Râtsats — H7533

H7533 · Hebrew — רצץ

Pronunciation: raw-tsats'

Definition

verb

to crack in pieces, literally or figuratively

  1. to crush, oppress
    1. (Qal)
      1. to crush, get crushed, be crushed
      2. to crush, oppress (fig)
      3. crushed (participle passive)
    2. (Niphal) to be crushed, be broken
    3. (Piel)
      1. to crush in pieces
      2. to grievously oppress (fig)
    4. (Poel) to oppress (fig)
    5. (Hiphil) to crush
    6. (Hithpoel) to crush each other

Usually translated as

break, crush, struggle together, bruise, discourage, oppress

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Râtsats occurs 18 times in 17 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (1), Deuteronomy (1), Judges (2), 1 Samuel (2), 2 Kings (1), 2 Chronicles (1), Job (1), Ecclesiastes (1), Isaiah (4), Ezekiel (1), Hosea (1), Amos (1)

Strong's Lexicon — R