H7490 H7490
crush, shatter; to break into pieces with force (Aramaic)
An Aramaic verb meaning to crush or shatter. Daniel 2:40 uses it twice: the fourth kingdom 'breaks in pieces' and 'shatters' all others, like iron crushing everything. The image is one of violent, comprehensive destruction. The verb's intensity underscores the totalizing dominance of the final kingdom in Nebuchadnezzar's dream.
Senses
1. sense 1 — An Aramaic verb (Pe'al and Pa'el stems) meaning to crush, break, or shatter, appearing exclusively in Daniel 2:40. The context is the fourth kingdom in Nebuchadnezzar's vision, described as iron that 'breaks' (מְרָעַע) all things and 'shatters' (תֵרֹעַ) them. The intensive Pa'el participle emphasizes ongoing, violent fragmentation—'smashing to pieces.' Cognate with Hebrew רצץ and Syriac, the term conveys utter pulverization, fitting the apocalyptic imagery of an empire that obliterates all resistance. 2×
AR["وَ-تُكَسِّرُ", "يُكَسِّرُ"]·ben["এবং-ভাঙবে", "চূর্ণ-করে"]·DE["[ותרע]", "[מרעע]"]·EN["and-break", "breaks"]·FR["et-fouler", "fouler"]·heb["ו-תרוצץ", "מרוצץ"]·HI["और-चकनाचूर-करेगा", "चकनाचूर-करता-है"]·ID["dan-memecahkan", "memecahkan"]·IT["[ותרע]", "[מרעע]"]·jav["lan-mecahaken", "mecahaken"]·KO["그리고-쳐부술-것이다", "부수는"]·PT["despedaça", "e-despedaçará"]·RU["и-разобьёт", "разбивает"]·ES["rompe", "y-romperá"]·SW["kinavunja", "na-kuponda"]·TR["kırar", "ve-ezecek"]·urd["اور-ٹوڑے-گی", "ٹوڑتا-ہے"]
Related Senses
G0846 1. third-person pronoun reference (5552×)H???? 1. (4670×)H6213a 1. do, perform, act (2383×)G4160 1. do, act, perform (473×)H5221 1. Hifil: to strike in battle, smite enemies (362×)H0899b 1. garment, article of clothing (216×)H6213a 2. make, construct, fabricate (148×)H3772 1. cut a covenant / make a pact (97×)H5060 1. touch physically (Qal) (96×)H3615 1. complete a task (Piel) (85×)H3772 2. cut off / destroy (Hifil causative) (81×)H3920 1. capture, seize (Qal) (76×)H???? 12. (76×)H3772 3. be cut off / be eliminated (Niphal) (74×)H6213a 3. be done, be made (Niphal) (73×)G4160 2. make, construct, create (62×)H3847 1. Qal: put on, wear (60×)H8210 1. pour out (liquid/libation) (59×)G2440 1. garment or clothing (general) (54×)H4191 4. kill / put to death (Hifil causative) (50×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† [רְעַע] vb. crush, shatter (𝔗 Syriac; v. BH רצץ);— Pe. Impf. 3 fs. (וְ)תֵרֹעַ Dn 2:40 (obj. om.). Pa. Pt. act. מְרָעַע 2:40 (acc. rei).