Words the Bible translates as shatter
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 10 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- suntribōσυντρίβωto shatter: to break something by crushing it, leaving it smashed, mangled, or ruined
- shavarשָׁבַרto break: to shatter something so that it comes apart, or to crush a power, a body, or a person until they collapse
- naphatsנָפַץto smash to pieces: to break something apart by dashing or striking it hard
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- to scatter: for a group of people to break apart and spread across the land
- ratsatsרָצַץto crush: to break or grind something to pieces by pressure or a blow, and so to oppress and grind down the weak
- maḥatsמָחַץto strike a shattering blow: to smash or grievously wound with a forceful, targeted stroke
- sunthlaōσυνθλάωto shatternot studied yet
- deqaqדְּקַקto shatter a thing to pieces: to break it apart so completely that nothing is left to gather up.
- ra'atsרָעַץto shatternot studied yet
- ḥashalחֲשַׁלto shatternot studied yet
- ro'ahרֹעָהto shatternot studied yet
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