Jesus Remembers Abel in His First Sermon

The Complete Word Study Dictionary: Old Testament 7533. רָצַץ rāṣāṣ

רָצַץ rāṣāṣ: A verb meaning to break; to crush; to oppress. It is used of infants tussling while still in the womb, pushing on each other (Gen. 25:22). It describes one nation crushing, oppressing another nation as part of God’s judgments (Deut. 28:33; Judg. 10:8). It refers to physically crushing something, e.g., a person’s head (Judg. 9:53); or other physical objects (2 Kgs. 23:12). It is used of treating another person unfairly or violently in any way, even unknowingly (1 Sam. 12:3, 4). It describes the smashing of Leviathan’s head, the monster’s head (Ps. 74:14). Its use in Ecclesiastes 12:6 is figurative, breaking the golden bowl of life, dying. Egypt is figuratively described as a crushed reed (Isa. 36:6). It describes the breaking or ripping open of a person’s hands, again in a figurative sense of nations (Ezek. 29:7). Crushed by judgment from God describes the state of a nation receiving God’s devastating blows (Hos. 5:11). The rich cows of Bashan women are described as crushing the needy to meet their luxurious needs

Isaiah 58:6 KJV 1900

Is not this the fast that I have chosen? To loose the bands of wickedness, To undo the heavy burdens, And to let the oppressed go free, And that ye break every yoke?

Isaiah 61:1–9 KJV 1900

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; Because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; He hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to them that are bound; To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, And the day of vengeance of our God; To comfort all that mourn; To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, To give unto them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they might be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified. And they shall build the old wastes, They shall raise up the former desolations, And they shall repair the waste cities, The desolations of many generations. And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, And the sons of the alien shall be your plowmen and your vinedressers. But ye shall be named the Priests of the Lord: Men shall call you the Ministers of our God: Ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, And in their glory shall ye boast yourselves. For your shame ye shall have double; And for confusion they shall rejoice in their portion: Therefore in their land they shall possess the double: Everlasting joy shall be unto them. For I the Lord love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; And I will direct their work in truth, And I will make an everlasting covenant with them. And their seed shall be known among the Gentiles, And their offspring among the people: All that see them shall acknowledge them, That they are the seed which the Lord hath blessed.

The Complete Word Study Dictionary: Old Testament 7535. רַק raq

רַק raq: An adverb meaning nevertheless, only, but, except. Its exact meaning must be discovered from its context. It has the sense of something being exclusive, the only thing being done, e.g., evil thoughts only (raq) all day long describes the fallen state of the human heart without grace (Gen. 6:5). It indicates a specific condition that must be fulfilled or maintained and means only (Gen. 14:24; 24:8; 41:40; Ex. 8:28[24]; Job 1:12). After a negative word, raq gives the sense of except, but for (1 Kgs. 8:9; 15:5; 22:16; 2 Kgs. 17:18). Used in front of a positive assertion, it means surely, indeed (Gen. 20:11; Deut. 4:6). With b following and attached to a following word, the phrase means only in, by, in the case of (Prov. 13:10). It is used to point out one from among many (Amos 3:2), e.g., Israel only (raq) as God’s chosen instrument.

רָצַץ‎ rāṣāṣ: A verb meaning to break; to crush; to oppress. It is used of infants tussling while still in the womb, pushing on each other (Gen. 25:22). It describes one nation crushing, oppressing another nation as part of God’s judgments (Deut. 28:33; Judg. 10:8). It refers to physically crushing something, e.g. , a person’s head (Judg. 9:53); or other physical objects (2 Kgs. 23:12). It is used of treating another person unfairly or violently in any way, even unknowingly (1 Sam. 12:3, 4). It describes the smashing of Leviathan’s head, the monster’s head (Ps. 74:14). Its use in Ecclesiastes 12:6 is figurative, breaking the golden bowl of life, dying. Egypt is figuratively described as a crushed reed (Isa. 36:6). It describes the breaking or ripping open of a person’s hands, again in a figurative sense of nations (Ezek. 29:7). Crushed by judgment from God describes the state of a nation receiving God’s devastating blows (Hos. 5:11). The rich cows of Bashan women are described as crushing the needy to meet their luxurious needs. See also Gen 6.5, regarding Man’s cumulative wickedness, described by H7534 & H7535, raq: Note that all the adjectives and adverbs formed by ra: rosh/quf or

רַק‎ raq: An adverb meaning nevertheless, only, but, except. Its exact meaning must be discovered from its context. It has the sense of something being exclusive, the only thing being done, e.g. , evil thoughts only (raq) all day long describes the fallen state of the human heart without grace (Gen. 6:5). It indicates a specific condition that must be fulfilled or maintained and means only (Gen. 14:24; 24:8; 41:40; Ex. 8:28[24]; Job 1:12). After a negative word, raq gives the sense of except, but for (1 Kgs. 8:9; 15:5; 22:16; 2 Kgs. 17:18). Used in front of a positive assertion, it means surely, indeed (Gen. 20:11; Deut. 4:6). With be following and attached to a following word, the phrase means only in, by, in the case of (Prov. 13:10). It is used to point out one from among many (Amos 3:2), e.g. , Israel only (raq) as God’s chosen instrument.

57. אָבֵל‎ ʾāḇēl: An adjective meaning mourning, sorrowing, and, as a noun, mourner(s). It describes Jacob’s mourning for Joseph’s supposed death (Gen. 37:35). It describes mourning for imminent calamity (Esth. 6:12). Strongs #H57.

In Isa 61.3 it says of mourning,

“To console those who mourn in Zion, To give them beauty for ashes, The oil of joy for mourning, The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; That they may be called trees of righteousness, The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.” Notice that “Abel” is comforted three times in a row in the same context! Oil of joy for morning; to console those who morn in Zion...because after the Day of the Lord, they finally realize and confess that Yeshua was their Messiah!