Nâphats — H5310

H5310 · Hebrew — נפץ

Pronunciation: naw-fats'

Definition

verb

to dash to pieces, or scatter

  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)

Usually translated as

be beaten in sunder, break, broken, dash, cause to be discharged, dispersed, be overspread, scatter

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Nâphats occurs 22 times in 17 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Judges (1), 1 Samuel (1), 1 Kings (1), Psalms (2), Isaiah (3), Jeremiah (7), Daniel (1)

Strong's Lexicon — N