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Hebrew Word Study

Strong's H6478 פָּצַל (patsal)

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

Strong's Number H6478
Language Hebrew
Linked Usages 2
Books 1

Strong's H6478 Quick Answer

Strong's H6478 פָּצַל (patsal) is a Hebrew Strong's word-study entry. patsal (paw-tsal') v. 1. to peel [a primitive root] It has 2 linked Bible usages across 1 book. Visible English usage signals include had. Indexed coverage on this page includes Old Testament.

Meaning
patsal (paw-tsal') v. 1. to peel [a primitive root]
Usage
2 linked usages
Books
1 indexed book
Corpus
Old Testament
Usage Words
had

Meaning and Definition

patsal (paw-tsal') v. 1. to peel [a primitive root] KJV: pill.

Original Word
פָּצַל
Transliteration
patsal
Derivation
Root: פצל
Morphology
verb-stem

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's H6478. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

How Strong's H6478 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render patsal, 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.

How Strong's H6478 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 2 linked usages.
  • The linked rows are Old Testament Hebrew usage, grouped by book for fast canonical scanning.

Strong's H6478 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 H6478 in the Old Testament

2 indexed usages in Old Testament.

Genesis 30:37 KJV

And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.

Genesis 30:38 KJV

And he set the rods which he had pilled before the flocks in the gutters in the watering troughs when the flocks came to drink, that they should conceive when they came to drink.

Usage Excerpts

First 2 linked usage excerpts for Strong's H6478.

Genesis 30:37 Old Testament, KJV
And Jacob took him rods of green poplar, and of the hazel and chesnut tree; and pilled white strakes in them, and made the white appear which was in the rods.
Genesis 30:38 Old Testament, KJV
And he set the rods which he had pilled before the flocks in the gutters in the watering troughs when the flocks came to drink, that they should conceive when they came to drink.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's H6478, grouped by book.

Genesis 2 usages, Old Testament

Strong's H6478 FAQ

What does patsal (פָּצַל) mean?

Patsal (Strong's H6478) is a Hebrew word most simply glossed "pill". patsal (paw-tsal') v. 1. to peel [a primitive root]

How many times is patsal (פָּצַל) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 2 linked usages for Strong's H6478 across 1 book.

Where can I study patsal (פָּצַל) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's H6478 in context. The indexed coverage includes Old Testament.

What English words translate patsal (פָּצַל)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as had. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.