4486.  Strong's Dictionary Study

4486. rhegnumi {hrayg'-noo-mee}; or rhesso {hrace'-so}; both

prolonged forms of rheko (which appears only in certain forms,

and is itself probably a strengthened form of agnumi [see in

2608]); to "break", "wreck" or "crack", i.e. (especially)to

sunder (by separation of the parts; 2608 being its intensive

[with the preposition in composition], and 2352 a shattering to

minute fragments; but not a reduction to the constituent

particles, like 3089) or disrupt, lacerate; by implication, to

convulse (wih spasms); figuratively, to give vent to joyful

emotions: --break (forth), burst, rend, tear.[ql

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