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Strong's #7523 - רָצַח
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- to murder, slay, kill
- 1a)(Qal) to murder, slay
- premeditated
- accidental
- as avenger
- slayer (intentional) (participle)
- (Niphal) to be slain
- (Piel)
- to murder, assassinate
- murderer, assassin (participle) (subst)
- (Pual) to be killed
- 1a)(Qal) to murder, slay
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2790) hyr (רתסהה RTsHh) AC: Murder CO: Wound AB: ?: An unjustifiable killing or slaughter. [from: yr- dashed into pieces]
V) hyr (רתסהה RTsHh) - Murder: KJV (47): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Pual, Piel, Participle) slayer, murderer, kill, murder, slain, manslayer, killing, death - Strongs: H7523 (רָצַח)
Nm) hyr (רתסהה RTsHh) - Wound: A deadly wound. KJV (2): sword, slaughter - Strongs: H7524 (רֶצַח)
Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular consecutive ׳וְר Numbers 35:27, וּרְצָחוֺ Deuteronomy 22:26; 2 masculine singular (הֲ)רָצַחְתָּ 1 Kings 21:19; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִרְצַח Numbers 35:30; Deuteronomy 4:42; 2 masculine singular תִּרְצָ֑ח (צ־ַחׅ Exodus 20:13 = Deuteronomy 5:17; Infinitive absolute רָצֹהַּ Hosea 4:2; Jeremiah 7:9; Participle active רֹצֵחַ Deuteronomy 19:3 +, ׳רוֺ Deuteronomy 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 Deuteronomy 4:42; slay as avenger Numbers 35:27,30 (P; "" חֵמִית Numbers 35:19; Numbers 35:21); especially participle as substantive = slayer, manslayer, without intent, Deuteronomy 4:42; Deuteronomy 19:3,4,6; also in P: Numbers 35:6,11,12,25,26,27,28; Joshua 20:3,5,6; Joshua 21:13,21,27,32,26 (van d. H., Baer, Joshua 21:38 Gi; all P); murderer, with intent, Numbers 35:16 (twice in verse); Numbers 35:17 (twice in verse); Numbers 35:18 (twice in verse); Numbers 35:19,21 (twice in verse); Numbers 35:30; Numbers 30:31; also Job 24:14.
Niph`al Imperfect 1 singular אֵרָצֵחַ Proverbs 22:13 I shall be slain; Participle feminine singular as adjective אִשָּׁה הַנִּרְצָחָה Judges 20:4 the murdered woman.
Pi`el (intensive) murder, assassinate: 3 masculine plural יְרַצְּחוּ Hosea 6:9 (absolute), יְרַצֵּ֑חוּ Psalm 94:6 (accusative of person, "" הָרַג); Psalm 62:4 see below; Participle מְרַצֵּחַ, as substantive 2 Kings 6:32 murderer, assassin; plural מְרֵצְּחִים Isaiah 1:21 assassins.
Pu`al Imperfect, 2 masculine plural תְּרָצְּחוּ Psalm 62:4, so Baer Gi, van d. H. תְּרָצְחוּ, but Ben Naphtali
Pi`elתְּרַצְּחוּ (Baer143), so Vrss Hup-Now De Che Bae and others ye murder (or batter, shatter).
רָצַח
(1) to break, or dash in pieces. (Arab. رضح and رضخ.) See Piel No. 1, and the noun רֵצַח.
(2) to kill, with an acc. Numbers 35:6, seqq.; more fully רָצַח פּ׳ נֶפֶשׁ Deuteronomy 22:26, compare הִכָּה פ׳ נֶפֶשׁ under the word הִכָּה No. 2, c.
Niphal, pass. of Kal No. 2, Judges 20:4.
Piel
(1) to dash in pieces, Psalms 62:4.
(2) i.q. Kal No. 2, but iteratively (like קַטֵּל), to kill many, to act the homicide, 2 Kings 6:32; Isaiah 1:21; Hosea 6:9.