ra.shash describes being beaten down or striking fortified cities in hostile action.

The two verses show hostile beating: a force strikes fortified cities in Jeremiah 5:17, while a people describes itself as having been beaten down in Malachi 1:4.

1. Hostile striking or being beaten down · dominant

   In Jeremiah 5:17, the Poel imperfect form occurs in the clause about fortified cities being struck with the sword; the APB renders the clause "it will beat your fortified cities." In Malachi 1:4, the Pual perfect first-person plural form is spoken by Edom; the APB renders, "We have been beaten down."

   Jeremiah 5:17Malachi 1:4

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the action actively as "beat" against fortified cities in Jeremiah 5:17 and passively as "been beaten down" in Malachi 1:4. These are verse-level renderings rather than definitions.