Râʻats — H7492

Definition

verb

to break in pieces; figuratively, harass

1. (Qal) to shatter

Usually translated as

dash in pieces, vex

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

• thlíbō (G2346)
• thraúō (G2352)

Occurrences

Râʻats occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Exodus (1), Judges (1)

• Exodus 15:6 — Thy right hand, O LORD, is become glorious in power: thy right hand, O LORD, hath dashed in pieces (תִּרְעַ֥ץ) the enemy.
• Judges 10:8 — And that year they vexed (וַֽיִּרְעֲצ֤וּ) and oppressed the children of Israel: eighteen years, all the children of Israel that were on the other side Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead.