Strong's Lexicon
kathath: To crush, to break, to beat down, to shatter
Original Word:כָּתַת
Part of Speech:Verb
Transliteration:kathath
Pronunciation:kah-THATH
Phonetic Spelling:(kaw-thath')
Definition:To crush, to break, to beat down, to shatter
Meaning:to bruise, violently strike
Word Origin:A primitive root
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: -G4937 (συντρίβω, syntribo): To crush, to break in pieces
-G2352 (θραύω, thrauo): To break, to shatter
Usage:The Hebrew verb "kathath" primarily conveys the action of crushing or breaking something into pieces. It is often used in the context of physical destruction or the breaking down of objects, but it can also metaphorically describe the defeat or humiliation of people or nations. The term implies a thorough and complete action, leaving the object or subject in a state of ruin or disrepair.
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of crushing or breaking was often associated with judgment and divine retribution. The imagery of crushing was used to describe the power of God over His enemies and the futility of opposing His will. In a historical context, the act of crushing could refer to the destruction of idols, the defeat of armies, or the breaking down of city walls, symbolizing the totality of God's victory and the establishment of His sovereignty.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origina prim. root
Definitionto beat, crush by beating
NASB Translationbattered (1), beat (2), beat them down (1), broke in pieces (1), broken in pieces (1), crush (1), crushed (4), defeated (1), hammer (2), shattered (1), smashed (1), strike (1).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
[] (Late Hebrew
id.; Aramaic ); —
Perfect1singularPsalm 89:24;Imperfect1singularDeuteronomy 9:21;Imperative masculine plural Joel 4:10;Passive participleIsaiah 30:14;Leviticus 22:24; —
beat or crush fine, of a potter's vesselIsaiah 30:14, the golden calfDeuteronomy 9:21 (+ ); a sacrificial vicitimLeviticus 22:24 (i.e. its testicles; + ); figurative of enemiesPsalm 89:24.
beat, hammer (ploughshares into swords, compare ) Joel 4:10.
Perfect3masculine singular2 Kings 18:4; 2Chronicles 34:7; 3 masculine plural consecutiveIsaiah 2:4 2t.; — as
beat orcrush fine2 Kings 18:4; 2Chronicles 34:7 (of images); figurative of devastating the landZechariah 11:6.
beat, hammer (swords into ploughshares, compare )Isaiah 2:4 =Micah 4:3.
Perfect3masculine plural 2Chronicles 15:6and they were beaten in pieces, one nation against another.
Imperfect3masculine pluralDeuteronomy 1:44beat in pieces an enemy, suffixNumbers 14:45.
Imperfect3masculine singularIsaiah 24:12and to ruins is the gate crushed; 3 masculine pluralMicah 1:7 (of idol-images); figurative of warriorsJeremiah 46:5; of frail manJob 4:20.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
beat down, to pieces, break in pieces, crushed, destroy, discomfit, smite, stamp
A primitive root; to bruise or violently strike -- beat (down, to pieces), break in pieces, crushed, destroy, discomfit, smite, stamp.
Forms and Transliterations
וְכִתְּת֨וּ וְכִתְּתוּ֙ וְכִתַּת֩ וְכַתּוֹתִ֣י וְכָתוּת֙ וְכֻתְּת֥וּ וַֽיַּכְּת֖וּם וַֽיַּכְּת֥וּ וָאֶכֹּ֨ת ואכת ויכתו ויכתום וכתות וכתותי וכתת וכתתו יֻכַּ֑תּוּ יֻכַּ֔תּוּ יֻכַּ֗תּוּ יֻכַּת־ יכת־ יכתו כִּתַּ֣ת כָּת֖וּת כֹּ֤תּוּ כתו כתות כתת kā·ṯūṯ kaTut kāṯūṯ kit·taṯ kitTat kittaṯ kōt·tū Kottu kōttū vaekKot vaiyakkeTu vaiyakkeTum vechattoTi vechaTut vechitTat vechitteTu vechutteTu wā’ekkōṯ wā·’ek·kōṯ way·yak·kə·ṯū way·yak·kə·ṯūm wayyakkəṯū wayyakkəṯūm wə·ḵā·ṯūṯ wə·ḵat·tō·w·ṯî wə·ḵit·taṯ wə·ḵit·tə·ṯū wə·ḵut·tə·ṯū wəḵattōwṯî wəḵāṯūṯ wəḵittaṯ wəḵittəṯū wəḵuttəṯū yuk·kaṯ- yuk·kat·tū yukkat yukkaṯ- yukKattu yukkattū
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