This Aramaic verb appears in Daniel's visions, describing kingdoms crushed by stones or beasts trampling everything underfoot. The vocabulary fits apocalyptic imagery—empires shattered completely, reduced to fragments. Both passive forms (being crushed) and active causative forms (crushing others) appear, painting pictures of total destruction. Daniel's statue of human history gets pulverized by a divine stone; successive beasts devour and break in pieces. The term's violence underscores the comprehensive nature of divine judgment against earthly powers.