What does פָּשַׁט mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H6584
פָּשַׁט
To spread out (i.e. deploy in hostile array); by analogy, to strip (i.e. unclothe, plunder, flay, etc.)
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פָּשַׁט H6584
What does פָּשַׁט mean in the Bible?
פָּשַׁט is a Hebrew word meaning "to spread out (i.e. deploy in hostile array); by analogy, to strip (i.e. unclothe, plunder, flay, etc.)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6584?
The BSB source-word alignment has 43 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include raided (4), and raided (2), rushed (2), stripped off (2), They will strip off (2).
Where does פָּשַׁט appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 37:23. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Samuel (9), 1 Chronicles (4), 2 Chronicles (4), Ezekiel (4).
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 raided 4× 1 Samuel 30:14, 1 Chronicles 14:13, 2 Chronicles 25:13, Job 1:17
and raided 2× 1 Samuel 27:8, 1 Chronicles 14:9
rushed 2× Judges 9:44, Judges 20:37
stripped off 2× 1 Samuel 19:24, 1 Samuel 31:9
They will strip off 2× Ezekiel 16:39, Ezekiel 23:26
to strip 2× 1 Samuel 31:8, 1 Chronicles 10:8
after stripping off 1× Micah 3:3
and advance 1× Judges 9:33
and deprived 1× Job 22:6
and strip off 1× Ezekiel 26:16
changed out of 1× Nehemiah 4:23
had also raided 1× 2 Chronicles 28:18
had raided 1× 1 Samuel 30:1
had removed 1× Numbers 20:28
have raided 1× 1 Samuel 23:27
He has stripped me 1× Job 19:9
I have taken off 1× Song Of Solomon 5:3
I will strip her 1× Hosea 2:3
Next, he is to skin 1× Leviticus 1:6
raid 1× Hosea 7:1
Remove 1× Numbers 20:26
removed 1× 1 Samuel 18:4
rushed forward 1× Judges 9:44
skinned [the animals] 1× 2 Chronicles 35:11
Strip 1× Isaiah 32:11
strips the land 1× Nahum 3:16
take off 1× Leviticus 16:23
Then he must take off 1× Leviticus 6:11
they are to take off 1× Ezekiel 44:19
they stripped 1× Genesis 37:23
They stripped Saul 1× 1 Chronicles 10:9
to plunder the dead 1× 2 Samuel 23:10
to skin 1× 2 Chronicles 29:34
What have you raided today 1× 1 Samuel 27:10
You strip off 1× Micah 2:8
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 37:23 וַיַּפְשִׁ֤יטוּ to they stripped Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Leviticus 1:6 וְהִפְשִׁ֖יט to Next, he is to skin Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Leviticus 6:11 וּפָשַׁט֙ to Then he must take off Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Leviticus 16:23 וּפָשַׁט֙ to take off Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Numbers 20:26 וְהַפְשֵׁ֤ט to Remove Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular Numbers 20:28 וַיַּפְשֵׁט֩ to had removed Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Judges 9:33 וּפָשַׁטְתָּ֣ to and advance Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Judges 9:44 פָּשְׁט֕וּ to rushed forward Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Judges 9:44 פָּֽשְׁט֛וּ to rushed Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Judges 20:37 וַֽיִּפְשְׁט֖וּ to rushed Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 37:23
Aligned rows 43
Books represented 16
Genesis 1 Leviticus 3 Numbers 2 Judges 4 1 Samuel 9 2 Samuel 1 1 Chronicles 4 2 Chronicles 4 Nehemiah 1 Job 3 Song Of Solomon 1 Isaiah 1 Ezekiel 4 Hosea 2 Micah 2 Nahum 1
Source forms
וַֽיִּפְשְׁט֖וּ 3x way·yip̄·šə·ṭū Judges 20:37, 1 Chronicles 14:9, 1 Chronicles 14:13
וּפָשַׁט֙ 2x ū·p̄ā·šaṭ Leviticus 6:11, Leviticus 16:23
לְפַשֵּׁ֖ט 2x lə·p̄aš·šêṭ 1 Samuel 31:8, 1 Chronicles 10:8
אַפְשִׁיטֶ֣נָּה 1x ’ap̄·šî·ṭen·nāh Hosea 2:3
הִפְשִׁ֑יט 1x hip̄·šîṭ Job 19:9
הִפְשִׁ֔יטוּ 1x hip̄·šî·ṭū Micah 3:3
וְהַפְשֵׁ֤ט 1x wə·hap̄·šêṭ Numbers 20:26
וְהִפְשִׁ֖יט 1x wə·hip̄·šîṭ Leviticus 1:6
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 6x Judges 20:37, 1 Samuel 27:8, 1 Chronicles 14:9, 1 Chronicles 14:13
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural 5x Judges 9:44, 1 Samuel 23:27, 1 Samuel 30:1, 2 Chronicles 28:18
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct 3x 1 Samuel 31:8, 2 Samuel 23:10, 1 Chronicles 10:8
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural 2x Genesis 37:23, 1 Samuel 31:9
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular 2x Leviticus 6:11, Leviticus 16:23
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural 2x Ezekiel 26:16, Ezekiel 44:19
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular 2x Hosea 7:1, Nahum 3:16
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural 1x Ezekiel 16:39
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to spread out (i.e. deploy in hostile array); by analogy, to strip (i.e. unclothe, plunder, flay, etc.)
Source Gloss
to spread out (i.e. deploy in hostile array); by analogy, to strip (i.e. unclothe, plunder, flay, etc.)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to spread out (i.e. deploy in hostile array); by analogy, to strip (i.e. unclothe, plunder, flay, etc.) BDB: strip off Usage: fall upon, flay, invade, make an invasion, pull off, put off, make a road, run upon, rush, set, spoil, spread selves (abroad), strip (off, self).
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 2 Aligned forms 18
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 14×
Perfect 1Sam 23:27 · 1Sam 30:1 · 2Chr 28:18 · Judg 9:44 · Hos 7:1 · Nah 3:16 · 1Sam 27:10 · 1Sam 30:14 · Song 5:3 10×
Imperfect Ezek 26:16 · Ezek 44:19 2×
Sequential imperfect Isa 32:11 1×
Participle active Neh 4:17 1×
Hiphil causative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action 4×
Perfect Job 19:9 · Mic 3:3 2×
Participle active 2Chr 35:11 1×
Imperfect Job 22:6 1×
Word Origins
פָּשַׁט 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