רָצַץ

Strong’s Definition

to crack in pieces, literally or figuratively

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

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

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to crush, oppress
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(niphal) to be crushed, be broken
• 4.(piel)
• 5.(poel) to oppress (figuratively)
• 6.(hiphil) to crush
• 7.(hithpoel) to crush each other

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: râtsats; Pronunciation: raw-tsats'