חֲשַׁל chăshal — to weaken, i.e. crush
Translated in the KJV as subdue.
(Aramaic) a root corresponding to H2826; to weaken, i.e. crush.
chăshal in each stem
Pe'al
Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it
Participle (active) 1
וְחָשֵׁל֙ Dan 2:40 Participle (active), masculine singular
And the fourth kingdom shall be strong as iron: forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all things: and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it break in pieces and bruise.
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›