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רָצַץ H7533

H7533 is the Hebrew word רָצַץ, transliterated râtsats and said raw-tsats'. The King James Version most often renders it oppressed.

Word: רָצַץTransliteration: râtsatsSaid: raw-tsats'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 18 verses

What it means

to crack in pieces, literally or figuratively.

Where it comes from

a primitive root.

How the King James Version translates it

Across 19 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

oppressed 4×broken 4×bruised 2×struggled together 1×crushed 1×brake 1×nor oppressed 1×because he hath oppressed 1×brakest 1×nor be discouraged 1×didst break 1×crush 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: break, bruise, crush, discourage, oppress, struggle together.

Verses using רָצַץ

All 18 verses, quoted in full.

Genesis 25:22 · KJV

And the children struggled together within her; and she said, If it be so, why am I thus? And she went to enquire of the LORD.

Deuteronomy 28:33 · KJV

The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway:

Judges 9:53 · KJV

And a certain woman cast a piece of a millstone upon Abimelech’s head, and all to brake his skull.

Judges 10:8 · KJV

And that year they vexed and oppressed the children of Israel: eighteen years, all the children of Israel that were on the other side Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead.

1 Samuel 12:3 · KJV

Behold, here I am: witness against me before the LORD, and before his anointed: whose ox have I taken? or whose ass have I taken? or whom have I defrauded? whom have I oppressed? or of whose hand have I received any bribe to blind mine eyes therewith? and I will restore it you.

1 Samuel 12:4 · KJV

And they said, Thou hast not defrauded us, nor oppressed us, neither hast thou taken ought of any man’s hand.

2 Kings 18:21 · KJV

Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt, on which if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him.

2 Chronicles 16:10 · KJV

Then Asa was wroth with the seer, and put him in a prison house; for he was in a rage with him because of this thing. And Asa oppressed some of the people the same time.

Job 20:19 · KJV

Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;

Psalm 74:14 · KJV

Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.

Ecclesiastes 12:6 · KJV

Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.

Isaiah 36:6 · KJV

Lo, thou trustest in the staff of this broken reed, on Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust in him.

Isaiah 42:3 · KJV

A bruised reed shall he not break, and the smoking flax shall he not quench: he shall bring forth judgment unto truth.

Isaiah 42:4 · KJV

He shall not fail nor be discouraged, till he have set judgment in the earth: and the isles shall wait for his law.

Isaiah 58:6 · KJV

Is not this the fast that I have chosen? to loose the bands of wickedness, to undo the heavy burdens, and to let the oppressed go free, and that ye break every yoke?

Ezekiel 29:7 · KJV

When they took hold of thee by thy hand, thou didst break, and rend all their shoulder: and when they leaned upon thee, thou brakest, and madest all their loins to be at a stand.

Hosea 5:11 · KJV

Ephraim is oppressed and broken in judgment, because he willingly walked after the commandment.

Amos 4:1 · KJV

Hear this word, ye kine of Bashan, that are in the mountain of Samaria, which oppress the poor, which crush the needy, which say to their masters, Bring, and let us drink.

Common questions

What does Strong's H7533 mean?

H7533 is the Hebrew word רָצַץ (râtsats), meaning to crack in pieces, literally or figuratively.

How is H7533 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it oppressed (4 times), broken (4 times), bruised (2 times), struggled together (1 time), crushed (1 time), among others.

How many times does H7533 appear in the Bible?

רָצַץ (râtsats) is tagged in 18 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H7533 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root.

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