Jeremiah 51:23 — Hebrew Word by Word

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Word Parts

וְ נִפַּצְתִּ֤י

וְ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

נִפַּצְתִּ֤י

Root word pieces, scattered, sunder, brake, break, …

Dictionary form: נָפַץ · naw-PAHTS

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Vpq1cs

Verb — Piel, Sequential Perfect (Weqatal), first person singular intensive — "he really / thoroughly did" carries the story forward — try "and he will ___" the built-in subject is "I"

וְ	Speech Conjunction
נִפַּצְתִּי	Speech Verb Stem Piel Type Sequential Perfect (Weqatal) Person First Person Number Singular

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In English

In the KJV here: i will also break in pieces

and with thee will i break in pieces ×6 were scattered ×2 and brake ×1 and break ×1 and dasheth ×1 and i will dash ×1 broken ×1 for with thee will i break in pieces ×1

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shatter — Best general choice; implies violent, complete destruction.

smash — Vivid, physical force; suits concrete objects (pottery, armies).

dash to pieces — Modernizes KJV 'dasheth'; captures sudden, forceful impact.

scatter — Prefer when dispersal of people or things is the focus.

break apart — Milder tone; suits fracturing without full pulverization.

disperse — Best for spreading/scattering populations or groups widely.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB5304 H5310

I. [נָפַץ] verb shatter (Late Hebrew id., dash, beat; Assyrian napâƒu, shatter, destroy Dl^{HWB 475}; ᵑ7 נְפַע Pa`el shatter, but also נְפַץ Pa`el, id., Syriac shake, break, so Mandean, Nö^{M. 240, and ZMG xxxii (1878), 406}); —

Qal Infinitive absolute וְנָפוֺץ with accusative Judg 7:19 and a shattering (= and shattered) the jars; Passive participle עֶצֶב נִבְזֶה נָפוּץ Jer 22:28 (figurative) a vessel to be despised (and) shattered (compare Ew Gie Rothst^Kau); also Participle active נֹפֵץ shatterer of the holy people Dan 12:7 (Bev Marti^Kau, reading כִּכְלוֺת יַד נֹפֵץ). Pi`el dash to pieces: Perfect 3 masculine singular וְנִפֵּץ consecutive Ps 137:9 with accusative infants ag. (אֶל) rock; 1 singular וְנִפַּצְתִּ֫י of ׳י dashing all in pieces with (ב) Babylon as war-club Jer 51:20; Jer 51:21 (twice in verse); Jer 51:22 (3 t. in verse); Jer 51:23 (3 t. in verse); suffix וְנִפַּצְתִּים אִישׁ אֶלאָֿחִיו Jer 13:14 Imperfect 2 masculine singular suffix כִּכְלִי יוֺצֵר תְּנַפְּצֵם Ps 2:9 (i.e. nations); 3 masculine plural נִבְלֵיהֶם יְנַפֵּ֑צוּ Jer 48:12 (symbolic of destroying Moab); Infinitive נַפֵּץ יַדעַֿםקֹֿדֶשׁ Dan 12:7 when (they) finish shattering the hand (figurative for power) of the holy people, but read possibly נֹפֵץ, see Qal;

** = break up rafts 1Kgs 5:23. Pu`al Participle feminine plural מְנֻפָּצוֺת Isa 27:9 like chalk-stones pulverized.

BDB5308 H5310

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 Nö^l.c.), Ethiopic dissipari, aufugere Di 713); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular הָעָם מֵעָלַי ׳נ 1Sam 13:11 the people were scattered from me; 3 feminine singular נָָֽפְצָה כָלהָֿאָרֶץ Gen 9:19 (J) thence dispersed all (the population of) the earth; 3 plural נָָֽמְצוּ גּוֺיִם Isa 33:3 nations were scattered; Passive participle feminine plural construct נְפֻצוֺת יְהוּדָה Isa 11:12 the dispersed of Judah he shall collect (|| נִדְחֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל).

Strong's Definition H5310

pieces, scattered, sunder, brake, break, …

nāpaṣ

to dash to pieces, or scatter

to shatter, break, dash, beat in pieces

(Qal)

to shatter

(Qal)

to be scattered

Variations 13 forms of this word

Translations 16 English renderings

Word Parts

בְ ךָ֙

בְ

Preposition in, at, by, with

ךָ֙

Suffix — pronoun your / you (one man)

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar R/Sp2ms

Preposition

בְ	Speech Preposition
ךָ	Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person Second Person Gender Masculine Number Singular

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it ×144 him ×95 them ×83 thee ×59 me ×53 unto him ×35 you ×28 he ×22

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Word Parts

רֹעֶ֣ה

Root word feed, shepherds, shepherd, fed, pastors, …

Dictionary form: רָעָה · raw-AW

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Vqrmsa

Verb — Qal, Participle Active, masculine singular, absolute state simple action — "he did" ongoing action — try "___ing" or "one who ___s"

רֹעֶה

Speech Verb Stem Qal Type Participle Active Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute

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In English

In the KJV here: with thee the shepherd

feed ×16 shepherd ×12 and feed ×6 the shepherds ×6 shall feed ×5 to feed ×5 of the shepherds ×4 a shepherd ×3

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tend — Broad pastoral care; suits both literal and metaphorical contexts.

graze — Prefer for literal animal feeding/pasturing scenes.

shepherd — Vivid and figurative; ideal for leadership or divine care contexts.

pasture — Emphasizes the act of leading flocks to grazing land.

herd — Suits contexts involving cattle or large livestock specifically.

associate with — Captures the rarer 'companion/friend' semantic range of the lemma.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB7994 H7462 H7473 H7423

I. רָעָה₁₆₇ verb pasture, tend, graze (Assyrian rê°û, verb pasture, noun ruler, Tel Amarna ru—i (as Canaanism) Wkl^{No. 181, 11}; Arabic , Ethiopic Aramaic רְעָא, , all = Biblical Hebrew); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular consecutive וְרָעָה Mic 5:3 +, 1 singular suffix consecutive זּרְעִיתִים Ezek 34:13, 3 plural suffix consecutive וְרָעוּם Jer 23:4, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִרְעֶה Isa 27:20 +, jussive יֵ֫רַע Job 20:26, suffix יִרְעֶנָּה Ps 80:14, וַיִרְעֵם Ps 78:72 (׳וַיַּר Hiph`il van d. H.), etc.; Imperative masculine singular רְעֵה Mic 7:14 +, suffix רְעֵם Ps 28:9 feminine singular רְעִי Song 1:8 masculine plural רְעוּ Gen 29:7 Infinitive construct לִרְעוֺת Gen 37:12 +, etc.; Participle רֹעֶה Gen 30:36 +, suffix רֹעִי Ps 23:1 +; feminine singular רֹעָה Gen 29:9; Prov 25:19, etc.; —

1. transitive
a. pasture, tend (pascere), literal, with accusative צאֹן Gen 30:31; Gen 30:36; Gen 37:12 (all J), Exod 3:1 (E), 1Sam 17:15; 1Sam 25:16; Isa 61:5, accusative of asses Gen 36:24 (P), kids Song 1:8 accusative (צאֹן) omitted Gen 29:7; Gen 37:13 (ב location) vGen 37:16 (all J), Song 1:7 (|| הִרְבִּיץ), Job 24:2 (ᵐ5 Me Siegf Bu וְרֹעוֺ); — metaphor גֹּרֶן וָיֶקֶב לֹא יִרְעֵם Hos 9:2, but read יֵדָעֵם ᵐ5 We Now GASm; מָוֶת יִרְעֵם Ps 49:15.
b. figurative of ׳י, accusative of person, Gen 48:15 (E) God, who shepherded me; with accusative of people, as flock Hos 4:16; Isa 40:11; Mic 7:14 (בְּשִׁבְטֶ֑ךָ), Ezek 34:13 (pregnantly, with אֶל location), vEzek 34:14 vEzek 34:15 (+ הִרְבִּיץ), vEzek 34:16; Ps 28:9.
c. figurative of ruler, and teacher, accusative of people, as flock, 2Sam 5:2 = 1Chr 11:2; 2Sam 7:1 = 1Chr 17:6; Ps 78:72; Jer 3:15; Jer 23:2; Jer 23:4; Ezek 34:2; Ezek 34:3; Ezek 34:8; Ezek 34:10; Ezek 34:23 (twice in verse); Zech 11:4; Zech 11:7 (twice in verse); Zech 11:9 of teaching, יִרְעוּ רַבִּים שִׂפְתֵי צַדִּיק Prov 10:21 with ב of people Ps 78:71 absolute Mic 5:3 with accusative of person reflexive pastured (fed, enriched) themselves Ezek 34:2; Ezek 34:8; Ezek 34:10.
d. especially participle רֹעֶה, etc., as substantive = shepherd, herdsman: (I) literal, צאֹן רֹעֵה Gen 4:2; Gen 46:32; Gen 46:34; Gen 47:3 (all J), ׳רֹעֶה בַּצּ Gen 37:2 (E), 1Sam 16:11; 1Sam 17:34 רֹעֵי מִקְנֶה Gen 13:7 (twice in verse) (J); ׳(ה)ר alone, singular Amos 3:12 + 7 t. (all in simile); רֹעָה shepherdess, Gen 29:9 (J); כְּלִי רֹעֶה אֱוִילִי Zech 11:15 (see כְּלִי 2 c), as symbol; plural (הָ)רֹעִים Amos 1:2; Exod 2:17; Exod 2:19 (J) 1Sam 21:8 (׳אַבִּיר הָר; Gr Dr Bu Kit Löhr חָרָצִים ׳א; ᵐ5 Lag^{BN 45} HPS אֹבִיל הָעְַיָרִים, but compare We) + 8 t. + Isa 31:4 (simile), Isa 38:12 (read רֹעִים for רֹעִי Perles²⁹ Du Che^Hpt compare Di), compare (suffix) Gen 13:8 (twice in verse) (J); כְּלִי הָרֹעִים 1Sam 17:40 (see כְּלִי 3); — בֵּידעֵֿקֶד הָרִעִיס. (2) figurative of ruler (as often Assyrian; compare Greek (Homer) ποιμένα λαῶν), absolute singular Jer 17:16

**figurative of prophet (but Aq Symm ᵑ6 Gie Du Co מֵרָעָה); Zech 10:2; Zech 11:16; Zech 13:7b + 8 t. Jeremiah, Ezekiel; suffix of ׳י, רֹעִי Isa 44:28 (of Cyrus), Zech 13:7a.; Zech 13:17 (read רֹעִי הָאֱוִילִי We Now GASm); absolute plural Isa 56:11; Jer 2:8; Jer 3:15; Mic 5:4; Zech 10:3; Zech 11:5; Zech 11:8 + 18 t. Jeremiah Ezek 34, + (of Assyrian leaders) Nah 3:18 ׳רֹעֵי יִשׂ Ezek 34:2 צאֹנוֺ רֹעֵי Isa 63:11 (but read רֹעֵה [of Moses] ᵐ5 Targam Di Du and others). (3) epithet of ׳רֹעִי ׃ י ׳י Ps 23:1, ׳רֹעֵה יִשׂ Ps 80:2, ׳רֹעֶה אֶבֶן יִשׂ Gen 49:24 (poem in J; read construct רֹעֵה. compare Commentaries); מֵרֹעֶה אֶחָד Eccl 12:11 De Wild, < president of assembly of sages Siegf SS.

2. intransitive feed, graze:
a. literally of cows, sheep, etc.: with ב location Gen 41:2; Gen 41:18 (E), 1Chr 27:29 with accusative of pasture Isa 30:23 with עַל location Zeph 2:7 (עֲלֵי הַיָּם for ᵑ0 עֲלֵיהֶם, see Now); אֶלמֿוּל location Exod 34:3 (J); absolute Isa 5:17; Isa 11:7 (|| רבץ; but see רעה below) Isa 27:10 (|| id.), Isa 65:25; Jonah 3:7; Job 1:14.
b. figurative of idolater, Isa 44:20 he feedeth on ashes (accusative); compare Hos 12:2 Ehpraimitic source feedeth on wind (acc); אִוֶּלֶת ׳פִּי כְסִילִים יִר Prov 15:14 (so Vrss Qr; Kt פני for פי) the mouth of fools feeds on folly (Toy; Buhl √ II. רעה, Gerber¹⁶² below III. רעה); in Canticles, with ב location, figurative of lover Song 2:16; Song 6:2; Song 6:3 of breasts (like gazelles) Song 4:5.
c. figurative, of Israel as flock Isa 14:30 (|| רבץ), read (יַ֯) בְּכָרֹי in my pasture(s), for ᵑ0 בְּכוֺרֵי, Koppe Ew Di Du (otherwise Che^Hpt, compare Marti); Zeph 3:13 (|| id..); with עַלדְּֿרָכִים Isa 49:9 with accusative of pasture-land Jer 50:19; Mic 7:14; Ezek 34:14b ( + אֶל location), vEzek 34:18 vEzek 34:19 hence crop, strip, i.e. devastate, of conqueror, with accusative of land Mic 5:6, cf; אֶתיָֿדוֺ Jer 6:3 so יִרְעוּךְ קָדְקֹד; Jer 2:16 accusative of Israel under figure of vine (subject foes, as beasts) Ps 80:14.
d. subject wind, with accusative of person Jer 22:22, i. e. drive them away; subject fire, with accusative of thing, יֵרַע Job 20:26, but read perhaps יֵרָע, Niph`al (Ol Di Hoffm Siegf Bu; otherwise Du). רֹעֶה עֲקָרָה֯ Job 24:21 is difficult; Bu חֵרַע for ׳ר; more radical conjectures in Du. Niph`al possibly Job 20:26, see 2 d above Hiph`il Ps 78:72 van d. H., see 1 c above

BDB7995 H7462 H7473

רֹעֶה shepherd, רֹעָה shepherdess, see √ 1 d. above

BDB8000 H7462 H7489

II. [רָעָה] verb probably associate with (compare Schulth^{69 ff.} but also Nö^{ZMG iiv (1900), 154 f.}; Assyrian ru°a, ruttu, neighbour, fellow (masculine and feminine; compare Jäger^{BAS i. 483,486}); so Bedouin , master, owner, Wallin^{ZMG v (1851), 9} Jayakar^{JA xxi. 851}; Ethiopic marriage; Arabic , Ethiopic yoke; Late Hebrew רֵעוּת friendship is from Biblical Hebrew רֵעַ); —

Qal Imperative masculine singular וּרְעֵה אֱמוּנָה Ps 37:3 cherish faithfulness (Hup-Now RV Che Du Dr); > feed seocurely (Bae; I.רעה; feed on (his) faithfulness AmRV); Participle כְסִילִים רֹעֶה Prov 13:20 one associating with fools, so ׳זֹלְלְים ר Prov 28:7, זוֺנוֺת ׳ר Prov 29:3 (Thes and others think these figurative from I. רעה, see 2 b). Hithpa`el 2 masculine singular אַלתִּֿתְרַע אֶתבַּֿעַל אָ֑ף Prov 22:24 do not make companionship with a bad-tempered man; perhaps also 3 feminine plural תִּתְרָעֶינָה Isa 11:7 (Lag^{Or. i. 21}; Deceased Wife's Sister 399 Brd Du Che Hpt) cow and bear shall be each other's companions; + Infinitive construct הִתְרָעֹת Prov 18:24 (Toy, for ᵑ0 הִתְרֹעֵעַ) there are [יֵשׁ, for אִישׁ] friends (merely) to be companions (see II. רעע near the end).

BDB8003 H7462

[רָעָה] verb denominative Pi`el be a special friend; — Perfect 3 masculine singular מֵרֵעֵהוּ אֲשֶׁר רֵעָה לוֺ Judg 14:20 his comrade who had been 'best man' (GFM) to him.

BDB8036 H7489 H7465 H7462

II. [רָעַע] verb break (Aramaic loan-word = Hebrew רָצַץ q. v.); —

Qal Perfect 3 plural רָעוּ Jer 11:16 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יָרֹעַ Jer 15:12; Job 34:24, 2 masculine singular suffix תְּרֹעֵם Ps 2:9 (but see below); Infinitive absolute רֹ֫עָה Isa 24:19 (strike out ה as dittograph and read רֹעַ, see Hithpo`el); Participle feminine רֹעָה (? for רֹעֲעָה) Prov 25:19: —

1. transitive הֲיָרֹע בַּרְזֶל ׳בַּרְזֶל וגו Jer 15:12 can one break iron, iron out of the north? compare יָרֹעַ כַּבִּירִים Job 34:24 תְּרֹעֵם בְּשֵֹׁבֶט בַּרְזֶל Ps 2:9 (but read תִּרְעֵם, see I. רהְ, ᵐ5 ᵑ6 ᵑ9 Hup-Now and others).

2. intransitive break = be broken, of branches Jer 11:16 (in figurative; Gf Or and others; > Hi Gie are in a sad state, √ I. רעע); שֵׁן רֹעָה Prov 25:19 a broken tooth (׳ר = רֹעֲעָה?; Frankenb Niph`al Participle נְרָעָה, compare Toy, but Niph`al not elsewhere; Vrss רָעָה bad). — רֹ֫עוּ Isa 8:9 read דְּעוּ (ᵐ5 Lo Che and others, || הַאֲזִינוּ). Hithpo`el Perfect 3 feminine singular + Qal Infinitive absolute (see above) צרץ[הָ] רֹעַ הִתְרֹעֲעָה Isa 24:19 the earth is broken asunder (|| פּוֺר תִתְפּוֺרְרָה, מוֺט הִתְמוֺטְטָה); also Infinitive construct לְהִתְרוֺעֵעַ Prov 18:24 will be broken in pieces (Ges^{«GKC:114i»§ 114i}), ruined, De and others, but < read לְהִתְרָעוֺת Vrss Toy and others, see רעה Hithpa`el (see, however, Dr^{Expos. Times xi (1899-1900), 230f.}).

BDB9904 H7462

רעה (√ of following; compare Biblical Hebrew III. רעה).

Strong's Definition H7462

feed, shepherds, shepherd, fed, pastors, …

rāʿâ

to tend a flock; i.e., pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)

to pasture, tend, graze, feed

(Qal)

to tend, pasture

to shepherd

of cows, sheep, etc (literally)

(Qal) to associate with

Variations 66 forms of this word

Translations 99 English renderings

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Word Parts

וְ עֶדְר ֔וֹ

וְ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

עֶדְר

Root word flock, flocks, drove, herds, droves

֔וֹ

Suffix — pronoun his / him / it

Dictionary form: עֵדֶר · ay-DER

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Ncmsc/Sp3ms

Noun — Common, masculine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

וְ	Speech Conjunction
עֶדְר	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Construct
וֹ	Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Singular

In English

In the KJV here: and his flock

the flocks ×5 his flock ×3 drove ×2 for flocks ×2 is as a flock ×2 among the flocks ×1 and flocks ×1 and his flock ×1

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flock — Most natural default; suits sheep and goats.

herd — Prefer when context specifies cattle or larger animals.

drove — Good for animals being actively driven or moved.

flock of animals — Clarifies referent when context is ambiguous.

livestock — Broader, collective term; suits commercial or inventory contexts.

flock of sheep — Most specific; use when sheep are explicitly in view.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB5841 H5739

I. עֵ֫דֶר noun masculine^{Gen 29:2} flock, herd (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic עַדְרָא; on ᵐ5 Γαδερ Gen 35:16 ( = HCT vGen 35:21) see Lag^{BN 76 f.}, who assigns ׳ע therefore, plausibly, to III. עדר (), as lagging, loitering); — ׳ע absolute Gen 32:17 (twice in verse) +, construct Song 4:1 +; suffix עֶדְרוֺ Isa 40:11 +; plural עֲדָרִים Gen 29:2 +, construct עֶדְרֵי Mic 5:7 +, etc.; —

1. flock:
a. of sheep, צאֹן ׳ע Gen 29:2 (J), Mic 5:7, ׳הַצ ׳ע Joel 1:18 compare Gen 29:2; Gen 29:3; Gen 29:8; Gen 30:4 (all J), 1Sam 17:34; Jer 51:23; Mal 1:14 || צאֹן Ezek 34:12 (simile), Prov 27:23 + בְּהֵמָה 2Chr 32:28 הָֽרְחֵלִים ׳ע Song 6:6 = Song 4:2 (insert probably ׳הָֽר); sign of desolation Isa 17:2; Isa 32:14 (מִרְעֵה ׳ע), Zeph 2:14; Jer 6:3, of peace Jer 31:24 in simile also Mic 2:12; Jer 31:10; Ps 78:52 figurative of Israel Isa 40:11; Jer 13:20 (|| צאֹן), יהוה ׳ע vJer 13:17, so עֶדְרוֺ Zech 10:3.
b. of goats, הָעִזִּים ׳ע Song 4:1; Song 6:5.
c. undefined Judg 5:16; Job 24:2; Song 1:7.

2. herds, flocks and herds;
a. including sheep, cattle, etc., Gen 32:17 (4 t. in verse); Gen 32:20 (compare v.Gen 32:14 all E).
b. specifically בָקָר ׳ע Joel 1:18. — מִגְדַּלעֵֿדָר see above

Strong's Definition H5739

flock, flocks, drove, herds, droves

ʿēder

an arrangement, i.e., muster (of animals)

flock, herd

flock

Variations 21 forms of this word

Translations 29 English renderings

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Word Parts

וְ נִפַּצְתִּ֥י

וְ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

נִפַּצְתִּ֥י

Root word pieces, scattered, sunder, brake, break, …

Dictionary form: נָפַץ · naw-PAHTS

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Vpq1cs

Verb — Piel, Sequential Perfect (Weqatal), first person singular intensive — "he really / thoroughly did" carries the story forward — try "and he will ___" the built-in subject is "I"

וְ	Speech Conjunction
נִפַּצְתִּי	Speech Verb Stem Piel Type Sequential Perfect (Weqatal) Person First Person Number Singular

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In English

In the KJV here: and with thee will i break in pieces

and with thee will i break in pieces ×6 were scattered ×2 and brake ×1 and break ×1 and dasheth ×1 and i will dash ×1 broken ×1 for with thee will i break in pieces ×1

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shatter — Best general choice; implies violent, complete destruction.

smash — Vivid, physical force; suits concrete objects (pottery, armies).

dash to pieces — Modernizes KJV 'dasheth'; captures sudden, forceful impact.

scatter — Prefer when dispersal of people or things is the focus.

break apart — Milder tone; suits fracturing without full pulverization.

disperse — Best for spreading/scattering populations or groups widely.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB5304 H5310

I. [נָפַץ] verb shatter (Late Hebrew id., dash, beat; Assyrian napâƒu, shatter, destroy Dl^{HWB 475}; ᵑ7 נְפַע Pa`el shatter, but also נְפַץ Pa`el, id., Syriac shake, break, so Mandean, Nö^{M. 240, and ZMG xxxii (1878), 406}); —

Qal Infinitive absolute וְנָפוֺץ with accusative Judg 7:19 and a shattering (= and shattered) the jars; Passive participle עֶצֶב נִבְזֶה נָפוּץ Jer 22:28 (figurative) a vessel to be despised (and) shattered (compare Ew Gie Rothst^Kau); also Participle active נֹפֵץ shatterer of the holy people Dan 12:7 (Bev Marti^Kau, reading כִּכְלוֺת יַד נֹפֵץ). Pi`el dash to pieces: Perfect 3 masculine singular וְנִפֵּץ consecutive Ps 137:9 with accusative infants ag. (אֶל) rock; 1 singular וְנִפַּצְתִּ֫י of ׳י dashing all in pieces with (ב) Babylon as war-club Jer 51:20; Jer 51:21 (twice in verse); Jer 51:22 (3 t. in verse); Jer 51:23 (3 t. in verse); suffix וְנִפַּצְתִּים אִישׁ אֶלאָֿחִיו Jer 13:14 Imperfect 2 masculine singular suffix כִּכְלִי יוֺצֵר תְּנַפְּצֵם Ps 2:9 (i.e. nations); 3 masculine plural נִבְלֵיהֶם יְנַפֵּ֑צוּ Jer 48:12 (symbolic of destroying Moab); Infinitive נַפֵּץ יַדעַֿםקֹֿדֶשׁ Dan 12:7 when (they) finish shattering the hand (figurative for power) of the holy people, but read possibly נֹפֵץ, see Qal;

** = break up rafts 1Kgs 5:23. Pu`al Participle feminine plural מְנֻפָּצוֺת Isa 27:9 like chalk-stones pulverized.

BDB5308 H5310

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 Nö^l.c.), Ethiopic dissipari, aufugere Di 713); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular הָעָם מֵעָלַי ׳נ 1Sam 13:11 the people were scattered from me; 3 feminine singular נָָֽפְצָה כָלהָֿאָרֶץ Gen 9:19 (J) thence dispersed all (the population of) the earth; 3 plural נָָֽמְצוּ גּוֺיִם Isa 33:3 nations were scattered; Passive participle feminine plural construct נְפֻצוֺת יְהוּדָה Isa 11:12 the dispersed of Judah he shall collect (|| נִדְחֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל).

Strong's Definition H5310

pieces, scattered, sunder, brake, break, …

nāpaṣ

to dash to pieces, or scatter

to shatter, break, dash, beat in pieces

(Qal)

to shatter

(Qal)

to be scattered

Variations 13 forms of this word

Translations 16 English renderings

Word Parts

בְ ךָ֖

בְ

Preposition in, at, by, with

ךָ֖

Suffix — pronoun your / you (one man)

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar R/Sp2ms

Preposition

בְ	Speech Preposition
ךָ	Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person Second Person Gender Masculine Number Singular

In English

it ×144 him ×95 them ×83 thee ×59 me ×53 unto him ×35 you ×28 he ×22

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אִכָּ֣ר

Root word husbandmen, plowmen, husbandman

Dictionary form: אִכָּר · ik-KAWR

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncmsa

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

אִכָּר

Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: the husbandman

husbandmen ×2 the husbandman ×2 o ye husbandmen ×1 shall be your plowmen ×1 the plowmen ×1

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farmer — Broadest, most natural modern term; prefer in most contexts.

farmhand — Emphasizes hired or lower-status agricultural worker.

plowman — Retains sense of active field labor; good in poetic contexts.

cultivator — Highlights tilling work; slightly more formal register.

agricultural worker — Precise but formal; useful in explanatory or prose contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB411 H406

אִכָּר noun masculine^{Joel 1:11} ploughman, husband-man (Arabic , Aramaic , אִיבָּרָא, compare Mishna) ׳א singular absolute Jer 51:23 (+ וְצִמְדּוֺ) Amos 5:16 plural אִכָּרִים Jer 14:4; Jer 31:24 (|| וְנָָֽסְעוּ בָעֵדֶר) 2Chr 26:10 (|| כֹּרְמִים) Joel 1:11 (|| id.,), אִכָּרֵיכֶם Isa 61:5 (|| id.)

אַכְשָׁף see כשׁף.

Strong's Definition H406

husbandmen, plowmen, husbandman

ʾikkār

a farmer

plowman, husbandman, farmer

working the land, yet not owning any of it

Variations 3 forms of this word

Translations 5 English renderings

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Word Parts

וְ צִמְדּ ֑וֹ

וְ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

צִמְדּ

Root word yoke, couple, two, oxen, together, …

֑וֹ

Suffix — pronoun his / him / it

Dictionary form: צֶמֶד · tseh-MED

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Ncmsc/Sp3ms

Noun — Common, masculine singular, construct state "___ of …" — bound to the next word

וְ	Speech Conjunction
צִמְדּ	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Singular State Construct
וֹ	Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person Third Person Gender Masculine Number Singular

In English

In the KJV here: and his yoke of oxen

yoke ×3 a yoke ×2 with a couple ×2 acres ×1 and his yoke of oxen ×1 him and a couple ×1 him two ×1 him with a couple ×1

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pair — Broadest modern term; suits animals or objects.

team — Prefer when referring to working animals harnessed together.

yoke — Retain as noun for the matched unit, not the wooden implement.

couple — Informal; good for two of any item in narrative contexts.

acre — Idiomatic land-measure sense: area a yoke of oxen plows in a day.

span — Vivid; highlights two animals/items joined and moving together.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB7108 H6776

צֶ֫מֶד noun masculine^{1Kgs 19:19} couple, pair; — ׳צ construct Judg 19:3 +; suffix צִמְדּוֺ Jer 51:23 plural צְמָדִים 1Kgs 19:19; 2Kgs 9:25 (but see below); construct צִמְדֵּי Isa 5:10 (Ges^{«GKC:93m»§ 93m}); —

1. couple, pair, usually of animals, חֲמֹרִים ׳צ Judg 19:3; Judg 19:10; 2Sam 16:1 בָּקָר (הַ) ׳צ span of oxen 1Sam 11:7; 1Kgs 19:21, plural of more than one span v1Kgs 19:19 (ploughing), Job 1:3; Job 42:12 צֶמֶד פְּרָדִים 2Kgs 5:17 פָּרָשִׁים ׳צ Isa 21:7; Isa 21:9 a pair of horsemen; plural also of one pair of riders 2Kgs 9:25 (but read probably צֶמֶד, so Kit); ׳צ alone = span (of oxen) Jer 51:23.

2. a measure of land (only square measure in OT) like acre; originally apparently what a span can plough (in a day; see Now^{Archaeology i. 202} Benz^{Archaeology 208}; compare modern faddan, = what, can be ploughed in a season Schumacher^{ZPV xii (1889), 163 f.}, Across Jordan 22, or in a day Bergheim^{PEQ, 1894, 192}, Ency. Bib.^ACRE), שָׂדֶה ׳צ 1Sam 14:14 (on text see Dr HPS); צִמְדֵּיכֶֿרֶם Isa 5:10.

Strong's Definition H6776

yoke, couple, two, oxen, together, …

ṣemed

a yoke or team (i.e., pair); hence, an acre (i.e., day's task for a yoke of cattle to plough)

couple, pair, team, yoke

couple, pair, span (usually of animals)

the amount of land a span of oxen could plow in one day

Variations 6 forms of this word

Translations 11 English renderings

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Word Parts

וְ נִפַּצְתִּ֣י

וְ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

נִפַּצְתִּ֣י

Root word pieces, scattered, sunder, brake, break, …

Dictionary form: נָפַץ · naw-PAHTS

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Vpq1cs

Verb — Piel, Sequential Perfect (Weqatal), first person singular intensive — "he really / thoroughly did" carries the story forward — try "and he will ___" the built-in subject is "I"

וְ	Speech Conjunction
נִפַּצְתִּי	Speech Verb Stem Piel Type Sequential Perfect (Weqatal) Person First Person Number Singular

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In the KJV here: and with thee will i break in pieces

and with thee will i break in pieces ×6 were scattered ×2 and brake ×1 and break ×1 and dasheth ×1 and i will dash ×1 broken ×1 for with thee will i break in pieces ×1

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shatter — Best general choice; implies violent, complete destruction.

smash — Vivid, physical force; suits concrete objects (pottery, armies).

dash to pieces — Modernizes KJV 'dasheth'; captures sudden, forceful impact.

scatter — Prefer when dispersal of people or things is the focus.

break apart — Milder tone; suits fracturing without full pulverization.

disperse — Best for spreading/scattering populations or groups widely.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB5304 H5310

I. [נָפַץ] verb shatter (Late Hebrew id., dash, beat; Assyrian napâƒu, shatter, destroy Dl^{HWB 475}; ᵑ7 נְפַע Pa`el shatter, but also נְפַץ Pa`el, id., Syriac shake, break, so Mandean, Nö^{M. 240, and ZMG xxxii (1878), 406}); —

Qal Infinitive absolute וְנָפוֺץ with accusative Judg 7:19 and a shattering (= and shattered) the jars; Passive participle עֶצֶב נִבְזֶה נָפוּץ Jer 22:28 (figurative) a vessel to be despised (and) shattered (compare Ew Gie Rothst^Kau); also Participle active נֹפֵץ shatterer of the holy people Dan 12:7 (Bev Marti^Kau, reading כִּכְלוֺת יַד נֹפֵץ). Pi`el dash to pieces: Perfect 3 masculine singular וְנִפֵּץ consecutive Ps 137:9 with accusative infants ag. (אֶל) rock; 1 singular וְנִפַּצְתִּ֫י of ׳י dashing all in pieces with (ב) Babylon as war-club Jer 51:20; Jer 51:21 (twice in verse); Jer 51:22 (3 t. in verse); Jer 51:23 (3 t. in verse); suffix וְנִפַּצְתִּים אִישׁ אֶלאָֿחִיו Jer 13:14 Imperfect 2 masculine singular suffix כִּכְלִי יוֺצֵר תְּנַפְּצֵם Ps 2:9 (i.e. nations); 3 masculine plural נִבְלֵיהֶם יְנַפֵּ֑צוּ Jer 48:12 (symbolic of destroying Moab); Infinitive נַפֵּץ יַדעַֿםקֹֿדֶשׁ Dan 12:7 when (they) finish shattering the hand (figurative for power) of the holy people, but read possibly נֹפֵץ, see Qal;

** = break up rafts 1Kgs 5:23. Pu`al Participle feminine plural מְנֻפָּצוֺת Isa 27:9 like chalk-stones pulverized.

BDB5308 H5310

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 Nö^l.c.), Ethiopic dissipari, aufugere Di 713); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular הָעָם מֵעָלַי ׳נ 1Sam 13:11 the people were scattered from me; 3 feminine singular נָָֽפְצָה כָלהָֿאָרֶץ Gen 9:19 (J) thence dispersed all (the population of) the earth; 3 plural נָָֽמְצוּ גּוֺיִם Isa 33:3 nations were scattered; Passive participle feminine plural construct נְפֻצוֺת יְהוּדָה Isa 11:12 the dispersed of Judah he shall collect (|| נִדְחֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל).

Strong's Definition H5310

pieces, scattered, sunder, brake, break, …

nāpaṣ

to dash to pieces, or scatter

to shatter, break, dash, beat in pieces

(Qal)

to shatter

(Qal)

to be scattered

Variations 13 forms of this word

Translations 16 English renderings

Word Parts

בְ ךָ֔

בְ

Preposition in, at, by, with

ךָ֔

Suffix — pronoun your / you (one man)

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar R/Sp2ms

Preposition

בְ	Speech Preposition
ךָ	Speech Suffix Type Pronominal Person Second Person Gender Masculine Number Singular

In English

it ×144 him ×95 them ×83 thee ×59 me ×53 unto him ×35 you ×28 he ×22

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פַּח֖וֹת

Root word governor, governors, captains, deputies, captain

Dictionary form: פֶּחָה · peh-HAW

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar Ncmpa

Noun — Common, masculine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"

פַּחוֹת

Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Plural State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: captains

captains ×5 governor ×4 of the governor ×3 the governors ×3 and the deputies ×2 captain ×2 and governors ×1 and of the governors ×1

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governor — Best default; civil administrator over a province or region.

official — Broader term; useful when exact rank is unclear.

provincial ruler — Emphasizes territorial authority; good for imperial contexts.

deputy — Highlights subordinate role under a higher sovereign.

administrator — Neutral, bureaucratic tone; fits Persian-period texts well.

commander — Prefer when military leadership is foregrounded.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB6579 H6346

פֶּחָה₂₈ noun masculine^{2Kgs 18:24} governor (loan-word from Assyrian pa—âti [abbreviated from bel pa—âti], lord of a district; compare perhaps Old Aramaic פחי governor); — absolute ׳הַפּ Neh 5:14, construct פַּחַ֫ת Hag 1:1 +, פֵּחַתֿ Hag 2:21 suffix פֶּחָחֶ֑ךָ Mal 1:8,פֶּחָם Neh 5:14 (but read probably פֶּחָה); plural absolute פַּחוֺת 1Kgs 20:24 +; construct פַּחוֺת 1Kgs 10:15 = 2Chr 9:14, פַּחֲווֺת Ezra 8:36 +; suffix פַּחוֺתֶיהָ Jer 51:28; Jer 51:57 — as Assyr. captains 2Kgs 18:24 = Isa 36:9 (< strike out ׳פ, compare Sta^{ZAW vi (1886), 182} and others), compare Ezek 23:6; Ezek 23:12 of Babylon Jer 51:23; Jer 51:57, and Babylonian allies Ezek 23:23 of Media Jer 51:28 Persian governor of עֵבֶר הַנָּהָר, i. e. in Palestine, Hag 1:1; Hag 1:14; Hag 2:2; Hag 2:21; Neh 2:7; Neh 2:9 + 8 t.; Persian satraps in general Esth 3:12; Esth 8:9; Esth 9:3 applied (by late writer) to Solomon's governors 1Kgs 10:15 = 2Chr 9:14 Benhadad's captains 1Kgs 20:24 (strike out see, Sta and others). — compare Biblical Aramaic

BDB9806 H6347 H6346

פ

פֶּחָה noun masculine (Babylonian or Persian) governor (Assyrian loan-word, Biblical Hebrew id.); — absolute ׳פ Ezra 5:14 construct פַּחַת Ezra 5:3; Ezra 5:6; Ezra 6:6; Ezra 6:7; Ezra 6:13 plural emphatic פַּחֲוָתָא Dan 3:2; Dan 3:3; Dan 3:27; Dan 6:1.

Strong's Definition H6346

governor, governors, captains, deputies, captain

peḥâ

a prefect (of a city or small district)

governor

Variations 14 forms of this word

Translations 15 English renderings

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וּ סְגָנִֽים

וּ

Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)

סְגָנִֽים

Root word rulers, princes

Dictionary form: סָגָן · saw-ɡAWN

Vowels & Accents

Hebrew Alephbet

Grammar C/Ncmpa

Noun — Common, masculine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"

וּ	Speech Conjunction
סְגָנִֽים	Speech Noun Type Common Gender Masculine Number Plural State Absolute

In English

In the KJV here: and rulers

and rulers ×6 the rulers ×4 and the rulers ×3 and her rulers ×1 nor to the rulers ×1 of the rulers ×1 upon princes ×1

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official — Broad, neutral term; fits administrative or civic contexts well.

ruler — Modernized from KJV; good for contexts of local governance.

governor — Implies appointed regional authority; suits Persian-era texts.

magistrate — Formal register; good for legal or civic assemblies.

prince — Retains royal/noble connotation; use where status is emphasized.

prefect — Technical term for appointed overseer; fits imperial contexts.

Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB)

BDB5497 H5461

[סָגָן, סֶ֫גֶן] noun masculine prefect, ruler (loan-word from Assyrian šaknu, prefect of conquered city or province (√ šakânu, set, appoint Dl^{HWB 659}, compare Schr^{COT Isa 41:25}; apparently = Late Hebrew סָגָן, סֶגֶן, Aramaic סִגְנָא a superior (not high) priest; Mandean אשגאנדא WBrandt^{Mand. Schriften 169} a candidate for priesthood; compare Jen in Brandt^ib.; hence perhaps Greek ζωγάνης, compare Lewy^{Fremdw. 129}); — only plural סְגָנִים Ezek 23:6 + 14 t.; suffix סְגָנֶיהָ Jer 51:57 + vJer 51:58 (where read probably סְגָנָיו ᵐ5 Gie); —

1. prefects of Assyr. and Babylonian Ezek 23:6; Ezek 23:12; Ezek 23:23; Jer 51:23; Jer 51:57 (all + פַּחוֺת), Isa 41:25, of king of Medes Jer 51:28 (+ פַּחוֺת).

2. petty rulers, officials of Judah (only Nehemiah Ezra in sources): distinguished from חֹרִים nobles Neh 2:16; Neh 4:8; Neh 4:13; Neh 5:7; Neh 7:5 alone, Neh 2:16; Neh 12:40; Neh 13:11 + יְהוּדִים Neh 5:17 (see also Neh 2:16); + שָׂרִים Ezra 9:2. compare Biblical Aramaic סְגַן.

BDB9732 H5460 H5461

[סְגַן] noun masculine perfect (ᵑ7 (rare), Egyptian Aramaic S-C^{D 13}; see Biblical Hebrew (late), Assyrian loan-word) — plural absolute סִגְנִין Dan 2:48 emphatic סִגְנַיָּא Dan 3:2; Dan 3:3; Dan 3:27; Dan 6:8.

Strong's Definition H5461

rulers, princes

sāgān

a præfect of a province

ruler, prefect, governor, a subordinate ruler

prefects (of Assyria and Babylon)

Variations 8 forms of this word

Translations 7 English renderings