7533. ratsats

Lexicon

ratsats: To crush, to oppress, to break

Original Word: רָצַץ
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: ratsats
Pronunciation: rah-tsats'
Phonetic Spelling: (raw-tsats')
Definition: To crush, to oppress, to break
Meaning: to crack in pieces

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

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

A primitive root; to crack in pieces, literally or figuratively -- break, bruise, crush, discourage, oppress, struggle together.

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to crush
NASB Translation
broke (1), bruised (1), crush (1), crushed (9), crushing (1), oppressed (5), struggled (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

[רָצַץ] verb crush (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; Arabic bruise, bray, crush; Aramaic רְעַ, crush, shatter); —

Qal Perfect2masculine singular suffix רַצּוֺתָנוּ 1 Samuel 12:4; 1singular רַצּוֺתִי 1 Samuel 12:3; Imperfect3masculine singular יָּרוּץ (Ges^{§ 67q}) Isaiah 42:4 (Babylonian Manuscript יֵרוֺץ, Niph`al, so SS here and Ecclesiastes 12:6a), 3feminine singular תָּרוּץ Ecclesiastes 12:6a, 1singular אָרֻץ Psalm 18:30 = אָרוּץ 2 Samuel 22:30 (see below); Participle active feminine plural רֹצְצוֺת Amos 4:1; passive רָצוּץ Isaiah 42:3 +, construct רְצוּץ Hosea 5:11; plural רְצוּצִים Isaiah 58:6; — crush: 1 literal,

a. passive participle in (הַ)קָּנֶה (הָ)רָצוּץ 2 Kings 18:21 = Isaiah 36:6; Isaiah 42:3 (all metaphor of weak person).

b. imperfect intransitive get crushed (read תֵּרוֺץ?), of bowl Ecclesiastes 12:6a (in metaphor).

2 figurative crush, oppress, accusative of person 1 Samuel 12:3,4; Amos 4:1; passive participle Deuteronomy 28:33, as substantive the oppressed Isaiah 58:6; רְצוּץ מִשְׁמָּט Hosea 5:11 (We Now רֹצֵץ, i.e. perverting judgment, but dubious); intransitive get crushed (read יֵרוֺץ?), of servant of ׳י, under figure of wick, Isaiah 42:4 (+ יִכְהֶה) he shall not grow dim or be crushed out.

Niph`al be crushed, broken: Perfect3masculine singular consecutive נְרֹץ (Ges<sup>§ 67t</sup>) Ecclesiastes 12:6b (of wheel at cistern); Imperfect2masculine singular תֵּרוֺץ Ezekiel 29:7 (of Pharaoh as reed, compare Qal 1 a); Job 20:10 read perhaps יֵרֹצּוּ (for יְרַצּוּ, see רצה Pi`el), are crushed (as) poor men, Bu, compare Hoffm SS Gerber. — Isaiah 42:2; Ecclesiastes 12:6 a see

Qal. Pi`el crush in pieces:

1 literal (in metaphor) Perfect2masculine singular רִצַּצְתָּ Psalm 74:14 with accusative of thing.

2 figurative = grievously oppress, 3 masculine singular רִצַּץ Job 20:19; Imperfect3masculine singular וַיְרַצֵּץ מִן הָעָם2Chronicles 16:10.

Po`el Imperfect3masculine plural וַיְרֹצְצוּ Judges 10:8, accusative of person (= Pi`el 2; "" רעץ; רצץ here perhaps doublet, so GFM^Hpt, compare Bu Now).

Hiph`il Imperfect3feminine singular וַתָּ֫רִץ (Kö^{i. 352}; Ba^{ZMG xliii (1889), 181} thinks

Qal) Judges 9:53 she crushed his skull.

Hithpo`el reciprocal, Imperfect3masculine plural וִיִּתְרֹצְצוּ הַבָּנִים בְּקִרְבָּהּ Genesis 25:22 (J) the children crushed (thurst, struck) one another within her.

Topical Lexicon

Word Origin: A primitive root

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: • G2352: θραύω (thrauo) • to break, shatter
• G2616: καταδυναστεύω (katadynasteuo) • to oppress, exploit
• G2662: κατακλάω (kataklao) • to break in pieces
• G2806: κλάω (klao) • to break
• G3075: λυγίζω (lygizo) • to bend, break
• G4640: σκύλλω (skyllo) • to trouble, harass
• G4917: συντρίβω (syntribo) • to crush, break in pieces
• G4918: συμπνίγω (sympnigo) • to choke, press together
• G4937: συνθλάω (synthlao) • to crush together

These Greek terms reflect similar themes of breaking, crushing, and oppressing, illustrating the continuity of these concepts across the Hebrew and Greek Scriptures.

Usage: The verb רָצַץ (rāṣaṣ) is used in the Hebrew Bible to describe the action of breaking or crushing something into pieces. It can be used both in a literal sense, such as breaking physical objects, and in a metaphorical sense, such as oppressing or subjugating people.

Context: רָצַץ (rāṣaṣ) appears in various contexts throughout the Hebrew Scriptures, often conveying the idea of destruction or oppression. In a literal sense, it can refer to the physical act of breaking or shattering objects. For example, in Judges 9:53, a woman drops a millstone on Abimelech's head, "crushing" his skull. In a metaphorical sense, רָצַץ is used to describe the oppression or subjugation of people, as seen in Isaiah 42:3, where it is prophesied that the Messiah will not "crush" a bruised reed, symbolizing His gentle and compassionate nature.

The term is also used in contexts of divine judgment, where God is described as breaking or crushing the wicked or the enemies of Israel. In Psalm 72:4, it is written, "He will vindicate the afflicted among the people; He will save the children of the needy and crush the oppressor." This usage underscores the theme of divine justice and deliverance for the oppressed.

רָצַץ is a vivid term that conveys both physical and metaphorical breaking, often associated with themes of judgment, deliverance, and the exercise of power.

Forms and Transliterations

הָרָצ֤וּץ הָרֹצְצ֖וֹת הרצוץ הרצצות וְנָרֹ֥ץ וְרָצ֖וּץ וְתָרֻ֖ץ וַיְרַצֵּ֥ץ וַיְרֹֽצְצוּ֙ וַיִּתְרֹֽצֲצ֤וּ וַתָּ֖רִץ וירצץ וירצצו ויתרצצו ונרץ ורצוץ ותרץ יָר֔וּץ ירוץ רְצ֣וּץ רְצוּצִים֙ רִ֭צַּץ רִ֭צַּצְתָּ רַצּ֔וֹתִי רַצּוֹתָ֑נוּ רָצוּץ֙ רצוץ רצוצים רצותי רצותנו רצץ רצצת תֵּר֔וֹץ תרוץ hā·rā·ṣūṣ hā·rō·ṣə·ṣō·wṯ hārāṣūṣ haraTzutz hārōṣəṣōwṯ harotzeTzot rā·ṣūṣ raṣ·ṣō·w·ṯā·nū raṣ·ṣō·w·ṯî raṣṣōwṯānū raṣṣōwṯî rāṣūṣ ratztzoTanu ratzTzoti raTzutz rə·ṣū·ṣîm rə·ṣūṣ rəṣūṣ rəṣūṣîm reTzutz retzuTzim riṣ·ṣaṣ riṣ·ṣaṣ·tā riṣṣaṣ riṣṣaṣtā Ritztzatz Ritztzatzta tê·rō·wṣ teRotz têrōwṣ vaiyitrotzaTzu vatTaritz vayratzTzetz vayrotzeTzu venaRotz veraTzutz vetaRutz wat·tā·riṣ wattāriṣ way·raṣ·ṣêṣ way·rō·ṣə·ṣū way·yiṯ·rō·ṣă·ṣū wayraṣṣêṣ wayrōṣəṣū wayyiṯrōṣăṣū wə·nā·rōṣ wə·rā·ṣūṣ wə·ṯā·ruṣ wənārōṣ wərāṣūṣ wəṯāruṣ yā·rūṣ yārūṣ yaRutz

Englishman's Concordance

Genesis 25:22
HEB: וַיִּתְרֹֽצֲצ֤וּ הַבָּנִים֙ בְּקִרְבָּ֔הּ
NAS: But the children struggled together within
KJV: And the children struggled together within her;
INT: struggled the children within

Deuteronomy 28:33
HEB: רַ֛ק עָשׁ֥וּק וְרָצ֖וּץ כָּל־ הַיָּמִֽים׃
NAS: but oppressed and crushed continually.
KJV: and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway:
INT: but oppressed and crushed and all alway

Judges 9:53
HEB: רֹ֣אשׁ אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ וַתָּ֖רִץ אֶת־ גֻּלְגָּלְתּֽוֹ׃
NAS: head, crushing his skull.
KJV: head, and all to brake his skull.
INT: head Abimelech's crushing his skull

Judges 10:8
HEB: וַֽיִּרְעֲצ֤וּ וַיְרֹֽצְצוּ֙ אֶת־ בְּנֵ֣י
NAS: They afflicted and crushed the sons
KJV: they vexed and oppressed the children
INT: afflicted and crushed the sons of Israel

1 Samuel 12:3
HEB: אֶת־ מִ֣י רַצּ֔וֹתִי וּמִיַּד־ מִי֙
NAS: Whom have I oppressed, or from whose
KJV: or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand
INT: defrauded whose oppressed hand Whose

1 Samuel 12:4
HEB: עֲשַׁקְתָּ֖נוּ וְלֹ֣א רַצּוֹתָ֑נוּ וְלֹֽא־ לָקַ֥חְתָּ
NAS: You have not defrauded us or oppressed us or taken
KJV: Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken
INT: defrauded or oppressed or taken

2 Kings 18:21
HEB: מִשְׁעֶנֶת֩ הַקָּנֶ֨ה הָרָצ֤וּץ הַזֶּה֙ עַל־
NAS: of this crushed reed,
KJV: upon the staff of this bruised reed,
INT: the staff reed crushed of this on

2 Chronicles 16:10
HEB: עַל־ זֹ֑את וַיְרַצֵּ֥ץ אָסָ֛א מִן־
NAS: And Asa oppressed some
KJV: with him because of this [thing]. And Asa oppressed [some] of the people
INT: and likewise oppressed and Asa some

Job 20:19
HEB: כִּֽי־ רִ֭צַּץ עָזַ֣ב דַּלִּ֑ים
NAS: For he has oppressed [and] forsaken
KJV: Because he hath oppressed [and] hath forsaken
INT: for has oppressed forsaken the poor

Psalm 74:14
HEB: אַתָּ֣ה רִ֭צַּצְתָּ רָאשֵׁ֣י לִוְיָתָ֑ן
NAS: You crushed the heads of Leviathan;
KJV: Thou brakest the heads of leviathan
INT: You crushed the heads of Leviathan

Ecclesiastes 12:6
HEB: חֶ֣בֶל הַכֶּ֔סֶף וְתָרֻ֖ץ גֻּלַּ֣ת הַזָּהָ֑ב
NAS: bowl is crushed, the pitcher
KJV: bowl be broken, or the pitcher
INT: cord the silver is crushed bowl and the golden

Ecclesiastes 12:6
HEB: עַל־ הַמַּבּ֔וּעַ וְנָרֹ֥ץ הַגַּלְגַּ֖ל אֶל־
NAS: at the cistern is crushed;
KJV: or the wheel broken at the cistern.
INT: by the well is crushed and the wheel at

Isaiah 36:6
HEB: מִשְׁעֶנֶת֩ הַקָּנֶ֨ה הָרָצ֤וּץ הַזֶּה֙ עַל־
NAS: of this crushed reed,
KJV: in the staff of this broken reed,
INT: the staff reed crushed of this on

Isaiah 42:3
HEB: קָנֶ֤ה רָצוּץ֙ לֹ֣א יִשְׁבּ֔וֹר
NAS: A bruised reed He will not break
KJV: A bruised reed shall he not break,
INT: reed A bruised He will not break

Isaiah 42:4
HEB: יִכְהֶה֙ וְלֹ֣א יָר֔וּץ עַד־ יָשִׂ֥ים
NAS: He will not be disheartened or crushed Until
KJV: He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set
INT: will not be disheartened or crushed Until has established

Isaiah 58:6
HEB: מוֹטָ֑ה וְשַׁלַּ֤ח רְצוּצִים֙ חָפְשִׁ֔ים וְכָל־
NAS: And to let the oppressed go
KJV: burdens, and to let the oppressed go
INT: of the yoke let the oppressed free every

Ezekiel 29:7
HEB: (בַכַּף֙ ק) תֵּר֔וֹץ וּבָקַעְתָּ֥ לָהֶ֖ם
NAS: of you with the hand, You broke and tore
KJV: of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and rend
INT: took branch broke and tore all

Hosea 5:11
HEB: עָשׁ֥וּק אֶפְרַ֖יִם רְצ֣וּץ מִשְׁפָּ֑ט כִּ֣י
NAS: is oppressed, crushed in judgment,
KJV: [is] oppressed [and] broken in judgment,
INT: oppressed Ephraim crushed judgment Because

Amos 4:1
HEB: הָעֹשְׁק֣וֹת דַּלִּ֔ים הָרֹצְצ֖וֹת אֶבְיוֹנִ֑ים הָאֹמְרֹ֥ת
NAS: the poor, who crush the needy,
KJV: the poor, which crush the needy,
INT: oppress the poor crush the needy say

19 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7533
19 Occurrences

hā·rā·ṣūṣ — 2 Occ.
hā·rō·ṣə·ṣō·wṯ — 1 Occ.
raṣ·ṣō·w·ṯā·nū — 1 Occ.
raṣ·ṣō·w·ṯî — 1 Occ.
rā·ṣūṣ — 1 Occ.
rə·ṣūṣ — 1 Occ.
rə·ṣū·ṣîm — 1 Occ.
riṣ·ṣaṣ — 1 Occ.
riṣ·ṣaṣ·tā — 1 Occ.
tê·rō·wṣ — 1 Occ.
way·yiṯ·rō·ṣă·ṣū — 1 Occ.
wat·tā·riṣ — 1 Occ.
way·raṣ·ṣêṣ — 1 Occ.
way·rō·ṣə·ṣū — 1 Occ.
wə·nā·rōṣ — 1 Occ.
wə·rā·ṣūṣ — 1 Occ.
wə·ṯā·ruṣ — 1 Occ.
yā·rūṣ — 1 Occ.