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Lexicon :: Strong's H7533 - rāṣaṣ

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רָצַץ
Transliteration
rāṣaṣ
Pronunciation
raw-tsats'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2212

Strong’s Definitions

רָצַץ râtsats, raw-tsats'; a primitive root; to crack in pieces, literally or figuratively:—break, bruise, crush, discourage, oppress, struggle together.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x

The KJV translates Strong's H7533 in the following manner: oppressed (6x), broken (4x), break (3x), bruised (2x), crush (2x), discouraged (1x), struggle together (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 19x
The KJV translates Strong's H7533 in the following manner: oppressed (6x), broken (4x), break (3x), bruised (2x), crush (2x), discouraged (1x), struggle together (1x).

  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

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
רָצַץ râtsats, raw-tsats'; a primitive root; to crack in pieces, literally or figuratively:—break, bruise, crush, discourage, oppress, struggle together.
STRONGS H7533: Abbreviations
† [רָצַץ] verb crush (Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew; Arabic bdb095408 bruise, bray, crush; Aramaic רְעַ, bdb095409 crush, shatter); —
Qal Perfect 2nd person masculine singular suffix רַצּוֺתָנוּ 1 Samuel 12:4; 1st person singular רַצּוֺתִי 1 Samuel 12:3; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יָּרוּץ (Ges§ 67 q) Isaiah 42:4 (Babylonian Manuscript יֵרוֺץ, Niph., so SS here and Ecclesiastes 12:6a), 3rd person feminine singular תָּרוּץ Ecclesiastes 12:6a, 1st person singular 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; מִשְׁפָּט רְצוּץ 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. be crushed, broken: Perfect 3rd person masculine singular consecutive נְרֹץ (Ges§ 67 t) Ecclesiastes 12:6b (of wheel at cistern); Imperfect 2nd person masculine singular תֵּרוֺץ Ezekiel 29:7 (of Pharaoh as reed, compare Qal 1 a); Job 20:10 read perhaps יֵרֹצּוּ (for יְרַצּוּ, see רצה Pi.), are crushed (as) poor men, Bu, compare Hoffm SS Gerber. — Isaiah 42:2; Ecclesiastes 12:6 a see Qal.
Pi. crush in pieces:
1. literal (in metaphor) Perfect 2nd person masculine singular רִצַּצְתָּ Psalm 74:14 with accusative of thing.
2. figurative = grievously oppress, 3rd person masculine singular רִצַּץ Job 20:19; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular וַיְרַצֵּץ מִן הָעָם 2 Chronicles 16:10.
Po`el Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural וַיְרֹצְצוּ Judges 10:8, accusative of person (= Pi. 2; || רעץ; רצץ here perhaps doublet, so GFMHpt, compare Bu Now).
Hiph. Imperfect 3rd person feminine singular וַתָּ֫רִץ (Köi. 352; BaZMG xliii (1889), 181 thinks Qal) Judges 9:53 she crushed his skull.
Hithpō`. reciprocal, Imperfect 3rd person masculine plural וִיִּתְרֹצְצוּ הַבָּנִים בְּקִרְבָּהּ Genesis 25:22 (J) the children crushed (thurst, struck) one another within her.

See related Aramaic BDB entry H7490.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

25:22

Deuteronomy

28:33

Judges

9:53; 10:8

1 Samuel

12:3; 12:3; 12:4; 12:4

2 Samuel

22:30

2 Kings

18:21

2 Chronicles

16:10

Job

20:10; 20:19

Psalms

18:30; 74:14

Ecclesiastes

12:6; 12:6; 12:6; 12:6; 12:6

Isaiah

36:6; 42:2; 42:3; 42:3; 42:4; 42:4; 58:6; 58:6

Ezekiel

29:7

Hosea

5:11; 5:11

Amos

4:1; 4:1

H7533

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Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7533 matches the Hebrew רָצַץ (rāṣaṣ),
which occurs 19 times in 18 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 25:22

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 25:22 - But the children struggled inside her, and she said, "If it is going to be like this, I'm not so sure I want to be pregnant!" So she asked the LORD,

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 28:33

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:33 - As for the produce of your land and all your labor, a people you do not know will consume it, and you will be nothing but oppressed and crushed for the rest of your lives.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 9:53

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 9:53 - a woman threw an upper millstone down on his head and shattered his skull.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 10:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 10:8 - They ruthlessly oppressed the Israelites that eighteenth year - that is, all the Israelites living east of the Jordan in Amorite country in Gilead.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 12:3

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:3 - Here I am. Bring a charge against me before the LORD and before his chosen king. Whose ox have I taken? Whose donkey have I taken? Whom have I wronged? Whom have I oppressed? From whose hand have I taken a bribe so that I would overlook something? Tell me, and I will return it to you!"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 12:4

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 12:4 - They replied, "You have not wronged us or oppressed us. You have not taken anything from the hand of anyone."

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 18:21

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 18:21 - Now look, you must be trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed staff. If a man leans for support on it, it punctures his hand and wounds him. That is what Pharaoh king of Egypt does to all who trust in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 16:10

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 16:10 - Asa was so angry at the prophet, he put him in jail. Asa also oppressed some of the people at that time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 20:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 20:19 - For he has oppressed the poor and abandoned them; he has seized a house which he did not build.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 74:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 74:14 - You crushed the heads of Leviathan; you fed him to the people who live along the coast.

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Unchecked Copy Box Ecc 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxEcc 12:6 - before the silver cord is removed, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher is shattered at the well, or the water wheel is broken at the cistern -

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 36:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 36:6 - Look, you must be trusting in Egypt, that splintered reed staff. If someone leans on it for support, it punctures his hand and wounds him. That is what Pharaoh king of Egypt does to all who trust in him!

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:3 - A crushed reed he will not break, a dim wick he will not extinguish; he will faithfully make just decrees.

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 42:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 42:4 - He will not grow dim or be crushed before establishing justice on the earth; the coastlands will wait in anticipation for his decrees."

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 58:6

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 58:6 - No, this is the kind of fast I want. I want you to remove the sinful chains, to tear away the ropes of the burdensome yoke, to set free the oppressed, and to break every burdensome yoke.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 29:7

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 29:7 - when they grasped you with their hand, you broke and tore their shoulders, and when they leaned on you, you splintered and caused their legs to be unsteady.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:11 - Ephraim will be oppressed, crushed under judgment, because he was determined to pursue worthless idols.

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Unchecked Copy Box Amo 4:1

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 4:1 - Listen to this message, you cows of Bashan who live on Mount Samaria! You oppress the poor; you crush the needy. You say to your husbands, "Bring us more to drink!"
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