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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 7528. רָצַף (ratsaph) -- To crush, to pound, to press</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/7528.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/songs/3-10.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/7528.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 7528</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/7527.htm" title="7527">◄</a> 7528. ratsaph <a href="../hebrew/7529.htm" title="7529">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">ratsaph: To crush, to pound, to press</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">רָצַף</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Verb<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>ratsaph<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>rah-tsaf'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(raw-tsaf')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To crush, to pound, to press<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>to tessellate, embroider<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primitive root<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Greek equivalent for "ratsaph," the concept of crushing or pressing can be found in Greek words such as "θλίβω" (thlibo - Strong's G2346), which means to press or afflict, and "συντρίβω" (suntribo - Strong's G4937), meaning to crush or break.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew verb "ratsaph" primarily conveys the action of crushing or pounding. It is used in contexts where something is being pressed or broken down into smaller parts. This term can be applied both literally, as in the physical act of crushing, and metaphorically, to describe situations of intense pressure or oppression.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Hebrew culture, the act of crushing or pounding was a common part of daily life, especially in the preparation of food. Grains were often crushed to make flour, and olives were pressed to extract oil. These processes were essential for sustenance and were well understood by the people of that time. The metaphorical use of "ratsaph" to describe oppression or pressure would have resonated with an audience familiar with these physical processes.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. root<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to fit together, fit out<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>fitted (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> I. [<font class="hebrew2">רָצַף</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>verb</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>fit together, fit out</b></font>, si vera lectio (Ecclus 43:8d id. Pi`el <em>pave</em> (figurative; si vera lectio); Assyrian <i><em>raƒâpu</em></i>, <em>join together, build</em>; Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb095402.gif"> <em>join together</em>, compare DHM<sup>VOJ i. 30</sup>, Sabean <font class="hebrew2">רצף</font>, <font class="hebrew2">רצפם</font> Id<sup>ib.</sup> Hal<sup>JAS, 1872, Juin, 534</sup>; Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">רְצַף</font>, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb095403.gif">, <em>arrange in a line</em>; compare Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">רִצְמְּתָא</font>, <img src="/bdbgif/bdb095404.gif">, Late Hebrew <font class="hebrew2">רְצְפָה</font>, all = <em>pavement</em>); — <p><font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>Qal</b></font> <em>Passive participle</em> <font class="hebrew2">תּוֺכוֺ רָצוּף אַהֲבָה</font> <a href="/interlinear/songs/3-10.htm">Songs 3:10</a> <em>its interior fitted out</em> (?) <em>with love</em> (Gr and others <font class="hebrew2">הָבְנִי</font> <em>ebony</em>). <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>pave <p>A denominative from <a href="/hebrew/7529.htm">retseph</a>; to tessellate, i.e. Embroider (as if with bright stones) -- pave. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7529.htm">retseph</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>רָצ֣וּף רצוף rā·ṣūp̄ rāṣūp̄ raTzuf<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/songs/3-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Songs 3:10</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/songs/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אַרְגָּמָ֑ן תּוֹכוֹ֙ <b> רָצ֣וּף </b> אַהֲבָ֔ה מִבְּנ֖וֹת</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/songs/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> lovingly <span class="itali">fitted</span> out By the daughters<br><a href="/kjvs/songs/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the midst <span class="itali">thereof being paved</span> [with] love,<br><a href="/interlinear/songs/3-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of purple interior <span class="itali">fitted</span> lovingly the daughters<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7528.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7528.htm">Strong's Hebrew 7528<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/ratzuf_7528.htm">rā·ṣūp̄ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/7527.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="7527"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="7527" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/7529.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="7529"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="7529" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>