Strong's Lexicon

H6475

H6475 — פָּצָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewpatsahverb-stemOccurrences: 15TWOT: 1795

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:	H6475
Word:	פָּצָה
Part of Speech:	verb-stem
Etymology:	a primitive root
Language:	Hebrew
Occurrences:	15
Transliteration:	patsah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:	paw-tsaw'
Meaning:	1. to rend, i.e. open (especially the mouth)
KJV Renderings:	deliver, gape, open, rid, utter.

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[פָּצָה] verb part, open (Arabic [untranscribed source text 4272] I, II. separate, remove; Aramaic פְּצָא especially set free, [untranscribed source text 4273] Pa`el set free); —

Qal Perfect 3 feminine singular פָּֽצְתָה Gen 4:11 +, 2 masculine singular פָּצִיתָ Judg 11:36, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִפְצֶה Job 35:16 Imperative masculine singular פְּצֶה Ezek 2:8, suffix פְצֵנִי Ps 144:7; Ps 144:11 Participle פֹּצֶה Isa 10:14, ׳ פּוֺ Ps 144:10 —

1. open mouth:

a. to swallow, figurative of ground, הָאֲדָמָה Gen 4:11, ( J ), Num 16:30 ( J E ), הָאָרֶץ Deut 11:6 of enemies, + עַל person Lam 2:16; Lam 3:46; Ps 22:14 literal Ezek 2:8.

b. to speak Judg 11:35; Judg 11:36 (utter a vow, + ׳ אֶליֿ); Job 35:16 hence = utter, אֲשֶׁר פָּצוּ שְׁפָתַי Ps 66:14 of bird chirping פֹּצֶה פֶה Isa 10:14 (in figurative).

2. snatch away, set free (Aramaic loan-word), only Ps 144, + הִצִּיל with מִן Isa 10:7 Isa 10:11 ׳ פ with מִן Isa 10:10.

Other Resources

Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament
R. Laird Harris, Gleason L. Archer, and Bruce K. Waltke

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