Original Language Studio
Genesis 25:22
“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.” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
רָצַץrâtsats · raw-tsats'
H7533 · Hebrew
H7533 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to crack in pieces, literally or figuratively
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- break, bruise, crush, discourage, oppress, struggle together.
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- יִּתְרֹֽצֲצ֤וּ — verb Hithpolel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural
- Usage
- Occurs 19 times in the Hebrew Bible.Deuteronomy 28:33Judges 9:53Judges 10:81 Samuel 12:31 Samuel 12:4
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read רָצַץ here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.