ga.ras describes breaking or grinding, whether teeth are ground with gravel or a soul breaks in longing.

The two attestations show breaking or grinding in distinct concrete and figurative clauses: teeth are ground with gravel in Lamentations 3:16, while a soul breaks with longing in Psalm 119:20.

1. Grinding teeth with gravel · dominant

   In Lamentations 3:16, the Hiphil sequential imperfect form occurs in the clause about teeth and gravel; the APB renders the verse, "He ground my teeth with gravel; he made me cower in ashes."

   Lamentations 3:16
2. A soul breaking in longing · occasional

   In Psalm 119:20, the Qal perfect form is used of the soul in relation to longing for ordinances; the APB renders the clause, "My soul breaks with longing for your ordinances at all times."

   Psalm 119:20

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the two clauses with "ground" for teeth and "breaks" for the soul. These renderings confirm the clauses' differing imagery rather than establish separate English definitions.