Hebrew word study
רָצַח H7523
- Transliteration
- râtsach
- Pronunciation
- raw-tsakh'
- KJV glosses
- put to death, kill, (man-) slay(-er), murder(-er).
Lexical summary
properly, to dash in pieces, i.e. kill (a human being), especially to murder
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
properly, to dash in pieces, i.e. kill (a human being), especially to murder
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information