Lexical Summary ratsach: to murder, slay Original Word: רָצַחTransliteration: ratsach Phonetic Spelling: (raw-tsakh') Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to murder, slay Meaning: to dash in pieces, kill, to murder Strong's Concordance put to death, kill, manslayer, murderer A primitive root; properly, to dash in pieces, i.e. Kill (a human being), especially to murder -- put to death, kill, (man-)slay(-er), murder(-er). Brown-Driver-Briggs H7523. ratsach רָצַח verb murder, slay (Late Hebrew (rare, also in derivatives) = Biblical Hebrew; compare Arabic , break, bruise, crush); — Qal Perfect3masculine singular consecutive ׳וְר Numbers 35:27, וּרְצָחוֺ Deuteronomy 22:26; 2masculine singular (הֲ)רָצַחְתָּ 1 Kings 21:19; Imperfect3masculine singular יִרְצַח Numbers 35:30; Deuteronomy 4:42; 2masculine singular (צ־ַחׅ תִּרְצָ֑ח Exodus 20:13 = Deuteronomy 5:17; Infinitive absolute רָצֹהַּ Hosea 4:2; Jeremiah 7:9; Participle active רֹצֵחַ Deuteronomy 19:3 +, ׳רוֺ 4:42 +; — murder, slay, with premeditation, Exodus 20:13 (E) = Deuteronomy 5:17; Hosea 4:2; Jeremiah 7:9; 1 Kings 21:19 (all absolute); with accusative of person Deuteronomy 22:26, unawares 4:42; slay as avenger Numbers 35:27, 30 (P; "" חֵמִית 35:19; 35:21); especially participle as substantive = slayer, manslayer, without intent, Deuteronomy 4:42; 19:3-4, 6; also in P: Numbers 35:6, 11, 12, 25, 26, 27, 28; Joshua 20:3, 5, 6; 21:13, 21, 27, 32, 26 (van d. H., Baer, 21:38 Gi; all P); murderer, with intent, Numbers 35:16 (twice in verse); 35:17 (twice in verse); 35:18 (twice in verse); 35:19, 21 (twice in verse); 35:30; Numbers 30:31; also Job 24:14. Niph`al Imperfect1singular אֵרָצֵחַ Proverbs 22:13 I shall be slain; Participle feminine singular as adjective הַנִּרְצָחָה אִשָּׁה Judges 20:4 the murdered woman. Pi`el (intensive) murder, assassinate:3masculine plural יְרַצְּחוּ Hosea 6:9 (absolute), יְרַצֵּ֑חוּ Psalm 94:6 (accusative of person, "" הָרַג); 62:4 see below; Participle מְרַצֵּחַ, as substantive 2 Kings 6:32 murderer, assassin; plural מְרֵצְּחִים Isaiah 1:21assassins. Pu`al Imperfect, 2 masculine plural תְּרָצְּחוּ Psalm 62:4, so Baer Gi, van d. H. תְּרָצְחוּ, but Ben Naphtali Pi`el תְּרַצְּחוּ (Baer143), so Vrss Hup-Now De Che Bae and others ye murder (or batter, shatter). |
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