5310. naphats
Lexicon
naphats: To shatter, break, scatter, dash to pieces

Original Word: נָפַץ
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: naphats
Pronunciation: naw-FATS
Phonetic Spelling: (naw-fats')
Definition: To shatter, break, scatter, dash to pieces
Meaning: to dash to pieces, scatter

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
be beaten in sunder, break in pieces, broken, dash in pieces, dispersed, be overspread, scatter

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.

Brown-Driver-Briggs
I. [נָפַץ] verb shatter (Late Hebrew id., dash, beat; Assyrian napâƒu, shatter, destroy DlHWB 475; ᵑ7 נְפַע Pa`el shatter, but also נְפַץ Pa`el, 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`el dash to pieces: Perfect3masculine singular וְנִמֵּץ consecutive Psalm 137:9 with accusative infants ag. (אֶל) rock; 1 singular וְנִמַּצְתִּ֫י of ׳י dashing all in pieces with (ב) Babylon as war-club Jeremiah 51:20,21 (twice in verse); Jeremiah 51:22 (3 t. in verse); Jeremiah 51:23 (3 t. in verse); suffix וְנִמַּצְתִּים אִישׁ אֶלאָֿחִיו Jeremiah 13:14; Imperfect2masculine singular suffix כִּכְלִי יוֺצֵר תְּנַמְּצֵם Psalm 2:9 (i.e. nations); 3 masculine plural נִבְלֵיהֶם יְנַמֵּ֑צוּ Jeremiah 48:12 (symbolic of destroying Moab); Infinitive נַמֵּץ יַדעַֿםקֹֿדֶשׁ 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.

Pu`al Participle feminine plural מְנֻמָּצוֺת Isaiah 27:9 like chalk-stones pulverized.

II. נָפַץ verb disperse, be scattered (often taken as secondary √ from Niph`al of פוץ, yet compare Late Hebrew נפץ, Qal (Participle), Pi`el, scatter; Syriac pour out, throw down, ᵑ7 נְפַץ; Arabic shake (irregular correspondence of sibilants compare Nöl.c.), Ethiopic dissipari, aufugere Di 713); —

Qal Perfect3masculine singular הָעָם מֵעָלַי ׳נ 1 Samuel 13:11 the people were scattered from me; 3 feminine singular נָָֽפְצָה כָלהָֿאָרֶץ Genesis 9:19 (J) thence dispersed all (the population of) the earth; 3 plural נָָֽמְצוּ גּוֺיִם 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).

נפשׁ (√ of following; compare Arabic soul, life, person, living being, blood, desire, breath, sweet odour, be high in estimation, become avaricious; III. desire a thing, aspire to it, see breathe, sigh. Assyrian napâšu, get breath, be broad, extended; napištu, life, less frequently soul, living being, person. Vbs. apparently denominative; nouns in all Semitic languages: Phoenician נפש, CISi. 86 B 5, Ethiopic ; in the following = both soul, person, and tombstone, monument (as representing person, see especially DuvalRev. Sémit. ii (1894), 259 ff.): Late Hebrew נפשׁ see LevyZMG xii (1858), 215; Old Aramaic נפש, Nabataean, Palmyrene נפש, see Lzb325 Cook82; Syriac , see 1 Macc 13:27; 13:28; Sabean נפס Levy-OsZMG xix (1865), 255. 290 Mordtmib, xxxii (1878), 202 compare Lihyan., DHMEpigr. Denkm. 67, Min. HomSüdarab. Chrest. 128).

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: G859 (ἀφίημι, aphiemi): To send away, leave alone, permit
G1287 (διασκορπίζω, diaskorpizo): To scatter, disperse
G1289 (διασπάω, diaspaō): To tear asunder, break up
G1474 (ἐκρήγνυμι, ekregnumi): To break forth, burst
G1621 (ἐκχέω, ekcheo): To pour out, shed
G2629 (κατασπάω, katastao): To drag down, pull down
G4937 (συντρίβω, suntribo): To break, crush, shatter

These Greek terms capture similar themes of breaking, scattering, and dispersing, reflecting the multifaceted nature of נָפַץ (naphats) in the Hebrew text.

Usage: The verb נָפַץ (naphats) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the action of breaking or scattering something into pieces. It often conveys a sense of destruction or dispersion, whether of physical objects or groups of people.

Context: The Hebrew verb נָפַץ (naphats) appears in various contexts throughout the Old Testament, often associated with acts of divine judgment or military conquest. It is used to describe the shattering of physical objects, such as pottery or buildings, as well as the scattering of people, whether in battle or as a result of divine intervention.

For example, in Jeremiah 13:14, the term is used to depict God's judgment: "I will smash them against one another, fathers and sons alike, declares the LORD. I will allow no mercy, pity, or compassion to keep Me from destroying them." Here, נָפַץ conveys the totality and severity of the impending judgment.

In another instance, in 2 Kings 25:4, the word describes the scattering of people: "Then the city was broken into, and all the men of war fled by night by way of the gate between the two walls near the king’s garden, though the Chaldeans were surrounding the city. They fled toward the Arabah." This usage highlights the chaos and disarray that accompany military defeat.

The term נָפַץ is also used metaphorically to describe the dispersion of nations or peoples, as seen in Zechariah 1:21: "These are the horns that scattered Judah so that no one could raise his head. But the craftsmen have come to terrify them and throw down these horns of the nations who lifted up their horns against the land of Judah to scatter it."

Overall, נָפַץ (naphats) is a powerful term that underscores themes of destruction, judgment, and dispersion, reflecting the broader narrative of divine sovereignty and human accountability found throughout the Scriptures.

Forms and Transliterations
וְנִפֵּ֬ץ וְנִפַּצְתִּ֣י וְנִפַּצְתִּ֤י וְנִפַּצְתִּ֥י וְנִפַּצְתִּ֥ים וְנִפַּצְתִּים֩ וְנָפ֥וֹץ וּנְפֻצ֤וֹת ונפוץ ונפץ ונפצות ונפצתי ונפצתים יְנַפֵּֽצוּ׃ ינפצו׃ מְנֻפָּצ֔וֹת מנפצות נַפֵּ֥ץ נָֽפְצָ֥ה נָפ֗וּץ נָפְצ֖וּ נָפַ֨ץ נפוץ נפץ נפצה נפצו תְּנַפְּצֵֽם׃ תנפצם׃ mə·nup·pā·ṣō·wṯ mənuppāṣōwṯ menuppaTzot nā·p̄aṣ nā·p̄ə·ṣāh nā·p̄ə·ṣū nā·p̄ūṣ naFatz nafeTzah nafeTzu naFutz nap·pêṣ nāp̄aṣ nāp̄əṣāh nāp̄əṣū nappêṣ napPetz nāp̄ūṣ tə·nap·pə·ṣêm tənappəṣêm tenappeTzem ū·nə·p̄u·ṣō·wṯ unefuTzot ūnəp̄uṣōwṯ venaFotz venippatzTi venippatzTim venipPetz wə·nā·p̄ō·wṣ wə·nip·paṣ·tî wə·nip·paṣ·tîm wə·nip·pêṣ wənāp̄ōwṣ wənippaṣtî wənippaṣtîm wənippêṣ yə·nap·pê·ṣū yənappêṣū yenapPetzu
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Englishman's Concordance
Genesis 9:19
HEB: נֹ֑חַ וּמֵאֵ֖לֶּה נָֽפְצָ֥ה כָל־ הָאָֽרֶץ׃
NAS: the whole earth was populated.
KJV: and of them was the whole earth overspread.
INT: of Noah these was populated the whole earth

Judges 7:19
HEB: וַֽיִּתְקְעוּ֙ בַּשּׁ֣וֹפָר֔וֹת וְנָפ֥וֹץ הַכַּדִּ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר
NAS: the trumpets and smashed the pitchers
KJV: the trumpets, and brake the pitchers
INT: blew the trumpets and smashed the pitchers who

1 Samuel 13:11
HEB: רָאִיתִי֩ כִֽי־ נָפַ֨ץ הָעָ֜ם מֵעָלַ֗י
NAS: that the people were scattering from me, and that you did not come
KJV: that the people were scattered from me, and [that] thou camest
INT: saw Because were scattering the people and

1 Kings 5:9
HEB: תִּשְׁלַ֥ח אֵלַ֛י וְנִפַּצְתִּ֥ים שָׁ֖ם וְאַתָּ֣ה
NAS: you direct me, and I will have them broken up there,
KJV: that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive
INT: direct about broken there and you

Psalm 2:9
HEB: כִּכְלִ֖י יוֹצֵ֣ר תְּנַפְּצֵֽם׃
NAS: of iron, You shall shatter them like earthenware.'
KJV: of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's
INT: vessel A potter's shall shatter

Psalm 137:9
HEB: אַשְׁרֵ֤י ׀ שֶׁיֹּאחֵ֓ז וְנִפֵּ֬ץ אֶֽת־ עֹ֝לָלַ֗יִךְ
NAS: seizes and dashes your little ones
KJV: [shall he be], that taketh and dasheth thy little ones
INT: blessed seizes and dashes your little Against

Isaiah 11:12
HEB: נִדְחֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וּנְפֻצ֤וֹת יְהוּדָה֙ יְקַבֵּ֔ץ
NAS: And will gather the dispersed of Judah
KJV: and gather together the dispersed of Judah
INT: the outcasts of Israel the dispersed of Judah and will gather

Isaiah 27:9
HEB: כְּאַבְנֵי־ גִר֙ מְנֻפָּצ֔וֹת לֹֽא־ יָקֻ֥מוּ
NAS: stones like pulverized chalk
KJV: as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves
INT: stones chalk pulverized will not stand

Isaiah 33:3
HEB: עַמִּ֑ים מֵר֣וֹמְמֻתֶ֔ךָ נָפְצ֖וּ גּוֹיִֽם׃
NAS: up of Yourself nations disperse.
KJV: of thyself the nations were scattered.
INT: peoples the lifting disperse nations

Jeremiah 13:14
HEB: וְנִפַּצְתִּים֩ אִ֨ישׁ אֶל־
NAS: I will dash them against each
KJV: And I will dash them one
INT: will dash each against

Jeremiah 22:28
HEB: הַעֶ֨צֶב נִבְזֶ֜ה נָפ֗וּץ הָאִ֤ישׁ הַזֶּה֙
NAS: Coniah a despised, shattered jar? Or
KJV: a despised broken idol?
INT: idol A despised shattered man is this

Jeremiah 48:12
HEB: יָרִ֔יקוּ וְנִבְלֵיהֶ֖ם יְנַפֵּֽצוּ׃
NAS: his vessels and shatter his jars.
KJV: his vessels, and break their bottles.
INT: and shall empty his jars and shatter

Jeremiah 51:20
HEB: כְּלֵ֖י מִלְחָמָ֑ה וְנִפַּצְתִּ֤י בְךָ֙ גּוֹיִ֔ם
NAS: of war; And with you I shatter nations,
KJV: of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations,
INT: weapon of war shatter nations destroy

Jeremiah 51:21
HEB: וְנִפַּצְתִּ֣י בְךָ֔ ס֖וּס
NAS: With you I shatter the horse
KJV: And with thee will I break in pieces the horse
INT: shatter the horse and his rider

Jeremiah 51:21
HEB: ס֖וּס וְרֹֽכְב֑וֹ וְנִפַּצְתִּ֣י בְךָ֔ רֶ֖כֶב
NAS: and his rider, And with you I shatter the chariot
KJV: and his rider; and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot
INT: the horse and his rider shatter the chariot rider

Jeremiah 51:22
HEB: וְנִפַּצְתִּ֤י בְךָ֙ אִ֣ישׁ
NAS: And with you I shatter man and woman,
KJV: With thee also will I break in pieces man
INT: shatter man and woman

Jeremiah 51:22
HEB: אִ֣ישׁ וְאִשָּׁ֔ה וְנִפַּצְתִּ֥י בְךָ֖ זָקֵ֣ן
NAS: and woman, And with you I shatter old
KJV: and woman; and with thee will I break in pieces old
INT: man and woman shatter old and youth

Jeremiah 51:22
HEB: זָקֵ֣ן וָנָ֑עַר וְנִפַּצְתִּ֣י בְךָ֔ בָּח֖וּר
NAS: and youth, And with you I shatter young man
KJV: and young; and with thee will I break in pieces the young man
INT: old and youth shatter young and virgin

Jeremiah 51:23
HEB: וְנִפַּצְתִּ֤י בְךָ֙ רֹעֶ֣ה
NAS: And with you I shatter the shepherd
KJV: I will also break in pieces with thee the shepherd
INT: shatter the shepherd and his flock

Jeremiah 51:23
HEB: רֹעֶ֣ה וְעֶדְר֔וֹ וְנִפַּצְתִּ֥י בְךָ֖ אִכָּ֣ר
NAS: and his flock, And with you I shatter the farmer
KJV: and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman
INT: the shepherd and his flock shatter the farmer and his team

Jeremiah 51:23
HEB: אִכָּ֣ר וְצִמְדּ֑וֹ וְנִפַּצְתִּ֣י בְךָ֔ פַּח֖וֹת
NAS: and his team, And with you I shatter governors
KJV: and his yoke of oxen; and with thee will I break in pieces captains
INT: the farmer and his team shatter governors and prefects

Daniel 12:7
HEB: וָחֵ֗צִי וּכְכַלּ֛וֹת נַפֵּ֥ץ יַד־ עַם־
NAS: [a [time]; and as soon as they finish shattering the power
KJV: and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power
INT: and half finish shattering the power people

22 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 5310
22 Occurrences


mə·nup·pā·ṣō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
nā·p̄aṣ — 1 Occ.
nā·p̄ə·ṣāh — 1 Occ.
nā·p̄ə·ṣū — 1 Occ.
nā·p̄ūṣ — 1 Occ.
nap·pêṣ — 1 Occ.
tə·nap·pə·ṣêm — 1 Occ.
ū·nə·p̄u·ṣō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
wə·nā·p̄ō·wṣ — 1 Occ.
wə·nip·paṣ·tî — 9 Occ.
wə·nip·paṣ·tîm — 2 Occ.
wə·nip·pêṣ — 1 Occ.
yə·nap·pê·ṣū — 1 Occ.















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