6481. patsa
Strong's Lexicon
patsa: To wound, to bruise

Original Word: פָצַע
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: patsa`
Pronunciation: pah-tsah'
Phonetic Spelling: (paw-tsah')
Definition: To wound, to bruise
Meaning: to split, wound

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - Strong's Greek 5135 (τραυματίζω, traumato): To wound, to injure.

Usage: The Hebrew verb "patsa" primarily means to wound or bruise. It conveys the action of inflicting physical harm or injury, often in a violent or forceful manner. The term is used in contexts where physical damage is inflicted, either metaphorically or literally, and can also imply a deeper spiritual or emotional hurt.

Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, physical wounds were often seen as manifestations of deeper spiritual or moral issues. The act of wounding could be associated with divine judgment or human conflict. The concept of being wounded or bruised also carried significant metaphorical weight, often symbolizing the suffering of the righteous or the consequences of sin.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to bruise, wound by bruising
NASB Translation
emasculated* (1), one (1), wounded (1), wounding* (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs
[מָּצַע] verb bruise, wound by bruising (Late Hebrew split, bruise; Arabic squeeze a ripe date, rub; Aramaic מְּצַע split); —

Qal Perfect3plural suffix הִכּוּנִי מְּצָעוּנִי Songs 5:7; Infinitive absolute הַכֵּה וּפָצֹעַ 1 Kings 20:37 a smiting and a bruising (him); Participle Pass. construct מְּצוּעַדַּֿכָּה Deuteronomy 23:2 one wounded by crushing.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
wound

A primitive root; to split, i.e. Wound -- wound.

Forms and Transliterations
וּפָצֹֽעַ׃ ופצע׃ פְצָע֑וּנִי פְצֽוּעַ־ פצוע־ פצעוני fetzaUni fetzua p̄ə·ṣā·‘ū·nî p̄ə·ṣū·a‘- p̄əṣā‘ūnî p̄əṣūa‘- ū·p̄ā·ṣō·a‘ ufaTzoa ūp̄āṣōa‘
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Englishman's Concordance
Deuteronomy 23:1
HEB: לֹֽא־ יָבֹ֧א פְצֽוּעַ־ דַּכָּ֛א וּכְר֥וּת
NAS: No one who is emasculated
KJV: He that is wounded in the stones, or hath his privy member
INT: No shall enter one wounded cut

1 Kings 20:37
HEB: הָאִ֖ישׁ הַכֵּ֥ה וּפָצֹֽעַ׃
NAS: struck him, wounding him.
KJV: him, so that in smiting he wounded [him].
INT: and the man struck wounded

Songs 5:7
HEB: בָּעִ֖יר הִכּ֣וּנִי פְצָע֑וּנִי נָשְׂא֤וּ אֶת־
NAS: me, They struck me [and] wounded me; The guardsmen
KJV: me, they smote me, they wounded me; the keepers
INT: the city struck me wounded took my shawl

3 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 6481
3 Occurrences


p̄ə·ṣā·‘ū·nî — 1 Occ.
p̄ə·ṣū·a‘- — 1 Occ.
ū·p̄ā·ṣō·a‘ — 1 Occ.















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