פּוּץ (H6327) — Hebrew Lexicon

פּוּץ

𐤐𐤅𐤑

pûwts

H6327 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

To scatter or disperse, often involving the forceful breaking apart or spreading of a group, object, or people. The verb conveys the idea of separation from a united whole, commonly with an implication of movement in many directions—either literally (e.g., the scattering of physical objects) or figuratively (e.g., the dispersion of people or nations).

Semantic Range

to scatter (people, animals, objects), to disperse (tribes, nations, communities), to break apart (literally or figuratively), to spread abroad, to drive apart, to move away in different directions

Root / Etymology

Root פּוּץ (פוץ), likely carrying the sense of scattering or dispersing. While the literal root meaning pertains to the idea of scattering or spreading apart, the verb פּוּץ refers to the actual action of causing separation or dispersal from a collective.

Historical & Contextual Notes

The verb פּוּץ is frequent in both prose and poetic portions of the Hebrew Bible. It often describes the scattering of individuals, groups, or nations, sometimes as a result of violence, conquest, or divine judgment. In narratives, it can be used neutrally (for objects) or negatively (for people/nations, implying calamity or forced exile). During the monarchic and exilic periods, פּוּץ commonly refers to Israelites being forced into exile or dispersion by invading powers. The nuance is consistently broader than mere 'breaking'—it highlights the aftermath where what was once unified has been separated and scattered. In post-exilic texts, it may reference the scattered Diaspora (though terminology like 'Jews' is anachronistic for earlier periods, and 'Israelites' or 'Judahites' is preferable). Compared with related terms (e.g., זָרָה to scatter, פָּרַד to separate), פּוּץ emphasizes the dynamic action of spreading out in multiple directions, often as a direct consequence of external force. Standard English translations such as 'scatter' or 'disperse' generally capture the core meaning, though they may not always reflect the implicit violence or involuntary nature sometimes present in the Hebrew context.

Translation Consistency

primary "scatter" 14 occurrences

‘Scatter’ best matches the SILEX range (to scatter/disperse, break apart, spread abroad) and is the most natural, commonly used English rendering in the P2 data. It covers literal and figurative senses and will produce idiomatic English across all forms.

Alternatives (4 occurrences):

"scatterer" (1x) "disperse" (1x) "dispersed" (1x) "spread out" (1x)

Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

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.

Bantu Hebrew

No Bantu Hebrew comparisons have been recorded for this word yet.

Root Family

פוץ (mêphîyts) — to scatter, disperse, break apart

Root פוץ to scatter, disperse, spread apart, break apart

Strong's	Lemma	SIBI-P1
H4650	מֵפִיץ	scatterer
H8600	תְּפוֹצָה	your scatterings

Word Forms

45 distinct forms

SIDANCE	Surface	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2	Occurrences
`H6327-16`	נָפֹ֖צוּ	nafotsu	`HVNp3cp`	they were scattered	they were scattered apart	they were scattered apart	7
`H6327-29`	וַ/הֲפִיצוֹתִ֤י	vahafitsoti	`HC/Vhq1cs`	and-I-will-disperse	and I caused to scatter	and I caused to scatter	4
`H6327-19`	נְפֹצוֹתֶ֖ם	nefotsotem	`HVNp2mp`	you-have-been-scattered	you were scattered	you were scattered	3
`H6327-32`	וַ/יָּ֥פֶץ	vayafets	`HC/Vhw3ms`	and scattered	and he caused to scatter	and he caused to scatter	3
`H6327-37`	וְ/הֵפִ֧יץ	vehefits	`HC/Vhq3ms`	and he scatters	and he caused to scatter	and he caused to scatter	3
`H6327-44`	יָפֻ֣צוּ	yafutsu	`HVqi3mp`	be scattered	they will scatter	his enemies will be scattered	3
`H6327-06`	הֲפִיצוֹתֶ֛ם	hafitsotem	`HVhp2mp`	you scattered	you caused to scatter	you (plural) caused to scatter	2
`H6327-18`	נְפֹצִ֣ים	nefotsim	`HVNsmpa`	scattered	scattered ones	scattered ones	2
`H6327-28`	וַ/אֲפִיצֵ֖/ם	vaafitsem	`HC/Vhi1cs/Sp3mp`	and I will scatter them	I will scatter them	and I will scatter them	2
`H6327-31`	וַ/תְּפוּצֶ֖ינָה	vatefutseynah	`HC/Vqw3fp`	and they were scattered	and they scattered apart	and they were scattered	2
`H6327-33`	וַ/יָּפֻ֔צוּ	vayafutsu	`HC/Vqw3mp`	and they were scattered	and they scattered	and they scattered	2
`H6327-35`	וַ/יְפִיצֵ֑/ם	vayefitsem	`HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3mp`	and scattered them	and he dispersed them	and he scattered them	2
`H6327-01`	אָפִ֥יץ	afits	`HVhi1cs`	will scatter	I will cause to scatter	I will cause to scatter	1
`H6327-02`	אֲפִיצֵ֖/ם	afitsem	`HVhi1cs/Sp3mp`	I will scatter them	I will scatter them	I will scatter them	1
`H6327-03`	בַּ/הֲפִיצִ֤/י	bahafitsi	`HR/Vhc/Sp1cs`	when I disperse	my causing to scatter	when I disperse	1
`H6327-04`	פוּצַ֔/י	futsay	`HVqsmsc/Sp1cs`	my dispersed	my scattered one	my dispersed	1
`H6327-05`	הָ֭פֵץ	hafets	`HVhv2ms`	Pour out	Cause to scatter!	Cause to scatter	1
`H6327-07`	הֲפִצוֹתִ֣י/ךָ	hafitsotikha	`HVhp1cs/Sp2ms`	I have scattered you	I scattered you	I scattered you	1
`H6327-08`	הֲפִֽיצוֹתִ֖י/ם	hafitsotim	`HVhp1cs/Sp3mp`	I-have-scattered-them	I caused them to scatter	I have scattered them	1
`H6327-09`	הֱפִיצָ֣/ם	hefitsam	`HVhp3ms/Sp3mp`	scattered them	he caused them to scatter	he scattered them	1
`H6327-10`	הֱפִֽיצְ/ךָ֛	hefitsekha	`HVhp3ms/Sp2ms`	he has scattered you	he caused you to scatter	he has scattered you	1
`H6327-11`	לַ/הֲפִיצֵ֑/נִי	lahafitseni	`HR/Vhc/Sp1cs`	to scatter me	to disperse me	to disperse me	1
`H6327-12`	לְ/הָפִ֤יץ	lehafits	`HR/Vhc`	to-scatter	to cause to scatter	to cause to scatter	1
`H6327-13`	מֵפִ֛יץ	mefits	`HVhrmsa`	one who scatters	scatterer	scatterer	1
`H6327-14`	נָפֽוֹצָה	nafotsah	`HVNp3fs`	is scattered	she was scattered	is scattered	1
`H6327-15`	נָפֹ֖צֶת	nafotset	`HVNsfsa`	spread	scattered one	scattered	1
`H6327-17`	נָפ֖וּץ	nafuts	`HVqi1cp`	we be scattered	we scatter	we be scattered	1
`H6327-20`	נפצית	nftsyt	`HVNsfpa`	scattered	scattered ones	was scattered	1
`H6327-21`	פֻּ֣צוּ	putsu	`HVqv2mp`	Disperse yourselves	Scatter!	Scatter	1
`H6327-22`	תָּפִ֣יץ	tafits	`HVhi3fs`	will scatter	she will cause to scatter	will scatter	1
`H6327-23`	תְּפוּצֶ֥ינָה	tefutseynah	`HVqi3fp`	shall spread abroad	they will scatter apart	they will spread out	1
`H6327-24`	וּ/מְפִצִ֛ים	umefitsim	`HC/Vhrmpa`	and scattering	and dispersers	and dispersers	1
`H6327-25`	וּ/תְפִיצֵ֑/ם	utefitsem	`HC/Vhi2ms/Sp3mp`	and scatter them	you will scatter them	and scatter them	1
`H6327-26`	וּ/תְפוּצֶ֣יןָ	utefutseyna	`HC/Vqi3fp`	and the sheep will be scattered	and they will scatter	and they will be scattered	1
`H6327-27`	וָ/אָפִ֤יץ	vaafits	`HC/Vhw1cs`	and-I-scattered	and I scattered	and I scattered	1
`H6327-30`	וַ/הֲפִֽצוֹתִי/ם֙	vahafitsotim	`HC/Vhq1cs/Sp3mp`	and-I-will-scatter-them	and I scattered them	and I will scatter them	1
`H6327-34`	וַֽ/יְפַצְפְּצֵ֑/נִי	vayefatsepetseni	`HC/Vlw3ms/Sp1cs`	and shaken me to pieces	and he scattered me to pieces	and he scattered me to pieces	1
`H6327-36`	וַ/יִּתְפֹּֽצְצוּ֙	vayitepotsetsu	`HC/Vrw3mp`	were scattered	and they scattered themselves apart	and they scattered themselves apart	1
`H6327-38`	וֶ/הֱפִֽיצְ/ךָ֤	vehefitsekha	`HC/Vhq3ms/Sp2ms`	and will scatter you	and he caused you to scatter	and he will scatter you	1
`H6327-39`	וֶ/הֱפִיצֻ֥/הוּ	vehefitsuhu	`HC/Vhp3cp/Sp3ms`	and drive him	and they dispersed him	and they scattered him	1
`H6327-40`	וְ/נָפֹ֨צוּ֙	venafotsu	`HC/VNq3cp`	and be scattered	and they were scattered	and be scattered	1
`H6327-41`	וְ/יָפֻ֨צוּ֙	veyafutsu	`HC/Vqi3mp`	and let them be scattered	and they will scatter	and let them scatter	1
`H6327-42`	יָפֵ֖ץ	yafets	`HVhi3ms`	scatters	he causes to scatter	it is scattered	1
`H6327-43`	יָ֝פִ֗יץ	yafits	`HVhi3ms`	he scatters	he will scatter	he scatters	1
`H6327-45`	יְפֹ֥צֵֽץ	yefotsets	`HVmi3ms`	that breaks	he will violently scatter	that breaks	1

Occurrences in Scripture

68 occurrences

Filter by SIDANCE:

SIDANCE	Reference	Word	Transliteration	Morphology	Common	SIBI-P1	SIBI-P2
`H6327-44`	Ezekiel 46:18	יָפֻ֣צוּ	yafutsu	`HVqi3mp`	they be scattered	they will scatter	they be scattered
`H6327-13`	Nahum 2:2	מֵפִ֛יץ	mefits	`HVhrmsa`	one who scatters	scatterer	scatterer
`H6327-36`	Habakkuk 3:6	וַ/יִּתְפֹּֽצְצוּ֙	vayitepotsetsu	`HC/Vrw3mp`	were scattered	and they scattered themselves apart	and they scattered themselves apart
`H6327-11`	Habakkuk 3:14	לַ/הֲפִיצֵ֑/נִי	lahafitseni	`HR/Vhc/Sp1cs`	to scatter me	to disperse me	to disperse me
`H6327-04`	Zephaniah 3:10	פוּצַ֔/י	futsay	`HVqsmsc/Sp1cs`	my dispersed	my scattered one	my dispersed
`H6327-23`	Zechariah 1:17	תְּפוּצֶ֥ינָה	tefutseynah	`HVqi3fp`	shall spread abroad	they will scatter apart	they will spread out
`H6327-26`	Zechariah 13:7	וּ/תְפוּצֶ֣יןָ	utefutseyna	`HC/Vqi3fp`	and the sheep will be scattered	and they will scatter	and they will be scattered
`H6327-35`	Psalms 18:15	וַ/יְפִיצֵ֑/ם	vayefitsem	`HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3mp`	and scattered them	and he dispersed them	and he scattered them
`H6327-44`	Psalms 68:2	יָפ֣וּצוּ	yafutsu	`HVqi3mp`	be scattered	they will scatter	his enemies will be scattered
`H6327-25`	Psalms 144:6	וּ/תְפִיצֵ֑/ם	utefitsem	`HC/Vhi2ms/Sp3mp`	and scatter them	you will scatter them	and scatter them
`H6327-44`	Proverbs 5:16	יָפ֣וּצוּ	yafutsu	`HVqi3mp`	should be dispersed	they will scatter	they will scatter
`H6327-34`	Job 16:12	וַֽ/יְפַצְפְּצֵ֑/נִי	vayefatsepetseni	`HC/Vlw3ms/Sp1cs`	and shaken me to pieces	and he scattered me to pieces	and he scattered me to pieces
`H6327-39`	Job 18:11	וֶ/הֱפִיצֻ֥/הוּ	vehefitsuhu	`HC/Vhp3cp/Sp3ms`	and drive him	and they dispersed him	and they scattered him
`H6327-43`	Job 37:11	יָ֝פִ֗יץ	yafits	`HVhi3ms`	he scatters	he will scatter	he scatters
`H6327-42`	Job 38:24	יָפֵ֖ץ	yafets	`HVhi3ms`	scatters	he causes to scatter	it is scattered
`H6327-05`	Job 40:11	הָ֭פֵץ	hafets	`HVhv2ms`	Pour out	Cause to scatter!	Cause to scatter
`H6327-01`	Nehemiah 1:8	אָפִ֥יץ	afits	`HVhi1cs`	will scatter	I will cause to scatter	I will cause to scatter
`H6327-18`	2 Chronicles 18:16	נְפוֹצִ֣ים	nefotsim	`HVNsmpa`	scattered	scattered ones	scattered ones

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