נָפַץ

Strong’s Definition

to dash to pieces, or scatter

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

be beaten in sunder, break (in pieces), broken, dash (in pieces), cause to be discharged, dispersed, be overspread, scatter.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to shatter, break, dash, beat in pieces
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(qal)
• 4.to scatter, disperse, overspread, be scattered
• 5.(piel) to dash to pieces
• 6.(pual) to pulverise

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: nâphats; Pronunciation: naw-fats'