7376. ratash

Lexicon

ratash: To trample, to crush, to tread down

Original Word: רָטָשׁ
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: ratash
Pronunciation: rah-tash
Phonetic Spelling: (raw-tash')
Definition: To trample, to crush, to tread down
Meaning: to dash down

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

dash in pieces

A primitive root; to dash down -- dash (in pieces).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to dash in pieces
NASB Translation
dash in pieces (1), dashed in pieces (2), dashed to pieces (2), mow down (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[רָטַשׁ] verb Pi`el dash in pieces (compare ᵑ7 רְטַשׁ cast away, reject; but possibly akin to לָטַשׁ); —

Pi`el Imperfect2masculine singular תְּרַטֵּשׁ 2 Kings 8:12 their children thou will dash in pieces; 3 feminine plural קְשָׁתוֺת נְעָרִים תְּרַטַּשְׁנָה Isaiah 13:18, but probably corrupt, Du conjecture נְעָרוֺת תְּרֻטַּשְׁנָה compare Che.

Pu`al Perfect3feminine singular אֵם עַלֿ בָּנִים רֻטָּ֑שָׁה Hosea 14:14; Imperfect3masculine plural יְרֻטְּשׁוּ Isaiah 13:16; Nahum 3:10, יְרֻטָּ֑שׁוּ Hosea 14:1, all of children.

רִי see רוה.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G1474 (ἐκρήγνυμι, ekrēgnumi): To break forth, burst out
• G4937 (συντρίβω, syntribō): To crush, break in pieces, shatter

These Greek terms share a similar semantic field with רָטָשׁ, as they also convey the idea of breaking or shattering, often with a sense of violence or force. The Greek terms are used in the New Testament to describe physical destruction as well as metaphorical breaking, such as the breaking of spiritual strongholds or the crushing of opposition.

Usage: The verb רָטָשׁ (râṭâsh) is used in the context of breaking or dashing down, often implying a violent action. It is a term that conveys destruction or the act of shattering.

Context: The Hebrew verb רָטָשׁ (râṭâsh) is a primitive root that appears in the Hebrew Bible to describe the act of dashing down or breaking into pieces. This term is often associated with destruction or the violent breaking apart of objects or entities. The usage of רָטָשׁ is relatively rare in the biblical text, but it carries a strong connotation of forceful disintegration or ruin. The imagery evoked by this verb is one of complete and utter destruction, often used metaphorically to describe the downfall of nations or the shattering of physical objects. The term underscores the power and finality of the action it describes, emphasizing the irreversible nature of the destruction.

Forms and Transliterations

יְרֻטְּשׁ֖וּ יְרֻטָּ֔שׁוּ ירטשו רֻטָּֽשָׁה׃ רטשה׃ תְּרַטֵּ֔שׁ תְּרַטַּ֑שְׁנָה תרטש תרטשנה ruṭ·ṭā·šāh ruṭṭāšāh rutTashah tə·raṭ·ṭaš·nāh tə·raṭ·ṭêš teratTashnah təraṭṭašnāh təraṭṭêš teratTesh yə·ruṭ·ṭā·šū yə·ruṭ·ṭə·šū yerutTashu yəruṭṭāšū yerutteShu yəruṭṭəšū

Englishman's Concordance

2 Kings 8:12
HEB: תַּהֲרֹ֔ג וְעֹלְלֵיהֶ֣ם תְּרַטֵּ֔שׁ וְהָרֹתֵיהֶ֖ם תְּבַקֵּֽעַ׃
NAS: and their little ones you will dash in pieces, and their women with child
KJV: with the sword, and wilt dash their children,
INT: will kill and their little will dash and their women will rip

Isaiah 13:16
HEB: וְעֹלְלֵיהֶ֥ם יְרֻטְּשׁ֖וּ לְעֵֽינֵיהֶ֑ם יִשַּׁ֙סּוּ֙
NAS: Their little ones also will be dashed to pieces Before their eyes;
KJV: Their children also shall be dashed to pieces before their eyes;
INT: their little will be dashed their eyes will be plundered

Isaiah 13:18
HEB: וּקְשָׁת֖וֹת נְעָרִ֣ים תְּרַטַּ֑שְׁנָה וּפְרִי־ בֶ֙טֶן֙
NAS: And [their] bows will mow down the young men,
KJV: the young men to pieces; and they shall have no pity
INT: and bows the young will mow the fruit of the womb

Hosea 10:14
HEB: עַל־ בָּנִ֖ים רֻטָּֽשָׁה׃
NAS: [When] mothers were dashed in pieces with [their] children.
KJV: the mother was dashed in pieces upon [her] children.
INT: with children were dashed

Hosea 13:16
HEB: יִפֹּ֔לוּ עֹלְלֵיהֶ֣ם יְרֻטָּ֔שׁוּ וְהָרִיּוֹתָ֖יו יְבֻקָּֽעוּ׃
NAS: Their little ones will be dashed in pieces, And their pregnant
KJV: their infants shall be dashed in pieces, and their women with child
INT: will fall their little will be dashed women will be ripped

Nahum 3:10
HEB: גַּ֧ם עֹלָלֶ֛יהָ יְרֻטְּשׁ֖וּ בְּרֹ֣אשׁ כָּל־
NAS: her small children were dashed to pieces At the head
KJV: her young children also were dashed in pieces at the top
INT: Also children were dashed the head of every

6 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7376
6 Occurrences

ruṭ·ṭā·šāh — 1 Occ.
tə·raṭ·ṭaš·nāh — 1 Occ.
tə·raṭ·ṭêš — 1 Occ.
yə·ruṭ·ṭā·šū — 1 Occ.
yə·ruṭ·ṭə·šū — 2 Occ.