◄ 6451. pissah ►
Strong's Lexicon pissah: Piece, fragment Original Word: פִסָּה Part of Speech: Noun Feminine Transliteration: piccah Pronunciation: pis-sah' Phonetic Spelling: (pis-saw') Definition: Piece, fragment Meaning: expansion, abundance Word Origin: Derived from the root פָּסַס (pasas), meaning "to break" or "to spread." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "pissah," related concepts can be found in Greek words like κλάσμα (klasma), meaning "fragment" or "piece," as seen in the New Testament during the feeding of the multitudes (e.g., Matthew 14:20). Usage: The Hebrew word "pissah" refers to a piece or fragment, often used in the context of something that is broken or divided. It conveys the idea of a part of a whole, typically in a physical sense. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of breaking or dividing was significant in various contexts, from the division of land to the breaking of bread. The term "pissah" would have been understood in everyday life, particularly in agrarian and communal settings where resources were shared and divided among families and tribes. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin from the same as pas Definition probably abundance, plenty NASB Translation abundance (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs [מִּסָּה] noun feminine dubious; if correct, probably abundance, plenty (? properly spread out); — construct מִּסַּת בָּר Psalm 72:16; Lag Gr Che and others read שִׁפְעַת. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance handful From pacac; expansion, i.e. Abundance -- handful. see HEBREW pacac Forms and Transliterations פִסַּת־ פסת־ fissat p̄is·saṯ- p̄issaṯ- Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Psalm 72:16 HEB: יְהִ֤י פִסַּת־ בַּ֨ר ׀ בָּאָרֶץ֮ NAS: May there be abundance of grain KJV: There shall be an handful of corn INT: become may there be abundance of grain the earth 1 Occurrence Strong's Hebrew 6451 1 Occurrence p̄is·saṯ- — 1 Occ.