Words the Bible translates as break down
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 4 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- paratsפָּרַץto break through: force a way through a barrier so that what was held back bursts out the other side
- harasהָרַסto tear down: to pull a standing structure or settled order apart so it collapses into ruin.
- natatsנָתַץto tear down: to demolish something built, reducing a structure to rubble
- halamהָלַםto strike a hard, driving blow: to hammer, pound, or batter something down
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