Definition
a primitive root; to scatter, whether in enmity or bounty
Traditional renderings: disperse, scatter (abroad).
Traditional renderings: disperse, scatter (abroad).
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders פָּזַר:
- διασκορπίζωdiaskorpizō“to scatter”40%
- διασπείρωdiaspeirō“to scatter”20%
- πλανάωplanaō“to lead astray”20%
- σκορπίζωskorpizō“to scatter”20%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
10 total
- Esther 3:8מְפֻזָּ֤ר · scatteredThen Haman informed King Xerxes, “There is a certain people scattered and dispersed among the peoples of every province of your kingdom. Their laws are different from everyone else’s, and they do not obey the king’s laws. So it is not in the king’s best interest to tolerate them.
- Psalm 53:5פִּ֭זַּר · has scatteredThere they are, overwhelmed with dread, where there was nothing to fear. For God has scattered the bones of those who besieged you. You put them to shame, for God has despised them.
- Psalm 89:10פִּזַּ֥רְתָּ · You scatteredYou crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.
- Psalm 112:9פִּזַּ֤ר׀ · He has scattered abroadHe has scattered abroad his gifts to the poor; his righteousness endures forever; his horn will be lifted high in honor.
- Psalm 141:7נִפְזְר֥וּ · have been scatteredAs when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
- Psalm 147:16יְפַזֵּֽר׃ · He scattersHe spreads the snow like wool; He scatters the frost like ashes;
- Proverbs 11:24מְ֭פַזֵּר · One gives freelyOne gives freely, yet gains even more; another withholds what is right, only to become poor.
- Jeremiah 3:13וַתְּפַזְּרִ֨י · You have scatteredOnly acknowledge your guilt, that you have rebelled against the LORD your God. You have scattered your favors to foreign gods under every green tree and have not obeyed My voice,’” declares the LORD.
- Jeremiah 50:17פְזוּרָ֛ה · is a scatteredIsrael is a scattered flock, chased away by lions. The first to devour him was the king of Assyria; the last to crush his bones was Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon.”
- Joel 3:2פִּזְּר֣וּ · they have scatteredI will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will enter into judgment against them concerning My people, My inheritance, Israel, whom they have scattered among the nations as they divided up My land.