פָּצַעpâtsaʻ
bruise, wound by bruising
Pronunciation: paw-tsah' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6481
Meanings
Qal: a smiting and a bruising, one wounded by crushing. (Song of Solomon 5:7; 1 Kings 20:37; Deuteronomy 23:2)
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 3 times in the Bible.
- Deuteronomy 23:1 “If a man’s testicles are crushed or his penis is cut off, he may not be admitted to the assembly of the Lord.
- 1 Kings 20:37 Then the prophet turned to another man and said, “Hit me!” So he struck the prophet and wounded him.
- Song of Solomon 5:7 The night watchmen found me as they made their rounds. They beat and bruised me and stripped off my veil, those watchmen on the walls.
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).