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Ezekiel 22:15 — Word Study

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WLCוַהֲפִיצוֹתִ֤י אוֹתָךְ֙ בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם וְזֵרִיתִ֖יךְ בָּאֲרָצ֑וֹת וַהֲתִמֹּתִ֥י טֻמְאָתֵ֖ךְ מִמֵּֽךְ׃

BSAI will dispersepûwts [scatter, send in flight] you among the nationsgôwy [Gentiles, heathen] and scatter youzârâh [diffuse, winnow] throughout the landsʼerets [countries, territories] I will purgetâmam [consume, put a stop to] your uncleannessṭumʼâh [filthiness, sinful behavior]

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Ezekiel 22:15quick helps
In a sentenceGod declares His intention to scatter His people among the nations and to cleanse them of their impurities.
Who is speakingThe LORD, addressing the people of Israel through the prophet Ezekiel.
Where we areIn a prophetic warning about judgment and purification, specifically in the context of Israel's sin.
The hard wordטֻמְאָתֵ֖ךְ
Take awayThe promise of scattering is paired with the assurance of cleansing.
6 commentators on this verse Gill, Jamieson, Poole, Trapp & more — read them › clause verbפּוּץ The sentence as the grammar sees it Open the tree ›
How rare are these words?in the Old Testament

Every word here is used elsewhere in the Old Testament.

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Deep Study — Ezekiel 22:15

Sections marked generated are written from the data on this page rather than by a named author. Everything else — the lexicon entries, the cross references, the manuscript readings, the counts — is quoted from its source unchanged.

Context — God's Judgment and Purificationgenerated

14Will your courage endure or your hands be strong in the day I deal with you? I, the LORD, have spoken, and I will act.
15I will disperse you among the nations and scatter you throughout the lands; I will purge your uncleanness.
16And when you have defiled yourself in the eyes of the nations, then you will know that I am the LORD.’”
17Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Ezekiel 22:15 speaks of God's judgment against Israel for their sins, promising to scatter them among the nations and cleanse them of their impurities. This verse is part of a larger discourse where God emphasizes the consequences of disobedience and the necessity of purification, as seen in the surrounding verses.


Cross References

ReferenceText (BSB)
1Ezekiel 5:12A third of your people will die by plague or be consumed by famine within you, a third will fall by the sword outside your walls, and a third I will scatter to every wind and unleash a sword behind them.
2Ezekiel 12:14–15And I will scatter to every wind all the attendants around him and all his troops, and I will draw a sword to chase after them.
3Ezekiel 34:6My flock went astray on all the mountains and every high hill. They were scattered over the face of all the earth, with no one to search for them or seek them out.’
4Ezekiel 36:19I dispersed them among the nations, and they were scattered throughout the lands. I judged them according to their ways and deeds.
5Leviticus 26:33But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste.

The Key Word הֲפִיצוֹתִ֤י, va.ha.fi.tzo.Tigenerated

The verb פּוּץ (puwts) means 'to scatter' or 'to disperse', indicating a forceful action of breaking apart. It is in the Hiphil stem, which suggests causation — God actively causes the scattering of His people.

This verb appears frequently in contexts involving armies or people being dispersed. The choice of this word emphasizes the severity of the judgment and the intentionality behind God's actions.


How Translations Differ — measured against the Berean Standard Biblegenerated

In the Berean Standard Bible, the phrase 'I will disperse you' captures the essence of הֲפִיצוֹתִ֤י, while the KJV uses 'scatter' and ASV also opts for 'scatter'.


Sentence Structuregenerated

The main verb of the verse is הֲפִיצוֹתִ֤י, and I will scatter, which governs the entire sentence. It is followed by two clauses detailing the actions of scattering and cleansing, showing a clear structure of cause and effect.

The syntax reflects a sequence of actions: first the scattering among nations, then the cleansing of impurity, emphasizing the comprehensive nature of God's judgment.


Septuagint Backgroundgenerated

The Septuagint translates הֲפִיצוֹתִ֤י as διασκορπιῶ (diaskorpió), which means 'to scatter' as well. This choice aligns closely with the Hebrew meaning, indicating a direct correspondence in the concept of dispersion.

The translation of טֻמְאָתֵ֖ךְ as σου (sou) in the Septuagint further emphasizes the personal nature of the uncleanness being addressed.


In plain words — the whole versegenerated

Ezekiel 22:15 tells us that God will scatter His people among the nations and cleanse them from their impurities. This verse highlights God's response to Israel's sin and His desire for their eventual purification.


Frequently Asked Questionsgenerated

What does it mean that God will scatter His people?

Scattering indicates judgment and exile, where the people will be sent away from their homeland as a consequence of their sins.

How does God plan to cleanse His people?

God promises to purge their uncleanness, which refers to removing their impurities and restoring them to a state of holiness.

Why is the scattering significant?

The scattering serves as a reminder of the seriousness of sin and the need for repentance and purification among God's people.

What does uncleanness refer to in this context?

Uncleanness refers to both ritual and moral impurities that separate the people from God, necessitating a process of cleansing.


Reflection Questionsgenerated

  1. In what ways do I see the consequences of sin in my life or community?
  2. How can I seek purification and restoration in my own life?
  3. What does it mean to be scattered among the nations in a modern context?
  4. How can I help others understand the importance of being cleansed from impurities?

Commentators on this verse — 6 expositors, verse by verse

Each of these wrote on Ezekiel 22:15 itself, not merely on the chapter around it.

John Gill1697–1771Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And I will scatter thee among the Heathen, and disperse thee in the countries,.... Not only cause them to be carried captive to some one place, as Babylon; but to be scattered and dispersed

Read John Gill on Ezekiel 22 →
Robert Jamieson1802–1880Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown's Commentary

And I will scatter thee among the heathen, and disperse thee in the countries, and will consume thy filthiness out of thee. And will consume they filthiness out of thee - the object of God scattering the Jews.

Read Robert Jamieson on Ezekiel 22 →
Matthew Poole1624–1679Matthew Poole's Commentary on the Holy Bible

I will scatter thee, as the wind scatters chaff, among the heathen, the worst of the Babylonish vassals. And disperse thee in the countries; doubled for certainty of the thing. Consume thy filthiness out of thee: some take it for a threat by a fire, that shall consume the filthy sinners, and the filthy sins will cease; or else, that by removing them out of Jerusalem into captivity, and reducing them to a very low condition, they should not any more commit, but for ever loathe, their wickedness: some take it for a promise of purging mercy to better them, i.e. the remnant of them, when the rest are destroyed and wasted.

Read Matthew Poole on Ezekiel 22 →
John Trapp1601–1669Trapp's Complete Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Ezekiel 22:15 And I will scatter thee among the heathen, and disperse thee in the countries, and will consume thy filthiness out of thee.Ver. 15. I will scatter thee.] Deuteronomy 4:27; Deuteronomy 28:25; Deuteronomy 28:64. And will consume thy filthiness.] By thy captivity and misery I will refine and reform thee Heb., Faciam ut integretur.

Read John Trapp on Ezekiel 22 →
CambridgeThe Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

15. Cf. ch. Ezekiel 23:27-28, Ezekiel 36:25; Ezekiel 36:29.

Read Cambridge on Ezekiel 22 →
Daniel Denison Whedon1808–1885Whedon's Commentary on the Bible

15. This was literally fulfilled. (See also Ezekiel 23:27.) The Jews’ love of idolatry and licentiousness was burnt out of them in the hot furnace of the Babylonian captivity. No nation to-day is so free from the social evil.

Read Daniel Denison Whedon on Ezekiel 22 →

The verse in English, compared — 17 translations, and where they part company

Every translation on this page is a decision someone had to make and commit to. Read down a column and you see one translator's judgement; read across a row and you see the range the Greek actually allows. The BSB is the wording the rest of this page is measured against, so it is listed first.

Modern formal

BSBBerean Standard Bible2020

I will disperse you among the nations and scatter you throughout the lands; I will purge your uncleanness.

WEBWorld English Bible2000

I will scatter you among the nations, and disperse you through the countries. I will purge your filthiness out of you.

MSBMajority Standard Bible2022

I will disperse you among the nations and scatter you throughout the lands; I will purge your uncleanness.

NETBNew English Translation2006

I will scatter you among the nations and disperse you among various countries; I will remove your impurity from you.

Tyndale line

KJVKing James Version1611

And I will scatter thee among the heathen, and disperse thee in the countries, and will consume thy filthiness out of thee.

ASVAmerican Standard Version1901

And I will scatter thee among the nations, and disperse thee through the countries; and I will consume thy filthiness out of thee.

RVARevised Version, American1894

And I will scatter thee among the nations, and disperse thee through the countries; and I will consume thy filthiness out of thee.

NWBWebster's Bible1833

And I will scatter thee among the heathen, and disperse thee in the countries, and will consume thy filthiness out of thee.

GNVGeneva Bible1599

And I wil scatter thee among the heathen, and disperse thee in the countreys, and will cause thy filthines to cease from thee.

Strictly literal

DBYDarby Translation1890

And I will scatter thee among the nations, and disperse thee through the countries, and will consume thy filthiness out of thee.

YLTYoung's Literal Translation1862

And I have scattered thee among nations, And have spread thee out among lands, And consumed thy uncleanness out of thee.

LSVLiteral Standard Version2020

And I have scattered you among nations, || And have spread you out among lands, || And consumed your uncleanness out of you.

ILTInterlinear Literal Translation2000

And I will scatter thee among the nations, and disperse thee in the countries, and I will entirely remove thy uncleanness out of thee.

ULBUnlocked Literal Bible2017

So I will scatter you among the nations and disperse you through the lands. In this way, I will purge your uncleanness from you.

From the Latin

DRADouay-Rheims (Challoner)1899

And I will disperse thee in the nations, and will scatter thee among the countries, and I will put an end to thy uncleanness in thee.

Simplified

FBVFree Bible Version2020

I'm going to scatter you among the nations and the different countries. I will put a stop to your unclean acts.

BBEBible in Basic English1949

And I will send you in flight among the nations and wandering among the countries; and I will completely take away out of you everything which is unclean.

Counted from the translations carried on this site, not from a survey of every English Bible. A rendering shared by many versions is usually inherited rather than independently arrived at — the Tyndale line in particular runs through most of them.


The sentence as the grammar sees it — from the MACULA Hebrew treebank

This is not our own analysis: it is the scholarly syntax tree for the verse, showing how the clause actually holds together.

וַandclauseverbהֲפִיצוֹתִ֤יI.will.scatternoun phrase · objectאוֹתָךְ֙youprepositional phrase · prepositionalבַּamongnoun phrasetheגּוֹיִ֔םnationsוְandclauseverbזֵרִיתִ֖יIobjectךְwill.disperse.youprepositional phrase · prepositionalבָּamongnoun phrasetheאֲרָצ֑וֹתlandsוַandclauseverbהֲתִמֹּתִ֥יI.will.make.an.end.ofnoun phrase · objectטֻמְאָתֵ֖uncleannessךְyourprepositional phrase · prepositionalמִמֵּֽfromךְyou

Boxes are the grammarian's groupings — clause, noun phrase, prepositional phrase.


The four witnesses to this verse — Masoretic, Septuagint, Samaritan, Qumran

Masoretic Text and the Septuagint agree closely in the wording of Ezekiel 22:15, with no significant variations noted in the key terms.

Masoretic TextLeningrad Codex, c. AD 1008 — the text this page is built on

וַהֲפִיצוֹתִ֤י אוֹתָךְ֙ בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם וְזֵרִיתִ֖יךְ בָּאֲרָצ֑וֹת וַהֲתִמֹּתִ֥י טֻמְאָתֵ֖ךְ מִמֵּֽךְ׃

Septuagintthe Greek the translators chose, word by word
וַהֲפִיצוֹתִ֤יδιασκορπιῶאוֹתָךְ֙σεבַּגּוֹיִ֔םἔθνεσινוְזֵרִיתִ֖יךְσεבָּאֲרָצ֑וֹתἐνוַהֲתִמֹּתִ֥יἐκλείψειטֻמְאָתֵ֖ךְσουמִמֵּֽךְ׃σοῦ

8 of the 8 words are matched. This is the word-by-word correspondence, not the Septuagint's own sentence — its word order and its articles are its own.

Four traditions, not one. “On the leather” means the letters physically survive on the scroll, as against letters an editor has supplied to fill a hole in it — a restoration is a scholar’s reading, not a reading of the manuscript. Words in [square brackets] are supplied; the notes count them apart from what survives.


The map of this verse — what each word keeps company with

This is a map of two things, both counted rather than judged. Company kept: which words stand within three words of each of these, anywhere in the Hebrew Bible — the thicker the line, the more often the pair meet compared with chance. Built from: the words a word is made out of, taken from its own Strong’s entry. It is not a map of meaning: nothing here claims two words mean the same thing. Click any circle to see the numbers behind it.

Ezekiel 22:15פּוּץand I will and I will scatפּוּץאֵתthe object the object markאֵתגּוֹיamong the namong the natioגּוֹיזָרָהand I will and I will dispזָרָהאֶ֫רֶץamong the lamong the landsאֶ֫רֶץתָּמַםand I will and I will makeתָּמַםטֻמְאָהuncleannessuncleanness youטֻמְאָהמִן־from youfrom youמִן־אוֹתsign: mirasign: miraculouאוֹתטָמֵאto defileto defileטָמֵאגֵּוָהbackbackגֵּוָהזוּרbe a stranbe a strangerזוּרמֵןstringstringמֵןזָרָהto scatterto scatterזָרָהגּוֹיGentileGentileגּוֹימִגְרָשׁpasturepastureמִגְרָשׁעָצוּםmightymightyעָצוּםמַמְלָכָהkingdomkingdomמַמְלָכָהרִיקto emptyto emptyרִיקפּוּץto scatterto scatterפּוּץכְּנַ֫עַןCanaanCanaanכְּנַ֫עַןמִצְרַ֫יִם(Sea of) E(Sea of) Egyptמִצְרַ֫יִםרָעָבfaminefamineרָעָבעַדtilltillעַדזוֹבdischargedischargeזוֹבנִדָּהimpurityimpurityנִדָּה
meets it a little oftener than chancemeets it far oftener than chancebuilt from the same roottwo words of the verse share ita word of this versea related word

Lexicons — every word in Ezekiel 22:15

One dossier per word, with every reference work grouped by kind — Hebrew lexicons, morphology, Bible dictionaries, topical chains and the English of the translators themselves. The verse sits at the head of each block with the word under study lit, so you never lose your place. The panel above gives the short answer; this is the long one, and it is the part of the page worth indexing.

Every entry below is the lexicographer's own text. On the Hebrew: Brown-Driver-Briggs entire and its gloss set, Strong's Hebrew Dictionary, and Tyndale House's Translators Brief lexicon. Where a cell says a work has no entry, that work genuinely has none for this word.

and I will scatter the object marker you among the nations and I will disperse you among the lands and I will make an end of uncleanness your from you
וַהֲפִיצוֹתִ֤יva.ha.fi.tzo.Ti and I will scatter H6327 Verb · Hiphil · sequential perfect first person common singular
67× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
To shatter means to break something into pieces, either physically or figuratively. It can also mean to disperse or scatter people or things, as seen in various Bible translations.
Amplified meaning
scatter, send in flight
Tyndale gloss
to scatter
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word פּוּץ (puwts) primarily means to scatter or disperse, applicable to both people and armies. It can also convey the idea of flowing or overflowing. The noun form מֵפִיץ (mephits) refers to a scatterer. Additionally, it has connotations of breaking or shattering, as seen in related forms.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[פּוּץ] vb. be dispersed, scattered

Qal be dispersed, disperse; be scattered, of enemies

Niph.

be scattered, of army

be spread abroad, of peoples

Hiph.

trans. scatter

intrans. scatter

base

מֵפִיץ n.m. scatterer, disperser

base

פּוּץ vb. flow, overflow

base

[פָּצַץ] vb. break (Ar. break, break asunder; Nab. break asunder; Syr. crush)

Pō‛. a hammer which shatters rock.

Pilp. he [God] dashed me in pieces (fig.).

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H6327a פּוּץ be dispersed, scattered .be dispersed, disperse; be scattered, of enemies

. . be scattered, of army

. be spread abroad, of peoples

. . trans. scatter

. intrans. scatter

H6327b מֵפִיץ scatterer, disperser H6327c פּוּץ flow, overflow H6327d [פָּצַץ] break (Ar. break, break asunder; Nab. break asunder; Syr. crush) . a hammer which shatters rock.

. he [God] dashed me in pieces (fig.).

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

6327 puwts poots

a primitive root; to dash in pieces, literally or

figuratively (especially to disperse):--break (dash, shake)

in (to) pieces, cast (abroad), disperse (selves), drive,

retire, scatter (abroad), spread abroad.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

פּוּץ (puts) — to scatter.

1) to scatter, be dispersed, be scattered

1a) (Qal) to be dispersed, be scattered

1b) (Niphal)

1b1) to be scattered

1b2) to be spread abroad

1c) (Hiphil) to scatter

1d) Hithpael) scatter

מֵפִיץ (me.phits) — scatterer.

n.m.

scatterer

פּוּץ (puts) — to flow.

(Qal) to flow, overflow

פָּצַץ (pa.tsats) — to shatter.

1) to break

1a) (Polel) to shatter

1b) (Pilpel) to dash to pieces

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | V-Hiphil-1cs — Verb · Hiphil · sequential perfect first person common singular
Hc/Vhq1cs
and I will scatter the object marker you among the nations and I will disperse you among the lands and I will make an end of uncleanness your from you
אוֹתָךְ֙'o.toKh the object marker you H853 Particle · suffix
10,946× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
In the original Hebrew, this word points out the object of a verb or preposition, like 'namely' or 'even'. It appears in many books, including Genesis and Exodus. It's not directly translated in English, but helps clarify the meaning of sentences.
Tyndale gloss
[Obj.]
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

אֵת (eth) is primarily a grammatical marker in Hebrew, indicating the definite direct object of a verb. It is not translated into English and typically precedes nouns that are definite. The word is derived from a demonstrative sense of entity, related to the Hebrew word for 'self.' Its Aramaic equivalent is יָת (yat).

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H853 אֵת the mark of the accusative, prefixed as a rule only to nouns that are definite

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

853 'eth ayth

apparent contracted from 226 in the demonstrative sense of

entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more

definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or

namely):--(as such unrepresented in English).

see HEBREW for 0226

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אֵת (et) — [Obj.].

sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative

Aramaic equivalent: yat (יָת "whom" H3487)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HTo/Sp2fs — Particle · suffix
HTo/Sp2fs
The company it keepswords that stand beside it more often than chance
and I will scatter the object marker you among the nations and I will disperse you among the lands and I will make an end of uncleanness your from you
בַּגּוֹיִ֔םba.go.Yim among the nations H1471 Preposition · noun common masculine plural absolute
561× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word refers to a Gentile, someone who is not Hebrew or Israeli. It can also describe a large group of animals or a nation of people, emphasizing their unity and shared identity.
Amplified meaning
Gentiles, heathen
Tyndale gloss
Gentile
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

גּוֹי (goy) refers to a nation or people, often indicating non-Hebrew groups, but can also encompass descendants of Abraham and Israel. It may figuratively describe a swarm of locusts or animals. The plural form, גּוֹיִם (goyim), is noted as a proper noun referring to the people of Goim, specifically mentioned in Genesis 14:1.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

גּוֹי 661 n.m. nation, people

base

גּוֹיִם n.pr.gent. Tid‛al king of Goim

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H1471a גּוֹי nation, people H1471b גּוֹיִם n. pr. gent. Tid‛al king of Goim

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

1471 gowy go'-ee

rarely (shortened) goy {go'-ee}; apparently from the same

root as 1465 (in the sense of massing); a foreign nation;

hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a

flight of locusts:--Gentile, heathen, nation, people.

see HEBREW for 01465

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

גּוֹי (goy) — nation.

1) nation, people

1a) nation, people

1a1) usually of non-Hebrew people

1a2) of descendants of Abraham

1a3) of Israel

1b) of swarm of locusts, other animals (fig.)

גּוֹיִם (go.yim) — Goiim.

People descended from Goy(?), first mentioned at Gen.14.1

§ Goyim (Tidgal, king of)

גּוֹי (goy) — Gentile.

1) nation, people

1a) nation, people

1a1) usually of non-Hebrew people

1a2) of descendants of Abraham

1a3) of Israel

1b) of swarm of locusts, other animals (fig.)

1c) Goyim? = "nations"

Also named: ethnos (ἔθνος "Gentiles" G1484)

גּוֹי (goy) — (Harosheth)-hagoyim.

Goyim (Tidgal, king of)

Combined with cha.ro.shet (חֲרֹ֫שֶׁת "Harosheth" H2800)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Prep | N-mp — Preposition · noun common masculine plural absolute
HRd/Ncmpa
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

na'-shunz.

See GENTILES; GOIIM; HEATHEN; TABLE OF NATIONS.

and I will scatter the object marker you among the nations and I will disperse you among the lands and I will make an end of uncleanness your from you
וְזֵרִיתִ֖יךְve.ze.ri.Tikh and I will disperse you H2219 Verb piel sequential perfect first person common singular · suffix
39× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew verb means to scatter or toss something about, and can also imply diffusing or winnowing. It is used in various forms throughout the Bible, including the books of Psalms and Isaiah. The word has different meanings based on context, such as casting away or spreading out.
Amplified meaning
diffuse, winnow
Tyndale gloss
to scatter
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

זָרָה (zarah) is a Hebrew verb meaning to scatter, fan, or winnow. It encompasses various actions such as tossing about, dispersing, and spreading. The word appears in different forms, including Qal (to scatter), Niphal (to be scattered), and Piel (to intensively scatter). Notably, it is used in contexts like the scattering of the Israelites and the winnowing of grain.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[זָרָה] vb. scatter, fan, winnow (Ar. Arabic cause to fly, scatter (of wind), winnow; Aram. דְּרָא, Syriac; Eth. Ethiopic)—

Qal

scatter, the powder into which the golden calf was ground

fan, winnow

Niph. be scattered, dispersed, of Israel

Pi.

(intens. of Qal) scatter, disperse, esp. of peoples

winnow, sift

Pu. be scattered

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H2219 [זָרָה] scatter, fan, winnow

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

2219 zarah zaw-raw'

a primitive root (compare 2114); to toss about; by

implication, to diffuse, winnow:--cast away, compass,

disperse, fan, scatter (away), spread, strew, winnow.

see HEBREW for 02114

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

זָרָה (za.rah) — to scatter.

1) to scatter, fan, cast away, winnow, disperse, compass, spread, be scattered, be dispersed

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to scatter

1a2) to fan, winnow

1b) (Niphal) to be scattered, be dispersed

1c) (Piel)

1c1) to scatter, disperse (intensive of Qal)

1c2) to winnow, sift

1d) (Pual) to be scattered, be spread out

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | V-Piel-1cs | Suff — Verb piel sequential perfect first person common singular · suffix
Hc/Vpq1cs/Sp2fs
and I will scatter the object marker you among the nations and I will disperse you among the lands and I will make an end of uncleanness your from you
בָּאֲרָצ֑וֹתba.'a.ra.Tzot among the lands H776 Preposition · noun common feminine plural absolute
2,504× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
The land or earth refers to the soil or ground, and can also mean a country, territory, or region. In the Bible, it is used to describe the earth and its inhabitants, and is often translated as 'land' or 'country'.
Amplified meaning
countries, territories
Tyndale gloss
land: soil
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

אֶ֫רֶץ (erets) is a feminine noun meaning 'earth' or 'land.' It encompasses various meanings, including the whole earth, specific territories like Canaan, and even inhabitants of the land. It can refer to soil, ground, or regions, and is used in phrases related to distance and the living. There is a note on the plural form אֲרָצוֹת, which mainly appears in later texts to denote multiple lands.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

אֶ֫רֶץ n. f. & (seld.) m. earth, land

earth, whole earth (opp. to a part)

earth, opp. to heaven, sky

earth = inhabitants of earth

land =

country, territory

district, region

trial territory

piece of ground

specif. land of Canaan, or Israel

= inhabitants of land

used even of Shᵉʼôl

ground, surface of ground

soil, as productive

אֶרֶץ in phrases

people of the land

in measurements of distance

the country of the plain, level or plain country

land of the living

end(s) of the earth

pl. אֲרָצוֹת is almost wholly late; it denotes lands, countries, often in contrast to Canaan, lands of the nations, etc.

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H776 אֶ֫רֶץ n. f. & (seld.) m. earth, land . . earth, whole earth (opp. to a part)

. earth, opp. to heaven, sky

. earth = inhabitants of earth

. land = . country, territory

. district, region

. trial territory

. piece of ground

. specif. land of Canaan, or Israel

. = inhabitants of land

. used even of Shᵉʼôl

. . ground, surface of ground

. soil, as productive

. אֶרֶץ in phrases . people of the land

. in measurements of distance

. the country of the plain, level or plain country

. land of the living

. end(s) of the earth

. pl. אֲרָצוֹת is almost wholly late; it denotes lands, countries, often in contrast to Canaan, lands of the nations, etc.

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

776 'erets eh'-rets

from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth

(at large, or partitively a land):--X common, country, earth,

field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) — land: country/planet.

: country/field

1) land, earth

1a) earth

1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part)

1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven)

1a3) earth (inhabitants)

1b) land

1b1) country, territory

1b2) district, region

1b3) tribal territory

1b4) piece of ground

1b5) land of Canaan, Israel

1b6) inhabitants of land

1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world

1b8) city (-state)

1c) ground, surface of the earth

1c1) ground

1c2) soil

1d) (in phrases)

1d1) people of the land

1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance)

1d3) level or plain country

1d4) land of the living

1d5) end(s) of the earth

1e) (almost wholly late in usage)

1e1) lands, countries

1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan

אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) — land: soil.

: soil

1) land, earth

1a) earth

1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part)

1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven)

1a3) earth (inhabitants)

1b) land

1b1) country, territory

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Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Prep | N-cp — Preposition · noun common feminine plural absolute
HRd/Ncfpa
and I will scatter the object marker you among the nations and I will disperse you among the lands and I will make an end of uncleanness your from you
וַהֲתִמֹּתִ֥יva.ha.ti.mo.Ti and I will make an end of H8552 Verb · Hiphil · sequential perfect first person common singular
63× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
To finish or complete something, either in a good or bad sense, like when God finished creating the world in Genesis. It can also mean to be consumed or destroyed. The KJV Bible uses words like accomplish, cease, or have done to translate it.
Amplified meaning
consume, put a stop to
Tyndale gloss
to finish
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

תָּמַם (tamam) is a Hebrew verb meaning to be complete or finished. It encompasses a range of meanings, including to accomplish, cease, be consumed, or be sound and upright. The word can be used in various forms, such as Qal, Hiphil, and Hithpael, indicating different nuances of completion or integrity.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

[תָּמַם], תַּם vb. be complete, finished

Qal

be finished, completed

be finished, come to an end, cease

be complete, of number

be consumed, exhausted, spent

be finished, consumed, destroyed

be complete, sound, unimpaired

twice, very strangely

Hiph.

finish, complete, perfect, a matter

finish, cease doing a thing

complete, sum up

destroy uncleanness

causative: make sound thy ways.

Hithp. deal in integrity with

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H8552 [תָּמַם], תַּם be complete, finished

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

8552 tamam taw-mam'

a primitive root; to complete, in a good or a bad sense,

literal, or figurative, transitive or intransitive (as

follows):--accomplish, cease, be clean (pass-)ed, consume,

have done, (come to an, have an, make an) end, fail, come to

the full, be all gone, X be all here, be (make) perfect, be

spent, sum, be (shew self) upright, be wasted, whole.

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

תָּמַם (ta.mam) — to finish.

1) to be complete, be finished, be at an end

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to be finished, be completed

1a1a) completely, wholly, entirely (as auxiliary with verb)

1a2) to be finished, come to an end, cease

1a3) to be complete (of number)

1a4) to be consumed, be exhausted, be spent

1a5) to be finished, be consumed, be destroyed

1a6) to be complete, be sound, be unimpaired, be upright (ethically)

1a7) to complete, finish

1a8) to be completely crossed over

1b) (Niphal) to be consumed

1c) (Hiphil)

1c1) to finish, complete, perfect

1c2) to finish, cease doing, leave off doing

1c3) to complete, sum up, make whole

1c4) to destroy (uncleanness)

1c5) to make sound

1d) (Hithpael) to deal in integrity, act uprightly

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
Conj | V-Hiphil-1cs — Verb · Hiphil · sequential perfect first person common singular
Hc/Vhq1cs
Bible dictionarieson the English sense
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

ov:

(1) In Anglo-Saxon, had the meaning "from," "away from" (as the strengthened form "off" has still), and was not used for genitive or possessive relations, these being expressed by special case-forms. In the Norman period, however, "of" was taken to represent the French de (a use well developed by the time of Chaucer), and in the Elizabethan period both senses of "of" were in common use. But after about 1600 the later force of the word became predominant, and in the earlier sense (which is now practically obsolete) it was replaced by other prepositions. In consequence the King James Version (and in some cases the Revised Version (British and American)) contains many uses of "of" that are no longer familiar--most of them, to be sure, causing no difficulty, but there still being a few responsible for real obscurities.

English usagewhat the translators’ English meant
Webster's Dictionary (1828), Webster's Unabridged (1913), Webster's Dictionary (1806)

OF, preposition ov. [Gr.]

1. From or out of; proceeding from, as the cause, source, means, author or agent bestowing.

I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered to you. 1 Corinthians 11:1.

For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts. Joshua 11:1.

It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed.

Lamentations 3:1.

The whole disposing thereof is of the Lord. Proverbs 16:1.

Go, inquire of the Lord for me. 2 Chronicles 34:2.

That holy thing that shall be born of thee. Luke 1:1.

Hence of is the sign of the genitive case, the case that denotes production; as the son of man, the son proceeding from man, produced from man. This is the primary sense, although we now say, produced by man. 'Part of these were slain; ' that is, a number separate, for part denotes a division; the sense then is, a number from or out of the whole were slain. So also, 'some of these were slain; ' that is…

and I will scatter the object marker you among the nations and I will disperse you among the lands and I will make an end of uncleanness your from you
טֻמְאָתֵ֖ךְtum.'a.Tekh uncleanness your H2932 Noun common feminine singular construct · suffix
36× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This word refers to the state of being unclean or impure, often resulting from sinful actions, as described in Ezekiel. It encompasses various forms of uncleanness, including ritual and ethical impurity.
Amplified meaning
filthiness, sinful behavior
Tyndale gloss
uncleanness
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

טֻמְאָה (tum'ah) refers to various forms of religious impurity or uncleanness. It encompasses sexual, ethical, and ritual uncleanness, as well as local impurity associated with nations. The term is built from the root word for 'unclean' and highlights different contexts in which impurity can arise.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

טֻמְאָה n.f. uncleanness

sexual

of a foul or filthy mass

ethical and religious

ritual

local

base

Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H2932 טֻמְאָה

Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

2932 tum'ah toom-aw'

from 2930; religious impurity:--filthiness, unclean(-ness).

see HEBREW for 02930

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

טֻמְאָה (tum.ah) — uncleanness.

1) uncleanness

1a) sexual

1b) of filthy mass

1c) ethical and religious

1d) ritual

1e) local (of nations)

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
N-fs | Suff — Noun common feminine singular construct · suffix
HNcfsc/Sp2fs
and I will scatter the object marker you among the nations and I will disperse you among the lands and I will make an end of uncleanness your from you
מִמֵּֽךְ׃mi.Mekh from you H4480 Preposition · suffix
1,189× in the OT scale is logarithmic — the commonest word, אֵת, appears about 11,000×
In plain English
Meaning
This Hebrew word means a portion or part of something, and is often used to show the relationship between things, like from or out of something.
Tyndale gloss
from
Hebrew lexiconskeyed to Strong's numbers
Layman’s summary of all Lexicon entries.generated

The Hebrew word מִן־ (*min*) is a preposition meaning 'from' or 'out of,' indicating separation or origin. It covers various uses, including temporal references, comparisons, and causal relationships. Additionally, it can denote a portion when used as a noun מֵן (*men*). The entries highlight its versatility in expressing different nuances of separation and position.

Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon (full)

מִן־, and מִ, before יְ, prep. expressing the idea of separation, hence out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not

with verbs expressing (or implying) separation or removal

from, against

מן also, without a verb of similar significance, sometimes expresses the idea of separation, away from, far from

of position, off, on the side of, on

Out of, Gk. ἐκ, Lat. ex

Partitively

Of time—

as marking the terminus a quo, the anterior limit of a continuous period from, since

as marking the period immediately succeeding the limit after

towards, to

(וְעַד) עַד … מִן from … even to

In comparisons, beyond, above

מן is prefixed to an infin.:

with causal force, from, on account of, through

after verbs implying restraint, prevention, cessation, etc.

with a temporal force, since, after

Once as a conj. before a finite verb. that

In compounds:

base

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Brown-Driver-Briggs glosses

H4480a מִן־, מִ, prep. expressing the idea of separation, hence out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not . with verbs expressing (or implying) separation or removal . from, against

. מן also, without a verb of similar significance, sometimes expresses the idea of separation, away from, far from

. of position, off, on the side of, on

. Out of, Gk. ἐκ, Lat. ex

. Partitively

. Of time— . as marking the terminus a quo, the anterior limit of a continuous period from, since

. as marking the period immediately succeeding the limit after

. towards, to

. (וְעַד) עַד … מִן from … even to

. In comparisons, beyond, above

. מן is prefixed to an infin.: . with causal force, from, on account of, through

. after verbs implying restraint, prevention, cessation, etc.

. with a temporal force, since, after

. Once as a conj. before a finite verb. that

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Strong's Hebrew Dictionary

4480 min min

or minniy {min-nee'}; or minney (constructive plural)

{min-nay'}; (Isaiah 30:11); for 4482; properly, a part of;

hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses (as

follows):--above, after, among, at, because of, by (reason

of), from (among), in, X neither, X nor, (out) of, over,

since, X then, through, X whether, with.

see HEBREW for 04482

Translators Brief Hebrew Lexicon

מִן־ (min) — from.

prep

1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than

1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of

1b) out of

1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling)

1b2) (of material from which something is made)

1b3) (of source or origin)

1c) out of, some of, from (partitively)

1d) from, since, after (of time)

1e) than, more than (in comparison)

1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or

1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons)

1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive)

conj

2) that

Aramaic equivalent: min (מִן־ "from" H4481)

מֵן (men) — portion.

n.m.

portion

Morphologythe parsing behind the code
Berean parsing
HR/Sp2fs — Preposition · suffix
HR/Sp2fs
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