H7447b H7447b
fragments, broken pieces (of destroyed buildings)
This plural form appears in Amos 6:11, describing the fate of houses when God commands their destruction. Paired with 'beqi'im' (cracks, fissures), the word paints a picture of total architectural collapse—not just damage but reduction to rubble. The prophet envisions both great houses and small struck down, broken into fragments beyond repair. This second homonymous root differs entirely from the 'drops' of Song of Songs, demonstrating how context determines meaning.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Pieces or fragments resulting from violent destruction, used in Amos 6:11 to describe the fate of buildings when divine judgment strikes. The parallel with 'cracks' or 'breaches' emphasizes total structural failure—these are not mere damaged walls but buildings reduced to broken fragments, illustrating the completeness of the coming judgment against Israel's self-satisfied elite who are oblivious to the nation's moral ruin. 1×
AR["شُقوقًا"]·ben["টুকরোতে"]·DE["[רסיסים]"]·EN["into-fragments"]·FR["goutte"]·heb["רסיסים"]·HI["टुकड़े-टुकड़े"]·ID["menjadi-serpihan"]·IT["[רסיסים]"]·jav["ing-reremukan"]·KO["파편들로"]·PT["ruínas"]·RU["на-осколки"]·ES["en-pedazos"]·SW["vipande-vipande"]·TR["parçalara"]·urd["ٹکڑے-ٹکڑے"]
Related Senses
H3605 1. all, every, whole (5352×)H0259 1. one (cardinal numeral) (940×)H8147 1. cardinal number two (666×)G3956 1. all (collective plural) (616×)H3967 1. cardinal numeral hundred (550×)H1419a 1. great, large (general quality) (486×)H7969 1. cardinal number three (431×)H0505 1. cardinal number thousand (427×)H7651 1. seven (cardinal number) (393×)G1520 1. cardinal number one (339×)H6240 1. ten (cardinal number) (334×)H6242 1. twenty (cardinal number) (315×)H2568 1. cardinal number five (309×)H0702 1. four (cardinal number) (277×)G3956 2. every, each (distributive) (227×)H8337 1. six (cardinal number) (215×)G3956 3. all things, everything (substantive) (211×)G3956 4. (187×)H6235 1. ten (177×)G3173 1. great in size or extent (176×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† II. [רָסִיס] n.[m.] fragment;—pl. רְסִיסִים, of houses destroyed Am 6:11 (‖ בְּקִעִיס).