Usually translated as
scatter, spread abroad, pieces, drive, break, in, cast, disperse, retire
Occurrences
Pûwts occurs 67 times in 66 verses of the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (5), Exodus (1), Numbers (1), Deuteronomy (3), 1 Samuel (3), 2 Samuel (3), 1 Kings (1), 2 Kings (1), 2 Chronicles (1), Nehemiah (1), Job (5), Psalms (3), Proverbs (1), Isaiah (3), Jeremiah (10), Ezekiel (18), Nahum (1), Habakkuk (2), Zephaniah (1), Zechariah (2)
- Genesis 10:18 — And the Arvadite, and the Zemarite, and the Hamathite: and afterward were the families of the Canaanites spread abroad (נָפֹ֔צוּ).
- Genesis 11:4 — And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad (נָפ֖וּץ) upon the face of the whole earth.
- Genesis 11:8 — So the LORD scattered them abroad (וַיָּ֨פֶץ) from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.
- Genesis 11:9 — Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad (הֱפִיצָ֣ם) upon the face of all the earth.
- Genesis 49:7 — Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter (וַאֲפִיצֵ֖ם) them in Israel.
- Exodus 5:12 — So the people were scattered abroad (וַיָּ֥פֶץ) throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.
- Numbers 10:35 — And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, LORD, and let thine enemies be scattered (וְיָפֻ֙צוּ֙); and let them that hate thee flee before thee.
- Deuteronomy 4:27 — And the LORD shall scatter (וְהֵפִ֧יץ) you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, whither the LORD shall lead you.
- Deuteronomy 28:64 — And the LORD shall scatter (וֶהֱפִֽיצְךָ֤) thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone.
- Deuteronomy 30:3 — That then the LORD thy God will turn thy captivity, and have compassion upon thee, and will return and gather thee from all the nations, whither the LORD thy God hath scattered (הֱפִֽיצְךָ֛) thee.
- 1 Samuel 11:11 — And it was so on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the host in the morning watch, and slew the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it came to pass, that they which remained were scattered (וַיָּפֻ֔צוּ), so that two of them were not left together.
- 1 Samuel 13:8 — And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered (וַיָּ֥פֶץ) from him.
- 1 Samuel 14:34 — And Saul said, Disperse yourselves (פֻּ֣צוּ) among the people, and say unto them, Bring me hither every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slay them here, and eat; and sin not against the LORD in eating with the blood. And all the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and slew them there.
- 2 Samuel 18:8 — For the battle was there scattered (נָפֹ֖צֶת) over the face of all the country: and the wood devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
- 2 Samuel 20:22 — Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired (וַיָּפֻ֥צוּ) from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.
- 2 Samuel 22:15 — And he sent out arrows, and scattered (וַיְפִיצֵ֑ם) them; lightning, and discomfited them.
- 1 Kings 22:17 — And he said, I saw all Israel scattered (נְפֹצִ֣ים) upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace.
- 2 Kings 25:5 — And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army were scattered (נָפֹ֖צוּ) from him.
- 2 Chronicles 18:16 — Then he said, I did see all Israel scattered (נְפוֹצִ֣ים) upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master; let them return therefore every man to his house in peace.
- Nehemiah 1:8 — Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, If ye transgress, I will scatter you abroad (אָפִ֥יץ) among the nations:
- Job 16:12 — I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces (וַֽיְפַצְפְּצֵ֑נִי), and set me up for his mark.
- Job 18:11 — Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive (וֶהֱפִיצֻ֥הוּ) him to his feet.
- Job 37:11 — Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth (יָ֝פִ֗יץ) his bright cloud:
- Job 38:24 — By what way is the light parted, which scattereth (יָפֵ֖ץ) the east wind upon the earth?
- Job 40:11 — Cast abroad (הָ֭פֵץ) the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.
- Psalms 18:14 — Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered (וַיְפִיצֵ֑ם) them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
- Psalms 68:1 — Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered (יָפ֣וּצוּ): let them also that hate him flee before him.
- Psalms 144:6 — Cast forth lightning, and scatter (וּתְפִיצֵ֑ם) them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.
- Proverbs 5:16 — Let thy fountains be dispersed (יָפ֣וּצוּ) abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.
- Isaiah 24:1 — Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad (וְהֵפִ֖יץ) the inhabitants thereof.
- Isaiah 28:25 — When he hath made plain the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad (וְהֵפִ֥יץ) the fitches, and scatter the cummin, and cast in the principal wheat and the appointed barley and the rie in their place?
- Isaiah 41:16 — Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter (תָּפִ֣יץ) them: and thou shalt rejoice in the LORD, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.
- Jeremiah 9:16 — I will scatter (וַהֲפִֽצוֹתִים֙) them also among the heathen, whom neither they nor their fathers have known: and I will send a sword after them, till I have consumed them.
- Jeremiah 10:21 — For the pastors are become brutish, and have not sought the LORD: therefore they shall not prosper, and all their flocks shall be scattered (נָפֽוֹצָה).
- Jeremiah 13:24 — Therefore will I scatter (וַאֲפִיצֵ֖ם) them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness.
- Jeremiah 18:17 — I will scatter (אֲפִיצֵ֖ם) them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.
- Jeremiah 23:1 — Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter (וּמְפִצִ֛ים) the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD.
- Jeremiah 23:2 — Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered (הֲפִצֹתֶ֤ם) my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the LORD.
- Jeremiah 23:29 — Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh (יְפֹ֥צֵֽץ) the rock in pieces?
- Jeremiah 30:11 — For I am with thee, saith the LORD, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered (הֲפִצוֹתִ֣יךָ) thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.
- Jeremiah 40:15 — Then Johanan the son of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it: wherefore should he slay thee, that all the Jews which are gathered unto thee should be scattered (וְנָפֹ֙צוּ֙), and the remnant in Judah perish?
- Jeremiah 52:8 — But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after the king, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered (נָפֹ֖צוּ) from him.
- Ezekiel 11:16 — Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I have scattered (הֲפִֽיצוֹתִ֖ים) them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come.
- Ezekiel 11:17 — Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered (נְפֹצוֹתֶ֖ם), and I will give you the land of Israel.
- Ezekiel 12:15 — And they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall scatter (בַּהֲפִיצִ֤י) them among the nations, and disperse them in the countries.
- Ezekiel 20:23 — I lifted up mine hand unto them also in the wilderness, that I would scatter (לְהָפִ֤יץ) them among the heathen, and disperse them through the countries;
- Ezekiel 20:34 — And I will bring you out from the people, and will gather you out of the countries wherein ye are scattered (נְפוֹצֹתֶ֖ם), with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with fury poured out.
- Ezekiel 20:41 — I will accept you with your sweet savour, when I bring you out from the people, and gather you out of the countries wherein ye have been scattered (נְפֹצֹתֶ֖ם); and I will be sanctified in you before the heathen.
- Ezekiel 22:15 — And I will scatter (וַהֲפִיצוֹתִ֤י) thee among the heathen, and disperse thee in the countries, and will consume thy filthiness out of thee.
- Ezekiel 28:25 — Thus saith the Lord GOD; When I shall have gathered the house of Israel from the people among whom they are scattered (נָפֹ֣צוּ), and shall be sanctified in them in the sight of the heathen, then shall they dwell in their land that I have given to my servant Jacob.