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Strong's H5310 נָפַץ (naphats)

Naphats means “scatter” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's G5310 — hypsistos (“highest”) in the Greek Bible.

Strong's Number H5310
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 17
Books 8

Strong's H5310 Quick Answer

Strong's H5310 נָפַץ (naphats) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. naphats (naw-fats') v. 1. to dash to pieces, or scatter [a primitive root] It has 17 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include pieces, scattered, dash, cause, and dasheth. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
naphats (naw-fats') v. 1. to dash to pieces, or scatter [a primitive root]
Usage
17 linked usages
Books
8 indexed books
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
pieces, scattered, dash, cause, and dasheth

Meaning and Definition

naphats (naw-fats') v. 1. to dash to pieces, or scatter [a primitive root] KJV: be beaten in sunder, break (in pieces), broken, dash (in pieces), cause to be discharged, dispersed, be overspread, scatter.

Original Word
נָפַץ
Transliteration
naphats
Derivation
Root: נפץ
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H5310. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (Brown-Driver-Briggs based)

to shatter

Usage: 1) to shatter, break, dash, beat in pieces 1a)(Qal) 1a1) to shatter 1a2) shattering (infinitive) 1b) (Piel) to dash to pieces 1c) (Pual) to pulverise

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How Strong's H5310 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render naphats, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

pieces Jeremiah 51:20 dash Psalms 2:9 scattered 1 Samuel 13:11 beaten Isaiah 27:9 break Jeremiah 48:12 broken Jeremiah 22:28 cause 1 Kings 5:9 dasheth Psalms 137:9 dispersed Isaiah 11:12 scatter Daniel 12:7

How Strong's H5310 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Old Testament. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Old Testament with 17 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H5310 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's H5310 in the Old Testament

17 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 9:19 KJV

These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread.

Judges 7:19 KJV

So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came unto the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch; and they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers that were in their hands.

1 Samuel 13:11 KJV

And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered themselves together at Michmash;

Usage Excerpts

First 17 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H5310.

Genesis 9:19 Old Testament, KJV
These are the three sons of Noah: and of them was the whole earth overspread.
Judges 7:19 Old Testament, KJV
So Gideon, and the hundred men that were with him, came unto the outside of the camp in the beginning of the middle watch; and they had but newly set the watch: and they blew the trumpets, and brake the pitchers that were in their hands.
1 Samuel 13:11 Old Testament, KJV
And Samuel said, What hast thou done? And Saul said, Because I saw that the people were scattered from me, and that thou camest not within the days appointed, and that the Philistines gathered themselves together at Michmash;
1 Kings 5:9 Old Testament, KJV
My servants shall bring them down from Lebanon unto the sea: and I will convey them by sea in floats unto the place that thou shalt appoint me, and will cause them to be discharged there, and thou shalt receive them: and thou shalt accomplish my desire, in giving food for my household.
Psalms 2:9 Old Testament, KJV
Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's vessel.
Psalms 137:9 Old Testament, KJV
Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.
Isaiah 11:12 Old Testament, KJV
And he shall set up an ensign for the nations, and shall assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.
Isaiah 27:9 Old Testament, KJV
By this therefore shall the iniquity of Jacob be purged; and this is all the fruit to take away his sin; when he maketh all the stones of the altar as chalkstones that are beaten in sunder, the groves and images shall not stand up.
Isaiah 33:3 Old Testament, KJV
At the noise of the tumult the people fled; at the lifting up of thyself the nations were scattered.
Jeremiah 13:14 Old Testament, KJV
And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and the sons together, saith the LORD: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy them.
Jeremiah 22:28 Old Testament, KJV
Is this man Coniah a despised broken idol? is he a vessel wherein is no pleasure? wherefore are they cast out, he and his seed, and are cast into a land which they know not?
Jeremiah 48:12 Old Testament, KJV
Therefore, behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will send unto him wanderers, that shall cause him to wander, and shall empty his vessels, and break their bottles.
Jeremiah 51:20 Old Testament, KJV
Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;
Jeremiah 51:21 Old Testament, KJV
And with thee will I break in pieces the horse and his rider; and with thee will I break in pieces the chariot and his rider;
Jeremiah 51:22 Old Testament, KJV
With thee also will I break in pieces man and woman; and with thee will I break in pieces old and young; and with thee will I break in pieces the young man and the maid;
Jeremiah 51:23 Old Testament, KJV
I will also break in pieces with thee the shepherd and his flock; and with thee will I break in pieces the husbandman and his yoke of oxen; and with thee will I break in pieces captains and rulers.
Daniel 12:7 Old Testament, KJV
And I heard the man clothed in linen, which was upon the waters of the river, when he held up his right hand and his left hand unto heaven, and sware by him that liveth for ever that it shall be for a time, times, and an half; and when he shall have accomplished to scatter the power of the holy people, all these things shall be finished.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H5310, grouped by book.

Genesis 1 usage, Old Testament
Judges 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Samuel 1 usage, Old Testament
1 Kings 1 usage, Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Old Testament
Isaiah 3 usages, Old Testament
Jeremiah 7 usages, Old Testament
Daniel 1 usage, Old Testament

Strong's H5310 FAQ

What does naphats (נָפַץ) mean?

Naphats (Strong's H5310) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "scatter". naphats (naw-fats') v. 1. to dash to pieces, or scatter [a primitive root]

How many times is naphats (נָפַץ) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 17 linked usages for Strong's H5310 across 8 books.

Where can I study naphats (נָפַץ) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H5310 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate naphats (נָפַץ)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as pieces, scattered, dash, cause, dasheth, and dispersed. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.