Hebrew · H6327, G1287 · unreviewed

פּוּץ

To dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse ) · to scatter

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פּוּץ H6327 to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse )

Pronunciation pûṣ

Violent scattering or breaking apart—whether physical destruction or metaphorical dispersal of people, cohesion, or purpose.

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διασκορπίζω G1287 to scatter

Pronunciation diaskorpízō

Scatter with dispersal away from center; often implies waste or squandering when applied to property.

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What does פּוּץ (puts) mean in the Bible?

פּוּץ · διασκορπίζω is a Hebrew word meaning "to disperse or scatter".

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Meaning

to disperse or scatter

Grammatical Forms

How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.

Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 15×

Perfect 2Kgs 25:5 · Ezek 28:25 · Ezek 29:13 · Ezek 34:6 · Ezek 34:12 · Gen 10:18 · Jer 52:8 · Ezek 11:17 · Ezek 20:34 · Ezek 20:41 · Jer 10:21 11×

Participle passive 1Kgs 22:17 · 2Chr 18:16 · 2Sam 18:8 4×

Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 6×

Imperfect Ezek 46:18 · Prov 5:16 · Ps 68:2 · Gen 11:4 · Zech 1:17 5×

Sequential imperfect 1Sam 14:34 1×

Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 8×

Imperfect Job 37:11 · Job 38:24 · Isa 41:16 · Neh 1:8 4×

Perfect Ezek 34:21 · Jer 23:2 2×

Sequential imperfect Job 40:11 1×

Participle active Nah 2:2 1×

Poel 1×

Imperfect Jer 23:29 1×

Hebrew Verb Forms

How this verb appears across 30 occurrences in the Hebrew OT (OSHB Leningrad Codex).

Aspect / Form

Perfect 13 Imperfect 9 Participle passive 4 Imperative 2 Imperfective 1 Participle 1

Stem

Niphal 15 Hiphil 8 Qal 6 Poel 1

Mood

Indicative 13 Indicative/jussive 7 Imperative 2 Indicative/cohortative 2

OT Occurrences

Aspect in Hebrew reflects grammatical form, not tense. "Perfect" (Perfective) typically denotes completed action; "Imperfect" (Imperfective) denotes incomplete or ongoing action. Stem modifies the action type (Qal=simple, Niphal=passive, Piel=intensive, etc.).

Morphology: OSHB WLC (Open Scriptures, CC BY 4.0) · STEPBible TEHMC (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0)

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

John 11 — The Resurrection and the Life, the Raising of Lazarus, and the Plot to Kill Jesus Luke 16 — Faithful Stewardship, the Danger of Wealth, and the Finality of Judgment

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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