- Original: פּצם - Transliteration: Patsam - Phonetic: paw-tsam' - Definition: 1. to split or break open a. (Qal) to crack - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 1798 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root; to rend (by earthquake): - break. Total KJV Occurrences: 1 • broken, 1 Psalm 60:2