← All word studies · Scripture answers
פּוּץ
pûwts · Hebrew · Strong's H6327 · 67 occurrences
The KJV renders 16 different Hebrew and Greek words as “cast”
What it means
to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)
a primitive root;
How the KJV renders it
break dash, shake in pieces, cast, disperse, drive, retire, scatter, spread abroad
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“cast”
“scatter”
also renders skorpízō (G4650), dialýō (G1262), diaskorpízō (G1287), bᵉdar (H921), bâzar (H967), pâzar (H6340), pârad (H6504)
“drive”
also renders apelaúnō (G556), elaúnō (G1643), ekbállō (G1544), ṭᵉrad (H2957), çûwg (H5472), râchaq (H7368)
“disperse”
also renders diaskorpízō (G1287), pâzar (H6340), pârad (H6504)
“retire”
also renders hâphak (H2015), ʻûwz (H5756)
“spread abroad”
also renders diaphēmízō (G1310), exérchomai (G1831)
Where it appears
67 occurrences in the Hebrew text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Kings 22:17 · HVNsmpa
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.’”
1 Samuel 11:11 · HC/Vqw3mp
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.
1 Samuel 13:8 · HC/Vhw3ms
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.
1 Samuel 14:34 · HVqv2mp
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.
2 Chronicles 18:16 · HVNsmpa
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.’”
2 Kings 25:5 · HVNp3cp
But the Chaldean army pursued the king, and overtook him in the plains of Jericho; and all his army was scattered from him.
2 Samuel 18:8 HVNsfpa2 Samuel 20:22 HC/Vqw3mp2 Samuel 22:15 HC/Vhw3ms/Sp3mpDeuteronomy 4:27 HC/Vhq3msDeuteronomy 28:64 HC/Vhq3ms/Sp2msDeuteronomy 30:3 HVhp3ms/Sp2msExodus 5:12 HC/Vhw3msEzekiel 11:16 HVhp1cs/Sp3mpEzekiel 11:17 HVNp2mpEzekiel 12:15 HR/Vhc/Sp1csEzekiel 20:23 HR/VhcEzekiel 20:34 HVNp2mpEzekiel 20:41 HVNp2mpEzekiel 22:15 HC/Vhq1csEzekiel 28:25 HVNp3cpEzekiel 29:12 HC/Vhq1csEzekiel 29:13 HVNp3cpEzekiel 30:23 HC/Vhq1csEzekiel 30:26 HC/Vhq1csEzekiel 34:5 HC/Vqw3fpEzekiel 34:6 HVNp3cpEzekiel 34:12 HVNp3cpEzekiel 34:21 HVhp2mpEzekiel 36:19 HC/Vhw1csEzekiel 46:18 HVqi3mpGenesis 10:18 HVNp3cpGenesis 11:4 HVqi1cpGenesis 11:8 HC/Vhw3msGenesis 11:9 HVhp3ms/Sp3mpGenesis 49:7 HC/Vhi1cs/Sp3mpHabakkuk 3:6 HC/Vrw3mpHabakkuk 3:14 HR/Vhc/Sp1csIsaiah 24:1 HC/Vhq3msIsaiah 28:25 HC/Vhq3msIsaiah 41:16 HVhi3fsJeremiah 9:16 HC/Vhq1cs/Sp3mpJeremiah 10:21 HVNp3fsJeremiah 13:24 HC/Vhi1cs/Sp3mpJeremiah 18:17 HVhi1cs/Sp3mpJeremiah 23:1 HC/VhrmpaJeremiah 23:2 HVhp2mpJeremiah 23:29 HVmi3msJeremiah 30:11 HVhp1cs/Sp2msJeremiah 40:15 HC/VNq3cpJeremiah 52:8 HVNp3cpJob 16:12 HC/Vlw3ms/Sp1csJob 18:11 HC/Vhp3cp/Sp3msJob 37:11 HVhi3msJob 38:24 HVhi3msJob 40:11 HVhv2msNahum 2:1 HVhrmsaNehemiah 1:8 HVhi1csNumbers 10:35 HC/Vqi3mpProverbs 5:16 HVqi3mp
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Hebrew text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.