Strong's Number 4486

The Linked Word Project

Transliteration:

rhegnumi {hrayg'-noo-mee} or rhesso {hrace'-so}

Word Origin:

both prolonged forms of rheko (which appears only in certain forms, and is itself probably a strengthened form of agnumi [see in 2608])

Part of Speech:

verb

Usage in the KJV:

burst 2, tear 1, rend 1, break 1, break forth 1, throw down 1

Total: 7

Definition:

to rend, burst or break asunder, break up, break through
1. to tear in pieces
2. to break forth
  1. into joy, of infants or dumb persons beginning to speak
3. to distort, convulse
  1. of a demon causing convulsions in a man possessed
  2. to dash down, hurl to the ground (a common occurrence in cases of demon possession and epilepsy) For Synonyms see entry 5850