What does פּוּץ · διασκορπίζω mean in the Bible?
פּוּץ · διασκορπίζω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to disperse or scatter".
Hebrew · H6327, G1287
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 phrase meaning "to disperse or scatter".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H6327, G1287?
H6327, G1287 is connected to 68 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to disperse or scatter
Source Gloss
to disperse or scatter
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 4 Aligned forms 30
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×
Word Origins
פּוּץ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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