What does פֶּצַע mean in the Bible?
פֶּצַע is a Hebrew word meaning "a wound".
Hebrew · H6482
פֶּצַע
A wound
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פֶּצַע H6482
What does פֶּצַע mean in the Bible?
פֶּצַע is a Hebrew word meaning "a wound".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6482?
The BSB source-word alignment has 8 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include wound (2), and wounds (1), for wounding me (1), my wounds (1), only wounds (1).
Where does פֶּצַע appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 4:23. Its strongest book concentrations include Proverbs (3), Exodus (2), Genesis (1), Isaiah (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 wound 2× Exodus 21:25
and wounds 1× Proverbs 20:30
for wounding me 1× Genesis 4:23
my wounds 1× Job 9:17
only wounds 1× Isaiah 1:6
The wounds 1× Proverbs 27:6
wounds 1× Proverbs 23:29
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 4:23 לְפִצְעִ֔י to for wounding me Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Exodus 21:25 פֶּ֖צַע to wound Noun - masculine singular Exodus 21:25 פָּ֑צַע to wound Noun - masculine singular Job 9:17 פְצָעַ֣י to my wounds Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Proverbs 20:30 פֶּ֭צַע to and wounds Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 23:29 פְּצָעִ֣ים to wounds Noun - masculine plural Proverbs 27:6 פִּצְעֵ֣י to The wounds Noun - masculine plural construct Isaiah 1:6 פֶּ֥צַע to only wounds Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 4:23
Aligned rows 8
Books represented 5
Genesis 1 Exodus 2 Job 1 Proverbs 3 Isaiah 1
Source forms
לְפִצְעִ֔י 1x lə·p̄iṣ·‘î Genesis 4:23
פֶּ֖צַע 1x pe·ṣa‘ Exodus 21:25
פֶּ֭צַע 1x pe·ṣa‘ Proverbs 20:30
פֶּ֥צַע 1x pe·ṣa‘ Isaiah 1:6
פָּ֑צַע 1x pā·ṣa‘ Exodus 21:25
פְצָעַ֣י 1x p̄ə·ṣā·‘ay Job 9:17
פִּצְעֵ֣י 1x piṣ·‘ê Proverbs 27:6
פְּצָעִ֣ים 1x pə·ṣā·‘îm Proverbs 23:29
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 4x Exodus 21:25, Proverbs 20:30, Isaiah 1:6
Noun - masculine plural 1x Proverbs 23:29
Noun - masculine plural construct 1x Proverbs 27:6
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular 1x Job 9:17
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular 1x Genesis 4:23
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. a wound
Source Gloss
a wound
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
a wound BDB: bruise Usage: wound(-ing).
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
פֶּצַע is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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