6480. patsam
Berean Strong's Lexicon
patsam: To break, to crush

Original Word: פָּצַם
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: patsam
Pronunciation: pah-tsam'
Phonetic Spelling: (paw-tsam')
Definition: To break, to crush
Meaning: to rend

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "patsam," the concept of breaking or crushing can be related to Greek terms such as "συντρίβω" (syntribo - Strong's Greek 4937), which means to crush or break in pieces.

Usage: The Hebrew verb "patsam" primarily conveys the action of breaking or crushing. It is used in contexts where physical breaking or metaphorical crushing is described. The term can imply a forceful or violent action, often associated with destruction or subjugation.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of breaking or crushing was often associated with judgment or divine intervention. The physical act of breaking objects or crushing enemies was a common metaphor for demonstrating power or enacting justice. In a pastoral and agrarian society, the imagery of crushing could also relate to the processing of grains or olives, symbolizing transformation or purification.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to split open
NASB Translation
split it open (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[מָּצַם] verb split open (Arabic crack; ᵑ7 מַּצֵם Jeremiah 22:14, cut out, make, window); —

Qal Perfect2masculine singular suffix of earth, מְּצַמְתָּ֑הּ Psalm 60:4 (subject God).

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
break

A primitive root; to rend (by earthquake) -- break.

Forms and Transliterations
פְּצַמְתָּ֑הּ פצמתה pə·ṣam·tāh pəṣamtāh petzamTah
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Englishman's Concordance
Psalm 60:2
HEB: הִרְעַ֣שְׁתָּה אֶ֣רֶץ פְּצַמְתָּ֑הּ רְפָ֖ה שְׁבָרֶ֣יהָ
NAS: quake, You have split it open; Heal
KJV: to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal
INT: quake the land have split Heal breaches

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 6480
1 Occurrence


pə·ṣam·tāh — 1 Occ.
















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