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To break out

פָּצַחStrong’s H6476

patsach (pa-tsach)

Appears in 8 verses of the Old Testament

In short

Patsach is the Hebrew word usually translated “break forth”, “people have broken forth” and “have broken in pieces”. It appears in 8 verses of the Old Testament.

“Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.”
Psalms 98:4 KJV
Meaning
  1. To cause to break or burst forth, break forth with, break out(Qal) to break out, break forthwith · (Piel) to break up
How it's translated
  • break forth 4
  • people have broken forth 1
  • and break forth 1
  • they will break forth 1
  • they have broken in pieces 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Isaiah 6
  • Psalms 1
  • Micah 1

3 books in all.

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Hebrew dictionary

פָּצַח patsach · to break out

1) to cause to break or burst forth, break forth with, break out 1a) (Qal) to break out, break forthwith 1b) (Piel) to break up

From STEPBible’s Hebrew lexicon (based on Brown-Driver-Briggs).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Hebrew, not from any one translation.