מֵפִיץ (me.phits)
me.phits
war-club
H:N-MQuick Reference
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
- Testament
- Old Testament
- Occurrences
- 1 verses
- Root
- —
- Part of speech
- H:N-M
Word Overview
The Hebrew noun mephits refers to a war-club designed specifically for scattering or dispersing enemies. Its core meaning is not just blunt force, but the chaotic effect that follows impact. This specialized weapon suggests a combatant who aims to break enemy formations rather than duel individuals.
With only one occurrence in the Bible, Proverbs 30:4 uses it as a vivid metaphor for divine power. The rhetorical question asks who has gathered the wind in their fists or bound the waters in a garment, implying that this scattering club is an instrument of God’s sovereign control over creation and history.
The word’s root relates to scattering or spreading out. This etymology reinforces its function as a tool of disruption. By using such a specific military image, the text emphasizes the overwhelming and disorienting nature of divine action.
Based on public-domain lexicons (Strong's, Thayer, Gesenius, Brown-Driver-Briggs and others).
What This Word Means for Your Faith
The word mephits describes a specialized war-club built to scatter enemies rather than simply strike them down. It appears only once in Scripture, in Proverbs 30:4, where it illustrates God’s absolute power over creation. This image reminds us that the Creator holds forces like wind and water with sovereign control, breaking apart chaos with ease.
When we face situations that feel overwhelming or disordered, this verse offers a quiet comfort. The same power that disperses armies also sustains the natural world. We can trust that no force is beyond His reach, even when our own understanding feels limited by the complexity of life around us.
How it's translated
How this word is rendered word-by-word in the 1 verses where it appears, by frequency.
- a war-club1×
Forms in the text
The inflected forms of this word as they appear in Scripture, by frequency.
- מֵפִ֣יץ1×