What does נָפַץ (nāpaṣ) mean in the Bible?
נָפַץ (nāpaṣ): Violent dispersal or destruction, often of objects or people in judgment, emphasizing chaotic scattering.
Hebrew · H5310
נָפַץ
To dash to pieces, or scatter
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נָפַץH5310
Pronunciationnāpaṣ
What does נָפַץ (nāpaṣ) mean in the Bible?
נָפַץ (nāpaṣ): Violent dispersal or destruction, often of objects or people in judgment, emphasizing chaotic scattering.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H5310?
The BSB source-word alignment has 22 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include I shatter (9), [and] shattered (1), and broke (1), and dashes (1), and shatter (1).
Where does נָפַץ (nāpaṣ) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 9:19. Its strongest book concentrations include Jeremiah (12), Isaiah (3), Psalms (2), 1 Kings (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders ItI shatter9×Jeremiah 51:20, Jeremiah 51:21, Jeremiah 51:22, Jeremiah 51:23
[and] shattered1×Jeremiah 22:28
and broke1×Judges 7:19
and dashes1×Psalms 137:9
and shatter1×Jeremiah 48:12
I will separate [the logs]1×1 Kings 5:9
I will smash them1×Jeremiah 13:14
like crushed1×Isaiah 27:9
scatter1×Isaiah 33:3
shattered1×Daniel 12:7
the scattered1×Isaiah 11:12
was populated1×Genesis 9:19
were deserting1×1 Samuel 13:11
You will shatter them1×Psalms 2:9
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Genesis 9:19נָֽפְצָ֥הtowas populatedVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularJudges 7:19וְנָפ֥וֹץtoand brokeConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute1 Samuel 13:11נָפַ֨ץtowere desertingVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular1 Kings 5:9וְנִפַּצְתִּ֥יםtoI will separate [the logs]Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine pluralPsalms 2:9תְּנַפְּצֵֽם׃toYou will shatter themVerb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine pluralPsalms 137:9וְנִפֵּ֬ץtoand dashesConjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularIsaiah 11:12וּנְפֻצ֤וֹתtothe scatteredConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural constructIsaiah 27:9מְנֻפָּצ֔וֹתtolike crushedVerb - Pual - Participle - feminine pluralIsaiah 33:3נָפְצ֖וּtoscatterVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralJeremiah 13:14וְנִפַּצְתִּים֩toI will smash themConjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 9:19
Aligned rows22
Books represented8
Genesis1Judges11 Samuel11 Kings1Psalms2Isaiah3Jeremiah12Daniel1
Source forms
וְנִפַּצְתִּ֣י4xwə·nip·paṣ·tîJeremiah 51:21, Jeremiah 51:22, Jeremiah 51:23
וְנִפַּצְתִּ֤י3xwə·nip·paṣ·tîJeremiah 51:20, Jeremiah 51:22, Jeremiah 51:23
וְנִפַּצְתִּ֥י2xwə·nip·paṣ·tîJeremiah 51:22, Jeremiah 51:23
וְנָפ֥וֹץ1xwə·nā·p̄ō·wṣJudges 7:19
וְנִפֵּ֬ץ1xwə·nip·pêṣPsalms 137:9
וּנְפֻצ֤וֹת1xū·nə·p̄u·ṣō·wṯIsaiah 11:12
וְנִפַּצְתִּ֥ים1xwə·nip·paṣ·tîm1 Kings 5:9
וְנִפַּצְתִּים֩1xwə·nip·paṣ·tîmJeremiah 13:14
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular9xJeremiah 51:20, Jeremiah 51:21, Jeremiah 51:22, Jeremiah 51:23
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural2x1 Kings 5:9, Jeremiah 13:14
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular1xPsalms 137:9
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute1xJudges 7:19
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural construct1xIsaiah 11:12
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural1xPsalms 2:9
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural1xJeremiah 48:12
Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct1xDaniel 12:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Violent dispersal or destruction, often of objects or people in judgment, emphasizing chaotic scattering.
Strong'sH5310
Lexical occurrences22 versesWord forms3 forms7 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkJeremiah 13:12-14Source Gloss
to dash to pieces, or scatter
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Violent dispersal or destruction, often of objects or people in judgment, emphasizing chaotic scattering.
to dash to pieces, or scatter BDB: shatter Usage: be beaten in sunder, break (in pieces), broken, dash (in pieces), cause to be discharged, dispersed, be overspread, scatter.
Grammatical Forms
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Form groups3Aligned forms7
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense4×
Perfect1Sam 13:11 · Gen 9:19 · Isa 33:33×
Participle passiveJer 22:281×
Pielintensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action2×
Infinitive constructDan 12:71×
ImperfectJer 48:121×
Pualintensive passive — intensive action received by the subject1×
Participle passiveIsa 27:91×
Selected Scripture Witness
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Biblical Witnesses
God will dash the people of Judah against one another in judgment and destruction
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Word Origins
נָפַץ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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