Hebrew · H6327

פּוּץ

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

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פּוּץ H6327

Pronunciation pûṣ

What does פּוּץ (pûṣ) mean in the Bible?

פּוּץ (pûṣ): Violent scattering or breaking apart—whether physical destruction or metaphorical dispersal of people, cohesion, or purpose.

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What does פּוּץ (pûṣ) mean in the Bible?

פּוּץ (pûṣ): Violent scattering or breaking apart—whether physical destruction or metaphorical dispersal of people, cohesion, or purpose.

How does the BSB render H6327?

The BSB source-word alignment has 67 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include and scatter (4), scattered (4), they were scattered (4), will scatter (4), I will disperse (3).

Where does פּוּץ (pûṣ) appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 10:18. Its strongest book concentrations include Ezekiel (19), Jeremiah (10), Genesis (5), Job (5).

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

and scatter 4× Isaiah 24:1, Isaiah 28:25, Jeremiah 23:1, Jeremiah 40:15

scattered 4× Exodus 5:12, 1 Kings 22:17, 2 Chronicles 18:16, Job 38:24

they were scattered 4× Ezekiel 29:13, Ezekiel 34:5, Ezekiel 34:6, Ezekiel 34:12

will scatter 4× Deuteronomy 4:27, Deuteronomy 28:64, Nehemiah 1:8, Isaiah 41:16

I will disperse 3× Ezekiel 22:15, Ezekiel 30:23, Ezekiel 30:26

you have been scattered 3× Ezekiel 11:17, Ezekiel 20:34, Ezekiel 20:41

and scatter them 2× Genesis 49:7, Psalms 144:6

and scattered [the foes] 2× 2 Samuel 22:15, Psalms 18:14

be scattered 2× Genesis 11:4, Numbers 10:35

deserted 2× 2 Kings 25:5, Jeremiah 52:8

I will scatter them 2× Jeremiah 9:16, Jeremiah 18:17

scattered them 2× Genesis 11:8, Genesis 11:9

and [his men] dispersed 1× 2 Samuel 20:22

and crushed me 1× Job 16:12

and harass 1× Job 18:11

And I will disperse 1× Ezekiel 29:12

and scattered them 1× Ezekiel 11:16

and when they were scattered 1× Ezekiel 34:5

are scattered 1× Psalms 68:1

began to desert 1× 1 Samuel 13:8

crumbled 1× Habakkuk 3:6

flow 1× Proverbs 5:16

Go 1× 1 Samuel 14:34

has scattered you 1× Deuteronomy 30:3

have scattered 1× Jeremiah 23:2

He scatters 1× Job 37:11

I dispersed 1× Ezekiel 36:19

I have scattered you 1× Jeremiah 30:11

I will scatter you 1× Jeremiah 13:24

is scattered 1× Jeremiah 10:21

My scattered 1× Zephaniah 3:10

One who scatters 1× Nahum 2:1

overflow 1× Zechariah 1:17

spread 1× 2 Samuel 18:8

that I would scatter 1× Ezekiel 20:23

that smashes 1× Jeremiah 23:29

they have been scattered 1× Ezekiel 28:25

to scatter us 1× Habakkuk 3:14

Unleash 1× Job 40:11

were scattered 1× Genesis 10:18

were so scattered 1× 1 Samuel 11:11

when I disperse 1× Ezekiel 12:15

will be displaced 1× Ezekiel 46:18

will be scattered 1× Zechariah 13:7

you have scattered 1× Ezekiel 34:21

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First aligned row Genesis 10:18

Aligned rows 67

Books represented 20

Genesis 5 Exodus 1 Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 3 1 Samuel 3 2 Samuel 3 1 Kings 1 2 Kings 1 2 Chronicles 1 Nehemiah 1 Job 5 Psalms 3 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 3 Jeremiah 10 Ezekiel 19 Nahum 1 Habakkuk 2 Zephaniah 1 Zechariah 2

Source forms

נָפֹ֣צוּ 3x nā·p̄ō·ṣū Ezekiel 28:25, Ezekiel 34:6, Ezekiel 34:12

וַאֲפִיצֵ֖ם 2x wa·’ă·p̄î·ṣêm Genesis 49:7, Jeremiah 13:24

וַיְפִיצֵ֑ם 2x way·p̄î·ṣêm 2 Samuel 22:15, Psalms 18:14

וַיָּ֥פֶץ 2x way·yā·p̄eṣ Exodus 5:12, 1 Samuel 13:8

יָפ֣וּצוּ 2x yā·p̄ū·ṣū Psalms 68:1, Proverbs 5:16

נָפֹ֖צוּ 2x nā·p̄ō·ṣū 2 Kings 25:5, Jeremiah 52:8

אָפִ֥יץ 1x ’ā·p̄îṣ Nehemiah 1:8

אֲפִיצֵ֖ם 1x ’ă·p̄î·ṣêm Jeremiah 18:17

Parsing patterns

Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural 7x Genesis 10:18, 2 Kings 25:5, Jeremiah 52:8, Ezekiel 28:25

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular 4x Ezekiel 22:15, Ezekiel 29:12, Ezekiel 30:23, Ezekiel 30:26

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 3x Deuteronomy 4:27, Isaiah 24:1, Isaiah 28:25

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular 3x Genesis 11:8, Exodus 5:12, 1 Samuel 13:8

Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person masculine plural 3x Ezekiel 11:17, Ezekiel 20:34, Ezekiel 20:41

Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 3x Psalms 68:1, Proverbs 5:16, Ezekiel 46:18

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural 2x Genesis 49:7, Jeremiah 13:24

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural 2x 2 Samuel 22:15, Psalms 18:14

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

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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פּוּץ

What does פּוּץ (pûṣ) mean in the Bible?

What does פּוּץ (pûṣ) mean in the Bible?

How does the BSB render H6327?

Where does פּוּץ (pûṣ) appear in Scripture?

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