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רָטַשׁ

ratash · dash to pieces

Hebrew word · Strong’s number H7376 · appears 6 times in the Bible

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What it means

ratash (רָטַשׁ) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “dash to pieces”.

Dash, throw against the ground or the rocks until smashed. Used of what a cruel army does to the children of a conquered city (2 Kings 8:12; Isaiah 13:16; Hosea 13:16).

How to say it

ra·tash

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

  1. Smash against the ground or rocks.

From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

  • will be dashed to pieces ×2
  • will dash to pieces ×2
  • was dashed to pieces ×1
  • were dashed to pieces ×1

Where it appears

  • 2 Kings 8:12

    Hazael said, “Why is my lord weeping?” He said, “Because I know the evil that you will do to the sons of Israel: their fortresses you will set on fire, their young men you will kill with the sword, their little ones you will dash to pieces, and their pregnant women you will rip open.”

  • Isaiah 13:16

    And their little ones will be dashed to pieces before their eyes; their houses will be plundered, and their wives violated.

  • Isaiah 13:18

    And their bows will dash to pieces the young men, and on the fruit of the womb they will have no compassion; on children their eye will not have pity.

  • Hosea 10:14

    And a tumult will rise among your people, and all your fortresses will be destroyed, as Shalman destroyed Beth-arbel on the day of battle; the mother was dashed to pieces on her children.

  • Hosea 13:16

    Samaria will be held guilty, for she has rebelled against her Elohim; by the sword they will fall; their infants will be dashed to pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open.

  • Nahum 3:10

    She too went into exile, into captivity; her infants too were dashed to pieces at the head of every street; and for her honored men they cast lots, and all her great men were bound in fetters.