What does נָפַץ · συντρίβω mean in the Bible?
נָפַץ · συντρίβω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to shatter or break violently".
Hebrew · H5310, G4937
נָפַץ
To dash to pieces, or scatter · to break
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נָפַץ H5310 to dash to pieces, or scatter
Pronunciation nāpaṣ
Violent dispersal or destruction, often of objects or people in judgment, emphasizing chaotic scattering.
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συντρίβω G4937 to break
Pronunciation syntríbō
Breaking into pieces or crushing, emphasizing violent fragmentation rather than simple breakage
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What does נָפַץ (napats) mean in the Bible?
נָפַץ · συντρίβω is a Hebrew phrase meaning "to shatter or break violently".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H5310, G4937?
H5310, G4937 is connected to 22 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. to shatter or break violently
Source Gloss
to shatter or break violently
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 7
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 4×
Perfect 1Sam 13:11 · Gen 9:19 · Isa 33:3 3×
Participle passive Jer 22:28 1×
Piel intensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action 2×
Infinitive construct Dan 12:7 1×
Imperfect Jer 48:12 1×
Pual intensive passive — intensive action received by the subject 1×
Participle passive Isa 27:9 1×
Word Origins
נָפַץ is a primitive root - no further derivation.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain