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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נָפַץ H5310
Pronunciation nāpaṣ
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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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 It I shatter 9× Jeremiah 51:20, Jeremiah 51:21, Jeremiah 51:22, Jeremiah 51:23
[and] shattered 1× Jeremiah 22:28
and broke 1× Judges 7:19
and dashes 1× Psalms 137:9
and shatter 1× Jeremiah 48:12
I will separate [the logs] 1× 1 Kings 5:9
I will smash them 1× Jeremiah 13:14
like crushed 1× Isaiah 27:9
scatter 1× Isaiah 33:3
shattered 1× Daniel 12:7
the scattered 1× Isaiah 11:12
was populated 1× Genesis 9:19
were deserting 1× 1 Samuel 13:11
You will shatter them 1× Psalms 2:9
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Genesis 9:19 נָֽפְצָ֥ה to was populated Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Judges 7:19 וְנָפ֥וֹץ to and broke Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute 1 Samuel 13:11 נָפַ֨ץ to were deserting Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 1 Kings 5:9 וְנִפַּצְתִּ֥ים to I will separate [the logs] Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural Psalms 2:9 תְּנַפְּצֵֽם׃ to You will shatter them Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Psalms 137:9 וְנִפֵּ֬ץ to and dashes Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Isaiah 11:12 וּנְפֻצ֤וֹת to the scattered Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural construct Isaiah 27:9 מְנֻפָּצ֔וֹת to like crushed Verb - Pual - Participle - feminine plural Isaiah 33:3 נָפְצ֖וּ to scatter Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Jeremiah 13:14 וְנִפַּצְתִּים֩ to I will smash them Conjunctive 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 row Genesis 9:19
Aligned rows 22
Books represented 8
Genesis 1 Judges 1 1 Samuel 1 1 Kings 1 Psalms 2 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 12 Daniel 1
Source forms
וְנִפַּצְתִּ֣י 4x wə·nip·paṣ·tî Jeremiah 51:21, Jeremiah 51:22, Jeremiah 51:23
וְנִפַּצְתִּ֤י 3x wə·nip·paṣ·tî Jeremiah 51:20, Jeremiah 51:22, Jeremiah 51:23
וְנִפַּצְתִּ֥י 2x wə·nip·paṣ·tî Jeremiah 51:22, Jeremiah 51:23
וְנָפ֥וֹץ 1x wə·nā·p̄ō·wṣ Judges 7:19
וְנִפֵּ֬ץ 1x wə·nip·pêṣ Psalms 137:9
וּנְפֻצ֤וֹת 1x ū·nə·p̄u·ṣō·wṯ Isaiah 11:12
וְנִפַּצְתִּ֥ים 1x wə·nip·paṣ·tîm 1 Kings 5:9
וְנִפַּצְתִּים֩ 1x wə·nip·paṣ·tîm Jeremiah 13:14
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular 9x Jeremiah 51:20, Jeremiah 51:21, Jeremiah 51:22, Jeremiah 51:23
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural 2x 1 Kings 5:9, Jeremiah 13:14
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 1x Psalms 137:9
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute 1x Judges 7:19
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural construct 1x Isaiah 11:12
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural 1x Psalms 2:9
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 1x Jeremiah 48:12
Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct 1x Daniel 12:7
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Violent dispersal or destruction, often of objects or people in judgment, emphasizing chaotic scattering.
Strong's H5310
Lexical occurrences 22 verses Word forms 3 forms 7 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Jeremiah 13:12-14 Source Gloss
to dash to pieces, or scatter
Extended definition Source: 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
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
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Form groups 3 Aligned forms 7
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 4×
Perfect 1Sam 13:11 · Gen 9:19 · Isa 33:3 3×
Participle passive Jer 22:28 1×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 2×
Infinitive construct Dan 12:7 1×
Imperfect Jer 48:12 1×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×
Participle passive Isa 27:9 1×
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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Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain