upon, flay, invade, make an invasion, pull off, put off, make a road, run upon, rush, set, spoil, spread selves (abroad), strip (off, self).

Bantu Hebrew

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Root Family

פשט (pâshaṭ) — to strip off, to spread out, to remove covering, to extend

Root פשט to strip off, to spread out, to remove covering, to extend

Word Forms

30 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
H6584-23 וַֽ/יִּפְשְׁט֖וּ vayifeshetu HC/Vqw3mp and they raided and they spread out and they spread out 6
H6584-06 לְ/פַשֵּׁ֖ט lefashet HR/Vpc to strip to strip off to strip off 3
H6584-12 פָּשְׁט֗וּ pashetu HVqp3cp had-raided they stripped off rushed forward 3
H6584-02 פָשְׁט֥וּ fashetu HVqp3cp have made a raid they stripped off they have made a raid 2
H6584-09 פָּשַׁ֥ט pashat HVqp3ms stretches out he stripped off he stripped off 2
H6584-17 וּ/פָשַׁט֙ ufashat HC/Vqq3ms and he shall strip off and he stripped off and he shall strip off 2
H6584-20 וַ/יַּפְשִׁ֖יטוּ vayafeshitu HC/Vhw3mp and they stripped off and they caused to strip off and they caused to strip off 2
H6584-01 אַפְשִׁיטֶ֣/נָּה afeshitenah HVhi1cs/Sp3fs I strip her I will strip her I will strip her 1
H6584-03 פֹשְׁטִ֖ים foshetim HVqrmpa putting-off those stripping off those stripping off 1
H6584-04 הִפְשִׁ֑יט hifeshit HVhp3ms he has stripped he stripped off he stripped off 1

Occurrences in Scripture

43 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
H6584-20 Genesis 37:23 וַ/יַּפְשִׁ֤יטוּ vayafeshitu HC/Vhw3mp they stripped and they caused to strip off and they caused to strip off
H6584-26 Leviticus 1:6 וְ/הִפְשִׁ֖יט vehifeshit HC/Vhq3ms and he shall skin and he caused to strip off and he skinned
H6584-17 Leviticus 6:4 וּ/פָשַׁט֙ ufashat HC/Vqq3ms and he shall strip off and he stripped off and he shall strip off
H6584-17 Leviticus 16:23 וּ/פָשַׁט֙ ufashat HC/Vqq3ms and shall take off and he stripped off and he stripped off
H6584-25 Numbers 20:26 וְ/הַפְשֵׁ֤ט vehafeshet HC/Vhv2ms and strip cause to strip off and strip off
H6584-19 Numbers 20:28 וַ/יַּפְשֵׁט֩ vayafeshet HC/Vhw3ms and stripped and he caused to strip off and he stripped off
H6584-18 Judges 9:33 וּ/פָשַׁטְתָּ֣ ufashateta HC/Vqp2ms and you shall rush and you stripped off and you shall make a hostile incursion
H6584-12 Judges 9:44 פָּשְׁט֕וּ pashetu HVqp3cp rushed forward they stripped off rushed forward
H6584-12 Judges 9:44 פָּֽשְׁט֛וּ pashetu-2 HVqp3cp rushed they stripped off rushed forward
H6584-23 Judges 20:37 וַֽ/יִּפְשְׁט֖וּ vayifeshetu HC/Vqw3mp and-they-rushed and they spread out and they spread out
H6584-24 1 Samuel 18:4 וַ/יִּתְפַּשֵּׁ֣ט vayitepashet HC/Vtw3ms stripped off he stripped himself he stripped himself
H6584-22 1 Samuel 19:24 וַ/יִּפְשַׁ֨ט vayifeshat HC/Vqw3ms and he stripped off and he stripped off and he stripped off
H6584-02 1 Samuel 23:27 פָשְׁט֥וּ fashetu HVqp3cp have made a raid they stripped off they have made a raid
H6584-23 1 Samuel 27:8 וַֽ/יִּפְשְׁט֛וּ vayifeshetu HC/Vqw3mp and they raided and they spread out and they stripped
H6584-13 1 Samuel 27:10 פְּשַׁטְתֶּ֖ם peshatetem HVqp2mp have you raided you stripped off you raided
H6584-02 1 Samuel 30:1 פָֽשְׁט֗וּ fashetu HVqp3cp had raided they stripped off they raided
H6584-10 1 Samuel 30:14 פָּשַׁ֜טְנוּ pashatenu HVqp1cp made a raid we stripped off we made a raid
H6584-06 1 Samuel 31:8 לְ/פַשֵּׁ֖ט lefashet HR/Vpc to strip to strip off to strip off
H6584-20 1 Samuel 31:9 וַ/יַּפְשִׁ֖יטוּ vayafeshitu HC/Vhw3mp and they stripped off and they caused to strip off and they caused to strip off
H6584-06 2 Samuel 23:10 לְ/פַשֵּֽׁט lefashet HR/Vpc to strip to strip off to strip off
H6584-14 Isaiah 32:11 פְּשֹׁ֣טָֽה peshotah HVqv2fp strip Strip off Strip off
H6584-27 Ezekiel 16:39 וְ/הִפְשִׁ֤יטוּ vehifeshitu HC/Vhq3cp and-they-will-strip and they caused to strip off and they caused to strip off
H6584-28 Ezekiel 23:26 וְ/הִפְשִׁיט֖וּ/ךְ vehifeshitukhe HC/Vhq3cp/Sp2fs and they shall strip you they will strip you they will strip you
H6584-30 Ezekiel 26:16 יִפְשֹׁ֑טוּ yifeshotu HVqi3mp they will strip off they will strip off they will strip off
H6584-29 Ezekiel 44:19 יִפְשְׁט֣וּ yifeshetu HVqi3mp they-shall-put-off they will strip off they will strip off
H6584-01 Hosea 2:5 אַפְשִׁיטֶ֣/נָּה afeshitenah HVhi1cs/Sp3fs I strip her I will strip her I will strip her
H6584-09 Hosea 7:1 פָּשַׁ֥ט pashat HVqp3ms stretches out he stripped off he stripped off
H6584-16 Micah 2:8 תַּפְשִׁט֑וּ/ן tafeshitun HVhi2mp/Sn you strip off you will cause to strip off you strip off
H6584-05 Micah 3:3 הִפְשִׁ֔יטוּ hifeshitu HVhp3cp they strip they caused to strip off they caused to strip off
H6584-09 Nahum 3:16 פָּשַׁ֖ט pashat HVqp3ms strips he stripped off he stripped off
H6584-23 Job 1:17 וַֽ/יִּפְשְׁט֤וּ vayifeshetu HC/Vqw3mp made a raid and they spread out and they stripped
H6584-04 Job 19:9 הִפְשִׁ֑יט hifeshit HVhp3ms he has stripped he stripped off he stripped off
H6584-15 Job 22:6 תַּפְשִֽׁיט tafeshit HVhi2ms you stripped you will cause to strip off you strip off
H6584-11 Song of Songs 5:3 פָּשַׁ֨טְתִּי֙ pashateti HVqp1cs I have taken off I stripped off I have taken off
H6584-03 Nehemiah 4:17 פֹשְׁטִ֖ים foshetim HVqrmpa putting-off those stripping off those stripping off
H6584-06 1 Chronicles 10:8 לְ/פַשֵּׁ֖ט lefashet HR/Vpc to strip to strip off to strip off
H6584-21 1 Chronicles 10:9 וַ/יַּ֨פְשִׁיטֻ֔/הוּ vayafeshituhu HC/Vhw3mp/Sp3ms and they stripped him they stripped him they stripped him
H6584-23 1 Chronicles 14:9 וַֽ/יִּפְשְׁט֖וּ vayifeshetu HC/Vqw3mp and-made-a-raid and they spread out and they spread out
H6584-23 1 Chronicles 14:13 וַֽ/יִּפְשְׁט֖וּ vayifeshetu HC/Vqw3mp and they raided and they spread out and they spread out
H6584-23 2 Chronicles 25:13 וַֽ/יִּפְשְׁטוּ֙ vayifeshetu HC/Vqw3mp they raided and they spread out and they stripped
H6584-12 2 Chronicles 28:18 פָּשְׁט֗וּ pashetu HVqp3cp had-raided they stripped off they raided
H6584-07 2 Chronicles 29:34 לְ/הַפְשִׁ֖יט lehafeshit HR/Vhc to flay/skin to cause to strip off to strip off
H6584-08 2 Chronicles 35:11 מַפְשִׁיטִֽים mafeshitim HVhrmpa flaying those stripping off those stripping off
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