פֶּצַעpetsaʻ
bruise, wound (Proverbs 27:6; Exodus 21:25; Isaiah 1:6; Proverbs 20:30; Genesis 4:23)
Pronunciation: peh'-tsah · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H6482
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 8 times in the Bible.
- Genesis 4:23 One day Lamech said to his wives, “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; listen to me, you wives of Lamech. I have killed a man who attacked me, a young man who wounded me.
- Exodus 21:25 a burn for a burn, a wound for a wound, a bruise for a bruise.
- Job 9:17 For he attacks me with a storm and repeatedly wounds me without cause.
- Proverbs 20:30 Physical punishment cleanses away evil; such discipline purifies the heart.
- Proverbs 23:29 Who has anguish? Who has sorrow? Who is always fighting? Who is always complaining? Who has unnecessary bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?
- Proverbs 27:6 Wounds from a sincere friend are better than many kisses from an enemy.
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).