פָּזַרpâzar

scatter

Pronunciation: paw-zar' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6340

Meanings

Qal: (i.e. driven off, isolated) (Jeremiah 50:17)

Niph`al: are scattered (Psalms 141:7)

Pi`el: scatter (Psalms 53:6; Psalms 112:9; Psalms 147:16)

Pu`al: scattered (Esther 3:3)

Where it appears

Appears 10 times in the Bible.

  • Esther 3:8 Then Haman approached King Xerxes and said, “There is a certain race of people scattered through all the provinces of your empire who keep themselves separate from everyone else. Their laws are different from those of any other people, and they refuse to obey the laws of the king. So it is not in the king’s interest to let them live.
  • Psalms 53:5 Terror will grip them, terror like they have never known before. God will scatter the bones of your enemies. You will put them to shame, for God has rejected them.
  • Psalms 89:10 You crushed the great sea monster. You scattered your enemies with your mighty arm.
  • Psalms 112:9 They share freely and give generously to those in need. Their good deeds will be remembered forever. They will have influence and honor.
  • Psalms 141:7 Like rocks brought up by a plow, the bones of the wicked will lie scattered without burial.
  • Psalms 147:16 He sends the snow like white wool; he scatters frost upon the ground like ashes.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).