What does פָּצָה mean in the Bible?
e. open (especially the mouth)".
Hebrew · H6475
פָּצָה
To rend , i.e. open (especially the mouth)
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פָּצָה H6475
What does פָּצָה mean in the Bible?
פָּצָה is a Hebrew word meaning "to rend , i.e. open (especially the mouth)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6475?
The BSB source-word alignment has 15 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include open (3), opened (2), opens (2), set me free (2), has opened (1).
Where does פָּצָה appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 4:11. Its strongest book concentrations include Psalms (5), Judges (2), Lamentations (2), Deuteronomy (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It open 3× Lamentations 2:16, Lamentations 3:46, Ezekiel 2:8
opened 2× Deuteronomy 11:6, Isaiah 10:14
opens 2× Numbers 16:30, Job 35:16
set me free 2× Psalms 144:7, Psalms 144:11
has opened 1× Genesis 4:11
have given my word 1× Judges 11:35
promised 1× Psalms 66:14
They open 1× Psalms 22:13
who frees 1× Psalms 144:10
you have given your word 1× Judges 11:36
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 4:11 פָּצְתָ֣ה to has opened Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Numbers 16:30 וּפָצְתָ֨ה to opens Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular Deuteronomy 11:6 פָּצְתָ֤ה to opened Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Judges 11:35 פָּצִ֤יתִי־ to have given my word Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Judges 11:36 פָּצִ֤יתָה to you have given your word Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Job 35:16 יִפְצֶה־ to opens Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Psalms 22:13 פָּצ֣וּ to They open Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Psalms 66:14 פָּצ֥וּ to promised Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Psalms 144:7 פְּצֵ֣נִי to set me free Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular Psalms 144:10 הַ֭פּוֹצֶה to who frees Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Genesis 4:11
Aligned rows 15
Books represented 9
Genesis 1 Numbers 1 Deuteronomy 1 Judges 2 Job 1 Psalms 5 Isaiah 1 Lamentations 2 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
פָּצ֥וּ 2x pā·ṣū Psalms 66:14, Lamentations 3:46
הַ֭פּוֹצֶה 1x hap·pō·w·ṣeh Psalms 144:10
וּפֹצֶ֥ה 1x ū·p̄ō·ṣeh Isaiah 10:14
וּפָצְתָ֨ה 1x ū·p̄ā·ṣə·ṯāh Numbers 16:30
יִפְצֶה־ 1x yip̄·ṣeh- Job 35:16
פְּצֵ֣ה 1x pə·ṣêh Ezekiel 2:8
פָּצ֣וּ 1x pā·ṣū Psalms 22:13
פָּצ֨וּ 1x pā·ṣū Lamentations 2:16
Parsing patterns
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural 4x Psalms 22:13, Psalms 66:14, Lamentations 2:16, Lamentations 3:46
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular 2x Psalms 144:7, Psalms 144:11
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular 2x Genesis 4:11, Deuteronomy 11:6
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 1x Psalms 144:10
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular 1x Numbers 16:30
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular 1x Isaiah 10:14
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular 1x Ezekiel 2:8
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular 1x Job 35:16
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to rend , i.e. open (especially the mouth)
Source Gloss
to rend , i.e. open (especially the mouth)
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to rend, i.e. open (especially the mouth) BDB: part Usage: deliver, gape, open, rid, utter.
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 1 Aligned forms 10
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 10×
Perfect Lam 2:16 · Lam 3:46 · Ps 22:14 · Ps 66:14 · Deut 11:6 · Gen 4:11 · Judg 11:35 · Judg 11:36 8×
Sequential imperfect Ezek 2:8 1×
Imperfect Job 35:16 1×
Word Origins
פָּצָה 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