Quick Definition
to murder
Strong's Definition
properly, to dash in pieces, i.e. kill (a human being), especially to murder
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV Usage: put to death, kill, (man-) slay(-er), murder(-er).
TWOT Reference: 2208
Outline of Biblical Usage
Septuagint (LXX) Greek Equivalents
This Hebrew word is translated by the following Greek words in the Septuagint:
STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Hebrew Lexicon
רָצַח (ra.tsach) — to murder. 1) to murder, slay, kill 1a)(Qal) to murder, slay 1a1) premeditated 1a2) accidental 1a3) as avenger 1a4) slayer (intentional) (participle) 1b) (Niphal) to be slain 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to murder, assassinate 1c2) murderer, assassin (participle) (subst) 1d) (Pual) to be killed
UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew
verb
Dead | verb qal, verb nif, verb pi, verb pu'al
to commit murder, to murder, to kill = causative action by which humans take the life of other humans, whether or not intentionally
EXO 20:13 · NUM 35:27 · NUM 35:30 · DEU 4:42 · DEU 5:17 · DEU 22:26 · JDG 20:4 · 1KI 21:19 · PSA 62:4 · PSA 94:6 · PRO 22:13 · JER 7:9 · HOS 4:2 · HOS 6:9
Dead | verb qal, verb pi
murderer, killer = person who takes the life of another human
NUM 35:6 · NUM 35:11 · NUM 35:12 · NUM 35:16 · NUM 35:16 · NUM 35:17 · NUM 35:17 · NUM 35:18 · NUM 35:18 · NUM 35:19 · NUM 35:21 · NUM 35:21 · NUM 35:25 · NUM 35:26 · NUM 35:27 · NUM 35:28 · NUM 35:30 · NUM 35:31 · DEU 4:42 · DEU 19:3 · DEU 19:4 · DEU 19:6 · JOS 20:3 · JOS 20:5 · JOS 20:6 · JOS 21:13 · JOS 21:21 · JOS 21:27 · JOS 21:32 · JOS 21:38 · 2KI 6:32 · JOB 24:14 · ISA 1:21
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Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew Lexicon
רָצַח vb. murder, slay Qal murder, slay, with premeditation
Niph. I shall be slain
Pi. (intens.) murder, assassinate
Pu. ye murder
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