Qal Imperfect3masculine plural יָפוּצוּ Psalm 68:2, יָפֻצוּ Ezekiel 48:16 +; 3 feminine plural וַתְּפוּצֶינָה Ezekiel 34:5 +, וּתְפוּצֶינָה Zechariah 13:7, etc.; Imperative masculine plural מֻּצוּ 1 Samuel 14:34; Participle passive plural suffix מּוּצַי Zephaniah 3:10 (see below); — be dispersed, disperse, בָּעָם 1 Samuel 14:34; be scattered, of enemies 1 Samuel 11:11; Numbers 10:35; Psalm 68:2; of Israel (among nations) under figure of flock Ezekiel 34:5 (twice in verse); Zechariah 13:7; בַּתמּֿוּצַי Zephaniah 3:10 is probably corrupt, and Zephaniah 3:9; Zephaniah 3:10 gloss see Schw^{ZAW x (1890), 203} Now Da; of besieging army 2 Samuel 20:22 (מֵעַל הָעִיר); people from (מִן) possessions Ezekiel 46:18; men (from Babel) Genesis 11:4 (עַל location).

Niph`al Perfect3feminine singular נָפ֫וֺצָה Jeremiah 10:21, 3plural נָפֹ֫צוּ Genesis 10:18 +, 2 masculine plural נְפֹצֹתֶם Ezekiel 11:17 +, etc.; Participle feminine נָפ֫וֺצֶת 2 Samuel 18:8 Qr (> Kt נפצות) compare Dr and others; plural נְפֹצִים 1 Kings 22:17, נְפוֺצִים2Chronicles 18:16; —

1 be scattered, of army 2 Kings 25:5 (מֵעַל person) = Jeremiah 52:8; 1 Kings 22:17 (אֶל location) = 2 Chronicles 18:16 (עַל), compare Jeremiah 40:15 (absolute); of dispersed Israel with ב location Ezekiel 11:17; Ezekiel 20:34,41; Ezekiel 28:25, as flock Jeremiah 10:21; Ezekiel 34:6 (עַל location), Ezekiel 34:12 (שָׁם); Egyptians Ezekiel 29:13 (שָׁמָּה); of battle scattered over country by defeat 2 Samuel 18:8.

2 be spread abroad, of peoples Genesis 10:18.

Hiph`il Perfect3masculine singular consecutive וְהֵפִיץ Deuteronomy 4:27 +, 1 singular consecutive וַהֲפִיצוֺתִי Ezekiel 22:15, etc.; Imperfect3masculine singular יָפִיץ Job 37:11, וַיָּ֫פֶץ Genesis 11:8 +, etc.; Imperative masculine singular הָפֵץ Job 40:11; Infinitive construct לְהָפִיץ Ezekiel 20:23, etc.; —

1 transitive scatter:

a. with accusative of person Genesis 11:8,9 (עַל location), Isaiah 41:16; Habakkuk 3:14; with ב Genesis 49:7; Israel among (ב) nations Deuteronomy 4:27; Deuteronomy 28:64; Jeremiah 9:15; Ezekiel 11:16; Ezekiel 12:15; Ezekiel 20:23; Ezekiel 22:15; Ezekiel 36:19; Nehemiah 1:8; with שׁמ(הׅ Deuteronomy 30:3; Jeremiah 30:11; with אֶל location Ezekiel 34:21; absolute Jeremiah 13:24; Jeremiah 18:17, under figure of flock Jeremiah 23:1,2; Gr. reads אֲפִיצֵם also Deuteronomy 32:26 (see [פאה]); Egyptians (c.ב) Ezekiel 29:12; Ezekiel 30:23,26; inhabitants of earth Isaiah 24:1.

b. with accusative of thing, arrows (figurative for lightnings) 2 Samuel 22:15 = Psalm 18:15; Psalm 144:6; cloud Job 37:11; הָפֵץ עַבְרוֺת אַמֶּ֑ךָ Job 40:11 (i.e. lightnings ?); seed Isaiah 28:25.

c. וֶהֱפִיצֻהוּ Job 18:11 and drive him (si vera lectio, see conjecture in Bu).

2 intransitive, scatter, with ב location Exodus 5:12, with מֵעַל person 1 Samuel 13:8; of wind Job 38:24 (עַל location).

II. מּוּץ verb flow, overflow (Arabic flow, compare Ba^{ES 69}); —

Qal Imperfect3masculine plural יָפוּצוּ Proverbs 5:16 of springs, figurative for sources of pleasure; 3 feminine plural תְּפוּצֶנָה עָרַי מִטוֺב Zechariah 1:17 my cities shall overflow with good.

[מָּצַץ] verb break (Arabic break, break asunder; Nabataean פצץ break asunder; Syriac crush); —

Po`. Imperfect3masculine singular יְפֹצֵץ סָ֑לַע Jeremiah 23:29 a hammer which shatters rock.

Hithpo`el Imperfect3masculine plural וַיִּתְמִּצְצוּ Habakkuk 3:6 and the eternal mountains were shattered (elsewhere √ מּוּץ were scattered).

Pilpel Imperfect3masculine singular suffix וַיְפַצְמְּצֵנִי Job 16:12 he [God] dashed me in pieces (figurative).



break dash, shake in to pieces, cast abroad, disperse selves, drive, scatter abroad, spread abroad

A primitive root; to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse) -- break (dash, shake) in (to) pieces, cast (abroad), disperse (selves), drive, retire, scatter (abroad), spread abroad.

אֲפִיצֵ֖ם אָפִ֥יץ אפיץ אפיצם בַּהֲפִיצִ֤י בהפיצי הֱפִֽיצְךָ֛ הֱפִיצָ֣ם הֲפִֽיצוֹתִ֖ים הֲפִיצוֹתֶ֛ם הֲפִצֹתֶ֤ם הֲפִצוֹתִ֣יךָ הָ֭פֵץ הפיצותים הפיצותם הפיצך הפיצם הפץ הפצותיך הפצתם וְהֵפִ֖יץ וְהֵפִ֥יץ וְהֵפִ֧יץ וְיָפֻ֙צוּ֙ וְנָפֹ֙צוּ֙ וֶהֱפִֽיצְךָ֤ וֶהֱפִיצֻ֥הוּ וַֽיְפַצְפְּצֵ֑נִי וַאֲפִיצֵ֖ם וַהֲפִֽצוֹתִים֙ וַהֲפִיצוֹתִ֤י וַהֲפִצֹתִ֤י וַהֲפִצוֹתִ֤י וַהֲפִצוֹתִ֥י וַיְפִיצֵ֑ם וַיִּתְפֹּֽצְצוּ֙ וַיָּ֥פֶץ וַיָּ֨פֶץ וַיָּפֻ֔צוּ וַיָּפֻ֥צוּ וַתְּפוּצֶ֖ינָה וַתְּפוּצֶֽינָה׃ וָאָפִ֤יץ וּמְפִצִ֛ים וּתְפִיצֵ֑ם וּתְפוּצֶ֣יןָ ואפיץ ואפיצם והפיץ והפיצהו והפיצותי והפיצך והפצותי והפצותים והפצתי ויפיצם ויפץ ויפצו ויפצפצני ויתפצצו ומפצים ונפצו ותפוצין ותפוצינה ותפוצינה׃ ותפיצם יְפֹ֥צֵֽץ יָ֝פִ֗יץ יָפ֣וּצוּ יָפֵ֖ץ יָפֻ֣צוּ יפוצו יפיץ יפץ יפצו יפצץ לְהָפִ֤יץ לַהֲפִיצֵ֑נִי להפיץ להפיצני מֵפִ֛יץ מפיץ נְפֹצִ֣ים נְפֹצֹתֶ֖ם נְפֹצוֹתֶ֖ם נְפוֹצִ֣ים נְפוֹצֹתֶ֖ם נָפ֖וּץ נָפֹ֔צוּ נָפֹ֖צֶת נָפֹ֖צוּ נָפֹ֣צוּ נָפֹ֥צוּ נָפֽוֹצָה׃ נפוץ נפוצה׃ נפוצים נפוצתם נפצו נפצותם נפצים נפצת נפצתם פֻּ֣צוּ פּוּצַ֔י פוצי פצו תְּפוּצֶ֥ינָה תָּפִ֣יץ תפוצינה תפיץ ’ă·p̄î·ṣêm ’ā·p̄îṣ ’āp̄îṣ ’ăp̄îṣêm aFitz afiTzem ba·hă·p̄î·ṣî bahafiTzi bahăp̄îṣî hā·p̄êṣ hă·p̄i·ṣō·ṯem hă·p̄î·ṣō·w·ṯem hă·p̄i·ṣō·w·ṯî·ḵā hă·p̄î·ṣō·w·ṯîm Hafetz hafitzoTem hafitzoTicha hafitzoTim hāp̄êṣ hăp̄iṣōṯem hăp̄îṣōwṯem hăp̄iṣōwṯîḵā hăp̄îṣōwṯîm hĕ·p̄î·ṣām hĕ·p̄î·ṣə·ḵā hefiTzam hefitzeCha hĕp̄îṣām hĕp̄îṣəḵā la·hă·p̄î·ṣê·nî lahafiTzeni lahăp̄îṣênî lə·hā·p̄îṣ lehaFitz ləhāp̄îṣ mê·p̄îṣ meFitz mêp̄îṣ nā·p̄ō·ṣeṯ nā·p̄ō·ṣū nā·p̄ō·w·ṣāh nā·p̄ūṣ naFotzah naFotzet naFotzu naFutz nāp̄ōṣeṯ nāp̄ōṣū nāp̄ōwṣāh nāp̄ūṣ nə·p̄ō·ṣîm nə·p̄ō·ṣō·ṯem nə·p̄ō·ṣō·w·ṯem nə·p̄ō·w·ṣîm nə·p̄ō·w·ṣō·ṯem nefoTzim nefotzoTem nəp̄ōṣîm nəp̄ōṣōṯem nəp̄ōṣōwṯem nəp̄ōwṣîm nəp̄ōwṣōṯem pū·ṣay pu·ṣū pūṣay puṣū puTzai Putzu tā·p̄îṣ taFitz tāp̄îṣ tə·p̄ū·ṣe·nāh tefuTzeinah təp̄ūṣenāh ū·mə·p̄i·ṣîm ū·ṯə·p̄î·ṣêm ū·ṯə·p̄ū·ṣe·nā umefiTzim ūməp̄iṣîm utefiTzem utefuTzeina ūṯəp̄îṣêm ūṯəp̄ūṣenā vaaFitz vaafiTzem vahafitzoTi vahafitzoTim vaiYafetz vaiyaFutzu vaiyitpotzeTzu vattefuTzeinah vayfatzpeTzeni vayfiTzem veheFitz vehefitzeCha vehefiTzuhu venaFotzu veyaFutzu wā’āp̄îṣ wa’ăp̄îṣêm wa·’ă·p̄î·ṣêm wā·’ā·p̄îṣ wa·hă·p̄i·ṣō·ṯî wa·hă·p̄i·ṣō·w·ṯî wa·hă·p̄î·ṣō·w·ṯî wa·hă·p̄i·ṣō·w·ṯîm wahăp̄iṣōṯî wahăp̄iṣōwṯî wahăp̄îṣōwṯî wahăp̄iṣōwṯîm wat·tə·p̄ū·ṣe·nāh wattəp̄ūṣenāh way·p̄aṣ·pə·ṣê·nî way·p̄î·ṣêm way·yā·p̄eṣ way·yā·p̄u·ṣū way·yiṯ·pō·ṣə·ṣū wayp̄aṣpəṣênî wayp̄îṣêm wayyāp̄eṣ wayyāp̄uṣū wayyiṯpōṣəṣū we·hĕ·p̄î·ṣə·ḵā we·hĕ·p̄î·ṣu·hū wə·hê·p̄îṣ wə·nā·p̄ō·ṣū wə·yā·p̄u·ṣū wəhêp̄îṣ wehĕp̄îṣəḵā wehĕp̄îṣuhū wənāp̄ōṣū wəyāp̄uṣū yā·p̄êṣ yā·p̄îṣ yā·p̄u·ṣū yā·p̄ū·ṣū yaFetz yaFitz yaFutzu yāp̄êṣ yāp̄îṣ yāp̄uṣū yāp̄ūṣū yə·p̄ō·ṣêṣ yeFotzetz yəp̄ōṣêṣ