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Jeremiah 9:15

“Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will feed them, even this people, with wormwood, and give them water of gall to drink.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

פּוּץpûwts · poots
H6327 · Hebrew
Definition
to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV renderings
break (dash, shake) in (to) pieces, cast (abroad), disperse (selves), drive, retire, scatter (abroad), spread abroad.
Grammar
  • וַ — conjunction
  • הֲפִֽצוֹתִי — verb Hiphil, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular
  • ם֙ — suffix (pronominal), 3rd person, masculine, plural
Code HC/Vhq1cs/Sp3mp
Usage
Occurs 68 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 10:18Genesis 11:4Genesis 11:8Genesis 11:9Genesis 49:7

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read פּוּץ here.

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Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.