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פּוּץ H6327
H6327 is the Hebrew word פּוּץ, transliterated pûwts and said poots. The King James Version most often renders it scattered.
What it means
to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse).
Where it comes from
a primitive root.
How the King James Version translates it
Across 45 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: break (dash, shake) in (to) pieces, cast (abroad), disperse (selves), drive, retire, scatter (abroad), spread abroad.
Verses using פּוּץ
The first 40 of 61 verses, quoted in full.
Genesis 11:4 · KJV
And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top may reach unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
Genesis 11:8 · KJV
So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth: and they left off to build the city.
Genesis 11:9 · KJV
Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.
Genesis 49:7 · KJV
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.
Exodus 5:12 · KJV
So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.
Numbers 10:35 · KJV
And it came to pass, when the ark set forward, that Moses said, Rise up, LORD, and let thine enemies be scattered; and let them that hate thee flee before thee.
Deuteronomy 4:27 · KJV
And the LORD shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, whither the LORD shall lead you.
Deuteronomy 28:64 · KJV
And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone.
1 Samuel 11:11 · KJV
And it was so on the morrow, that Saul put the people in three companies; and they came into the midst of the host in the morning watch, and slew the Ammonites until the heat of the day: and it came to pass, that they which remained were scattered, so that two of them were not left together.
1 Samuel 13:8 · KJV
And he tarried seven days, according to the set time that Samuel had appointed: but Samuel came not to Gilgal; and the people were scattered from him.
1 Samuel 14:34 · KJV
And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say unto them, Bring me hither every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slay them here, and eat; and sin not against the LORD in eating with the blood. And all the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and slew them there.
2 Samuel 18:8 · KJV
For the battle was there scattered over the face of all the country: and the wood devoured more people that day than the sword devoured.
2 Samuel 20:22 · KJV
Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and cast it out to Joab. And he blew a trumpet, and they retired from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.
2 Samuel 22:15 · KJV
And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.
1 Kings 22:17 · KJV
And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master: let them return every man to his house in peace.
2 Kings 25:5 · KJV
And the army of the Chaldees pursued after the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho: and all his army were scattered from him.
2 Chronicles 18:16 · KJV
Then he said, I did see all Israel scattered upon the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd: and the LORD said, These have no master; let them return therefore every man to his house in peace.
Nehemiah 1:8 · KJV
Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, If ye transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the nations:
Job 16:12 · KJV
I was at ease, but he hath broken me asunder: he hath also taken me by my neck, and shaken me to pieces, and set me up for his mark.
Job 18:11 · KJV
Terrors shall make him afraid on every side, and shall drive him to his feet.
Job 37:11 · KJV
Also by watering he wearieth the thick cloud: he scattereth his bright cloud:
Job 38:24 · KJV
By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?
Job 40:11 · KJV
Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.
Psalm 18:14 · KJV
Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.
Psalm 68:1 · KJV
Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him.
Psalm 144:6 · KJV
Cast forth lightning, and scatter them: shoot out thine arrows, and destroy them.
Proverbs 5:16 · KJV
Let thy fountains be dispersed abroad, and rivers of waters in the streets.
Isaiah 24:1 · KJV
Behold, the LORD maketh the earth empty, and maketh it waste, and turneth it upside down, and scattereth abroad the inhabitants thereof.
Isaiah 28:25 · KJV
When he hath made plain the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the fitches, and scatter the cummin, and cast in the principal wheat and the appointed barley and the rie in their place?
Isaiah 41:16 · KJV
Thou shalt fan them, and the wind shall carry them away, and the whirlwind shall scatter them: and thou shalt rejoice in the LORD, and shalt glory in the Holy One of Israel.
Jeremiah 9:16 · KJV
I will scatter them also among the heathen, whom neither they nor their fathers have known: and I will send a sword after them, till I have consumed them.
Jeremiah 13:24 · KJV
Therefore will I scatter them as the stubble that passeth away by the wind of the wilderness.
Jeremiah 18:17 · KJV
I will scatter them as with an east wind before the enemy; I will shew them the back, and not the face, in the day of their calamity.
Jeremiah 23:1 · KJV
Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 23:2 · KJV
Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the LORD.
Jeremiah 23:29 · KJV
Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?
Jeremiah 30:11 · KJV
For I am with thee, saith the LORD, to save thee: though I make a full end of all nations whither I have scattered thee, yet will I not make a full end of thee: but I will correct thee in measure, and will not leave thee altogether unpunished.
Jeremiah 40:15 · KJV
Then Johanan the son of Kareah spake to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will slay Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and no man shall know it: wherefore should he slay thee, that all the Jews which are gathered unto thee should be scattered, and the remnant in Judah perish?
Ezekiel 11:16 · KJV
Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Although I have cast them far off among the heathen, and although I have scattered them among the countries, yet will I be to them as a little sanctuary in the countries where they shall come.
Ezekiel 11:17 · KJV
Therefore say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even gather you from the people, and assemble you out of the countries where ye have been scattered, and I will give you the land of Israel.
Common questions
What does Strong's H6327 mean?
H6327 is the Hebrew word פּוּץ (pûwts), meaning to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse).
How is H6327 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it scattered (17 times), scatter (15 times), scattereth (2 times), cast abroad (2 times), dispersed (2 times), among others.
How many times does H6327 appear in the Bible?
פּוּץ (pûwts) is tagged in 61 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H6327 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.
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