Lexicon :: Strong's H5310 - nāp̄aṣ

נָפַץ
Transliteration
nāp̄aṣ
Pronunciation
naw-fats'
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1394

Strong’s Definitions

נָפַץ nâphats, naw-fats'; a primitive root; to dash to pieces, or scatter:—be beaten in sunder, break (in pieces), broken, dash (in pieces), cause to be discharged, dispersed, be overspread, scatter.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x

The KJV translates Strong's H5310 in the following manner: break in pieces (9x), scatter (3x), break (3x), dash (2x), discharged (1x), dispersed (1x), overspread (1x), dash in pieces (1x), sunder (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 22x
The KJV translates Strong's H5310 in the following manner: break in pieces (9x), scatter (3x), break (3x), dash (2x), discharged (1x), dispersed (1x), overspread (1x), dash in pieces (1x), sunder (1x).
  1. to shatter, break, dash, beat in pieces

    1. (Qal)

      1. to shatter

      2. shattering (infinitive)

    2. (Piel) to dash to pieces

    3. (Pual) to pulverise

  2. to scatter, disperse, overspread, be scattered

    1. (Qal)

      1. to be scattered

      2. dispersed (participle)

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
נָפַץ nâphats, naw-fats'; a primitive root; to dash to pieces, or scatter:—be beaten in sunder, break (in pieces), broken, dash (in pieces), cause to be discharged, dispersed, be overspread, scatter.
STRONGS H5310: Abbreviations
† I. [נָפַץ] verb shatter (Late Hebrew id., dash, beat; Assyrian napâṣu, shatter, destroy DlHWB 475; נְפַע Pa. shatter, but also נְפַץ Pa. id., Syriac shake, break, so Mandean, NöM. 240, and ZMG xxxii (1878), 406); —
Qal Infinitive absolute וְנָפוֺץ with accusative Judges 7:19 and a shattering (= and shattered) the jars; Passive participle עֶצֶב נִבְזֶה נָפוּץ Jeremiah 22:28 (figurative) a vessel to be despised (and) shattered (compare Ew Gie RothstKau); also Participle active נֹפֵץ shatterer of the holy people Daniel 12:7 (Bev MartiKau, reading כִּכְלוֺת יַד נֹפֵץ).
Pi. dash to pieces: Perfect 3rd person masculine singular וְנִפֵּץ consecutive Psalm 137:9 with accusative infants ag. (אֶל) rock; 1st person singular וְנִפַּצְתִּ֫י of י׳ dashing all in pieces with (ב) Babylon as war-club Jeremiah 51:20, 21 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 51:22 (3 times in verse); Jeremiah 51:23 (3 times in verse); suffix אִישׁ וְנִפַּצְתִּים אֶלאָֿחִיו Jeremiah 13:14; Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular suffix תִּנַפְּצֵם יוֺצֵר כִּכְלִי Psalm 2:9 (i.e. nations); 3rd person masculine plural יְנַפֵּ֑צוּ נִבְלֵיהֶם Jeremiah 48:12 (symbolic of destroying Moab); Infinitive יַד־עַם־קֹדֶשׁ נַפֵּץ Daniel 12:7 when (they) finish shattering the hand (figurative for power) of the holy people, but read possibly נֹפֵץ, see Qal; ** = break up rafts 1 Kings 5:23 [1 Kings 5:9].
Pu. Participle feminine plural מְנֻפָּצוֹת מְנֻמָּצוֺת Isaiah 27:9 like chalk-stones pulverized.

† II. נָפַץ verb disperse, be scattered (often taken as secondary √ from Niph. of פוץ, yet compare Late Hebrew נפץ, Qal (Participle), Pi., scatter; Syriac pour out, throw down, נְפַץ; Arabic shake (irregular correspondence of sibilants compare Nöl.c.), Ethiopic dissipari, aufugere Di 713); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הָעָם מֵעָלַי נ׳ 1 Samuel 13:11 the people were scattered from me; 3rd person feminine singular כָל־הָאָרֶץ נָֽפְצָה Genesis 9:19 (J) thence dispersed all (the population of) the earth; 3rd person plural גּוֹיִם נָֽפְצוּ Isaiah 33:3 nations were scattered; Passive participle feminine plural construct נְפֻצוֺת יְהוּדָה Isaiah 11:12 the dispersed of Judah he shall collect (|| נִדְחֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל).
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

9:19

Judges

7:19

1 Samuel

13:11

1 Kings

5:9

Psalms

2:9; 137:9

Isaiah

11:12; 27:9; 33:3

Jeremiah

13:14; 22:28; 48:12; 51:20; 51:21; 51:22; 51:23

Daniel

12:7; 12:7