פּוּץ
puts (H6327A)
to scatter
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# Analysis of פּוּץ (puts) — "To Scatter" The Hebrew verb *puts* appears 62 times throughout the biblical text and carries the fundamental meaning of dispersal or spreading outward. This is a straightforward action verb denoting the physical scattering of objects, people, or substances across space. The word's consistent appearance across the biblical corpus suggests it was a common and readily understood term for describing displacement and distribution. The frequency of occurrence—62 instances—indicates that scattering was a concept significant enough to biblical writers to warrant repeated use. This suggests the verb was employed across various contexts and narratives, likely capturing everything from literal descriptions of scattered objects to metaphorical uses involving dispersed populations or broken groupings. The verb's simplicity in meaning belies its practical importance in describing both concrete physical phenomena and situations of disruption or division. Without access to specific contextual examples from the lexicon data provided, we can note that *puts* represents a basic action vocabulary item—the kind of fundamental verb that would naturally appear across multiple genres and historical periods within biblical literature. Its high frequency relative to more specialized terms suggests biblical authors drew on this word to convey dispersion in diverse situations.
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the Arvadites, the Zemarites, and the Hamathites. Afterward the families of the Canaanites were spread abroad.
They said, “Come, let’s build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top reaches to the sky, and let’s make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad on the surface of the whole earth.”
So Yahweh scattered them abroad from there on the surface of all the earth. They stopped building the city.
Therefore its name was called Babel, because there Yahweh confused the language of all the earth. From there, Yahweh scattered them abroad on the surface of all the earth.
Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel. I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.
So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.
When the ark went forward, Moses said, “Rise up, Yahweh, and let your enemies be scattered! Let those who hate you flee before you!”
Yahweh will scatter you among the peoples, and you will be left few in number among the nations where Yahweh will lead you away.
Yahweh will scatter you among all peoples, from one end of the earth to the other end of the earth. There you will serve other gods which you have not known, you nor your fathers, even wood and stone.
that then Yahweh your God will release you from captivity, have compassion on you, and will return and gather you from all the peoples where Yahweh your God has scattered you.
On the next day, Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the middle of the camp in the morning watch, and struck the Ammonites until the heat of the day. Those who remained were scattered, so that no two of them were left together.
He stayed seven days, according to the time set by Samuel; but Samuel didn’t come to Gilgal, and the people were scattering from him.
Saul said, “Disperse yourselves among the people, and tell them, ‘Every man bring me here his ox, and every man his sheep, and kill them here, and eat; and don’t sin against Yahweh in eating meat with the blood.’ ” All the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and killed them there.
For the battle was there spread over the surface of all the country, and the forest devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
Then the woman went to all the people in her wisdom. They cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and threw it out to Joab. He blew the trumpet, and they were dispersed from the city, every man to his tent. Then Joab returned to Jerusalem to the king.
He said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. Yahweh said, ‘These have no master. Let them each return to his house in peace.’ ”
But the Chaldean army pursued the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.
He said, “I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. Yahweh said, ‘These have no master. Let them each return to his house in peace.’ ”
“Remember, I beg you, the word that you commanded your servant Moses, saying, ‘If you trespass, I will scatter you among the peoples;
Terrors will make him afraid on every side, and will chase him at his heels.
Yes, he loads the thick cloud with moisture. He spreads abroad the cloud of his lightning.
By what way is the lightning distributed, or the east wind scattered on the earth?
Pour out the fury of your anger. Look at everyone who is proud, and bring him low.
He sent out his arrows, and scattered them; Yes, great lightning bolts, and routed them.
Let God arise! Let his enemies be scattered! Let them who hate him also flee before him.
Throw out lightning, and scatter them. Send out your arrows, and rout them.
Behold, Yahweh makes the earth empty, makes it waste, turns it upside down, and scatters its inhabitants.
When he has leveled its surface, doesn’t he plant the dill, and scatter the cumin seed, and put in the wheat in rows, the barley in the appointed place, and the spelt in its place?
You will winnow them, and the wind will carry them away, and the whirlwind will scatter them. You will rejoice in Yahweh. You will glory in the Holy One of Israel.
I will scatter them also among the nations, whom neither they nor their fathers have known. I will send the sword after them, until I have consumed them.”
For the shepherds have become brutish, and have not inquired of Yahweh. Therefore they have not prospered, and all their flocks have scattered.
“Therefore I will scatter them, as the stubble that passes away, by the wind of the wilderness.
I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy. I will show them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.
“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture!” says Yahweh.
Therefore Yahweh, the God of Israel, says against the shepherds who feed my people: “You have scattered my flock, driven them away, and have not visited them. Behold, I will visit on you the evil of your doings,” says Yahweh.
For I am with you, says Yahweh, to save you; for I will make a full end of all the nations where I have scattered you, but I will not make a full end of you; but I will correct you in measure, and will in no way leave you unpunished.”
Then Johanan the son of Kareah spoke to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, “Please let me go, and I will kill Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man will know it. Why should he take your life, that all the Jews who are gathered to you should be scattered, and the remnant of Judah perish?”
but the army of the Chaldeans pursued the king, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.
“Therefore say, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “Whereas I have removed them far off among the nations, and whereas I have scattered them among the countries, yet I will be to them a sanctuary for a little while in the countries where they have come.” ’
“Therefore say, ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “I will gather you from the peoples, and assemble you out of the countries where you have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.”
“ ‘They will know that I am Yahweh when I disperse them among the nations, and scatter them through the countries.
Moreover I swore to them in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the nations, and disperse them through the countries;
I will bring you out from the peoples, and will gather you out of the countries in which you are scattered with a mighty hand, with an outstretched arm, and with wrath poured out.
I will accept you as a pleasant aroma when I bring you out from the peoples and gather you out of the countries in which you have been scattered. I will be sanctified in you in the sight of the nations.
I will scatter you among the nations, and disperse you through the countries. I will consume your filthiness out of you.
“ ‘The Lord Yahweh says: “When I have gathered the house of Israel from the peoples among whom they are scattered, and am sanctified in them in the sight of the nations, then they will dwell in their own land which I gave to my servant Jacob.
I will make the land of Egypt a desolation in the middle of the countries that are desolate. Her cities among the cities that are laid waste will be a desolation forty years. I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.”
“ ‘For the Lord Yahweh says: “At the end of forty years I will gather the Egyptians from the peoples where they were scattered.
I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.
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