What does פָּשַׁט mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H6584
פָּשַׁט
To spread out (i.e. deploy in hostile array); by analogy, to strip (i.e. unclothe, plunder, flay, etc.)
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פָּשַׁטH6584
What does פָּשַׁט mean in the Bible?
פָּשַׁט is a Hebrew word meaning "to spread out (i.e. deploy in hostile array); by analogy, to strip (i.e. unclothe, plunder, flay, etc.)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H6584?
The BSB source-word alignment has 43 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include raided (4), and raided (2), rushed (2), stripped off (2), They will strip off (2).
Where does פָּשַׁט appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Genesis 37:23. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Samuel (9), 1 Chronicles (4), 2 Chronicles (4), Ezekiel (4).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itraided4×1 Samuel 30:14, 1 Chronicles 14:13, 2 Chronicles 25:13, Job 1:17
and raided2×1 Samuel 27:8, 1 Chronicles 14:9
rushed2×Judges 9:44, Judges 20:37
stripped off2×1 Samuel 19:24, 1 Samuel 31:9
They will strip off2×Ezekiel 16:39, Ezekiel 23:26
to strip2×1 Samuel 31:8, 1 Chronicles 10:8
after stripping off1×Micah 3:3
and advance1×Judges 9:33
and deprived1×Job 22:6
and strip off1×Ezekiel 26:16
changed out of1×Nehemiah 4:23
had also raided1×2 Chronicles 28:18
had raided1×1 Samuel 30:1
had removed1×Numbers 20:28
have raided1×1 Samuel 23:27
He has stripped me1×Job 19:9
I have taken off1×Song Of Solomon 5:3
I will strip her1×Hosea 2:3
Next, he is to skin1×Leviticus 1:6
raid1×Hosea 7:1
Remove1×Numbers 20:26
removed1×1 Samuel 18:4
rushed forward1×Judges 9:44
skinned [the animals]1×2 Chronicles 35:11
Strip1×Isaiah 32:11
strips the land1×Nahum 3:16
take off1×Leviticus 16:23
Then he must take off1×Leviticus 6:11
they are to take off1×Ezekiel 44:19
they stripped1×Genesis 37:23
They stripped Saul1×1 Chronicles 10:9
to plunder the dead1×2 Samuel 23:10
to skin1×2 Chronicles 29:34
What have you raided today1×1 Samuel 27:10
You strip off1×Micah 2:8
Show sample aligned rows
Genesis 37:23וַיַּפְשִׁ֤יטוּtothey strippedConjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralLeviticus 1:6וְהִפְשִׁ֖יטtoNext, he is to skinConjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularLeviticus 6:11וּפָשַׁט֙toThen he must take offConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularLeviticus 16:23וּפָשַׁט֙totake offConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularNumbers 20:26וְהַפְשֵׁ֤טtoRemoveConjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singularNumbers 20:28וַיַּפְשֵׁט֩tohad removedConjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularJudges 9:33וּפָשַׁטְתָּ֣toand advanceConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularJudges 9:44פָּשְׁט֕וּtorushed forwardVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralJudges 9:44פָּֽשְׁט֛וּtorushedVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralJudges 20:37וַֽיִּפְשְׁט֖וּtorushedConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowGenesis 37:23
Aligned rows43
Books represented16
Genesis1Leviticus3Numbers2Judges41 Samuel92 Samuel11 Chronicles42 Chronicles4Nehemiah1Job3Song Of Solomon1Isaiah1Ezekiel4Hosea2Micah2Nahum1
Source forms
וַֽיִּפְשְׁט֖וּ3xway·yip̄·šə·ṭūJudges 20:37, 1 Chronicles 14:9, 1 Chronicles 14:13
וּפָשַׁט֙2xū·p̄ā·šaṭLeviticus 6:11, Leviticus 16:23
לְפַשֵּׁ֖ט2xlə·p̄aš·šêṭ1 Samuel 31:8, 1 Chronicles 10:8
אַפְשִׁיטֶ֣נָּה1x’ap̄·šî·ṭen·nāhHosea 2:3
הִפְשִׁ֑יט1xhip̄·šîṭJob 19:9
הִפְשִׁ֔יטוּ1xhip̄·šî·ṭūMicah 3:3
וְהַפְשֵׁ֤ט1xwə·hap̄·šêṭNumbers 20:26
וְהִפְשִׁ֖יט1xwə·hip̄·šîṭLeviticus 1:6
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural6xJudges 20:37, 1 Samuel 27:8, 1 Chronicles 14:9, 1 Chronicles 14:13
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural5xJudges 9:44, 1 Samuel 23:27, 1 Samuel 30:1, 2 Chronicles 28:18
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct3x1 Samuel 31:8, 2 Samuel 23:10, 1 Chronicles 10:8
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural2xGenesis 37:23, 1 Samuel 31:9
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular2xLeviticus 6:11, Leviticus 16:23
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural2xEzekiel 26:16, Ezekiel 44:19
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular2xHosea 7:1, Nahum 3:16
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural1xEzekiel 16:39
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. to spread out (i.e. deploy in hostile array); by analogy, to strip (i.e. unclothe, plunder, flay, etc.)
Source Gloss
to spread out (i.e. deploy in hostile array); by analogy, to strip (i.e. unclothe, plunder, flay, etc.)
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
to spread out (i.e. deploy in hostile array); by analogy, to strip (i.e. unclothe, plunder, flay, etc.) BDB: strip off Usage: fall upon, flay, invade, make an invasion, pull off, put off, make a road, run upon, rush, set, spoil, spread selves (abroad), strip (off, self).
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 groups2Aligned forms18
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense14×
Perfect1Sam 23:27 · 1Sam 30:1 · 2Chr 28:18 · Judg 9:44 · Hos 7:1 · Nah 3:16 · 1Sam 27:10 · 1Sam 30:14 · Song 5:310×
ImperfectEzek 26:16 · Ezek 44:192×
Sequential imperfectIsa 32:111×
Participle activeNeh 4:171×
Hiphilcausative active — the subject causes someone else to perform the action4×
PerfectJob 19:9 · Mic 3:32×
Participle active2Chr 35:111×
ImperfectJob 22:61×
Word Origins
פָּשַׁט is a primitive root - no further derivation.