pa.tsats describes breaking something into pieces, whether a rock under a hammer or a person in violent distress.

The two attestations depict forceful breaking into pieces: a hammer acts on rock in Jeremiah 23:29, and a speaker describes being violently broken in Job 16:12.

1. Breaking into pieces by force · dominant

   In Jeremiah 23:29, the Poel imperfect form occurs in the comparison of a hammer with rock; the APB renders the clause “a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces.” In Job 16:12, the Pilpel sequential imperfect occurs in the speaker's account of being seized and dashed; the APB renders “he shattered me.”

   Jeremiah 23:29Job 16:12

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the action as “breaks the rock in pieces” in Jeremiah 23:29 and “shattered me” in Job 16:12. These are clause-level renderings rather than definitions.