6480. patsam
Lexicon
patsam: To break, to crush

Original Word: פָצַם
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: patsam
Pronunciation: pah-tsam'
Phonetic Spelling: (paw-tsam')
Definition: To break, to crush
Meaning: to rend

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
break

A primitive root; to rend (by earthquake) -- break.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to split open
NASB Translation
split it open (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[מָּצַם] verb split open (Arabic crack; ᵑ7 מַּצֵם Jeremiah 22:14, cut out, make, window); —

Qal Perfect2masculine singular suffix of earth, מְּצַמְתָּ֑הּ Psalm 60:4 (subject God).

Topical Lexicon
Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • There is no direct Greek equivalent in the Strong's Concordance that corresponds to the Hebrew פָצַם (patsam). However, Greek terms that convey similar meanings of tearing or rending include:
• σχίζω (schizo) • Strong's Greek Number 4977, meaning to split or divide.
• διαρρήγνυμι (diarrhegnymi) • Strong's Greek Number 1284, meaning to tear or break apart.

These Greek terms capture the essence of rending or tearing, similar to the Hebrew פָצַם, and are used in the New Testament to describe actions of splitting or breaking, often in a metaphorical or symbolic context.

Usage: The verb פָצַם (patsam) is used in the context of tearing or rending, often in a violent or forceful manner. It is a rare term in the Hebrew Bible, indicating a specific action of tearing or breaking apart.

Context: The Hebrew verb פָצַם (patsam) appears in the context of physical destruction or tearing. It is a vivid term that conveys the idea of forceful separation or breaking. The action described by פָצַם is not gentle or gradual but rather sudden and decisive. This term is used to illustrate the severity and intensity of an action, often in a metaphorical sense to describe the breaking of bonds or the destruction of something that was once whole. The usage of פָצַם in the Hebrew Bible is limited, which suggests that it was employed to convey a specific and powerful image of rending or tearing apart.

Forms and Transliterations
פְּצַמְתָּ֑הּ פצמתה pə·ṣam·tāh pəṣamtāh petzamTah
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Englishman's Concordance
Psalm 60:2
HEB: הִרְעַ֣שְׁתָּה אֶ֣רֶץ פְּצַמְתָּ֑הּ רְפָ֖ה שְׁבָרֶ֣יהָ
NAS: quake, You have split it open; Heal
KJV: to tremble; thou hast broken it: heal
INT: quake the land have split Heal breaches

1 Occurrence

Strong's Hebrew 6480
1 Occurrence


pə·ṣam·tāh — 1 Occ.















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