מֵפִ֣יץ

𐤌𐤐𐤉𐤑

mefits

club

from פּוּץ; a breaker, i.e. mallet; maul.

H4650

Proverbs 25:18 · Word #1

Lexicon H4650

Lemmaמֵפִיץ
Lemma (Paleo)𐤌𐤐𐤉𐤑
Transliterationmêphîyts
Strong'sH4650
In-contextclub

Morphology HNcmsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H4650-01

a shatterer

Rootפוץ (p-w-ṣ)
Core Meaningsscatter, disperse, shatter, break apart, cause to spread
Semantic Rangescatterer, disperser, breaker, shatterer; by extension a club, maul, or weapon used to smash or break apart
Conceptual SignificanceIn prophetic and poetic texts, such a term can symbolize an instrument of divine judgment—an agent used to scatter nations or shatter opposition—emphasizing YHWH’s sovereignty in breaking and dispersing peoples or powers.
Morphological NotesMasculine singular absolute noun (HNcmsa), likely derived from a Hiphil participial form of פוץ, functioning substantively to denote an agent or instrument of scattering/shattering.
Rendering RationaleThe noun derives from the root פוץ, meaning "to scatter" or "to shatter." As a masculine singular absolute form (functioning as a substantive, likely from a Hiphil participle), it denotes an agent or instrument that causes scattering or breaking; thus "a shatterer" preserves both the causative force of the root and the singular grammatical form.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root פוץ (scatter, disperse, shatter, break apart, cause to spread)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H6327-01 hafitsotem you men have caused to scatter abroad
H6327-02 nafotsu they were scattered abroad
H6327-03 nefotsim those having been scattered
H6327-04 nefotsotem you all have been scattered abroad
H6327-05 vaafitsem and I caused them to be scattered abroad
H6327-06 vahafitsoti and I will cause-to-scatter
H6327-07 vatefutseynah and they scattered abroad
H6327-08 vayafets and he scattered abroad
H6327-09 vayafutsu and they scattered abroad
H6327-10 vayefitsem and he caused them to scatter abroad
H6327-11 vehefits and he caused to scatter
H6327-12 yafutsu they shall be scattered abroad

Word Usage

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Proverbs 25:18 מֵפִ֣יץ mefits club