7523. ratsach

Strong's Concordance

ratsach: to murder, slay

Original Word: רָצַח
Part of Speech: Verb
Transliteration: ratsach
Phonetic Spelling: (raw-tsakh')
Definition: to murder, slay

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
a prim. root
Definition
to murder, slay
NASB Translation
killed (1), kills the manslayer (1), manslayer (18), murder (7), murdered (2), murderer (12), murderer shall be put (1), murderers (1), murders (1), put to death (1), slew (1).

Brown-Driver-Briggs

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 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 Imperfect1singular 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:3masculine 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 1:21assassins.

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).

Strong's Exhaustive 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).

Forms and Transliterations

אֵֽרָצֵֽחַ׃ ארצח׃ הֲרָצַ֖חְתָּ הַֽמְרַצֵּ֤חַ הַנִּרְצָחָ֖ה הָ֣רֹצֵ֔חַ הָֽרֹצֵ֗חַ הָרֹצֵ֑חַ הָרֹצֵ֔חַ הָרֹצֵ֖חַ הָרֹצֵ֗חַ הָרֹצֵ֛חַ הָרֹצֵֽחַ׃ הָרוֹצֵ֗חַ המרצח הנרצחה הרוצח הרצח הרצח׃ הרצחת וְרָצַ֞ח וְרָצֹ֥חַ וּרְצָח֣וֹ ורצח ורצחו יְרַצְּחוּ־ יְרַצֵּֽחוּ׃ יִרְצַ֖ח יִרְצַ֤ח ירצח ירצחו־ ירצחו׃ מְרַצְּחִֽים׃ מרצחים׃ רָצֹ֙חַ֙ רֹצֵ֔חַ רֹצֵ֣חַֽ רֹצֵֽחַ׃ רוֹצֵ֔חַ רוֹצֵ֗חַ רוצח רצח רצח׃ תְּרָצְּח֪וּ תִּֿרְצָֽ֖ח׃ תִּֿרְצָֽח׃ תרצח׃ תרצחו ’ê·rā·ṣê·aḥ ’êrāṣêaḥ EraTzeach hă·rā·ṣaḥ·tā hā·rō·ṣê·aḥ hā·rō·w·ṣê·aḥ ham·raṣ·ṣê·aḥ hamraṣṣêaḥ hamratzTzeach han·nir·ṣā·ḥāh hannirṣāḥāh hannirtzaChah hărāṣaḥtā haraTzachta hārōṣêaḥ haroTzeach hārōwṣêaḥ mə·raṣ·ṣə·ḥîm məraṣṣəḥîm meratztzeChim rā·ṣō·aḥ rāṣōaḥ raTzoach rō·ṣê·aḥ rō·w·ṣê·aḥ rōṣêaḥ roTzeach rōwṣêaḥ tə·rāṣ·ṣə·ḥū tərāṣṣəḥū teratztzeChu trə·ṣāḥ trəṣāḥ treTzach ū·rə·ṣā·ḥōw ūrəṣāḥōw uretzaCho veraTzach veraTzoach wə·rā·ṣaḥ wə·rā·ṣō·aḥ wərāṣaḥ wərāṣōaḥ yə·raṣ·ṣê·ḥū yə·raṣ·ṣə·ḥū- yəraṣṣêḥū yəraṣṣəḥū- yeratzTzechu yir·ṣaḥ yirṣaḥ yirTzach

Englishman's Concordance

Exodus 20:13
HEB: לֹ֥֖א תִּֿרְצָֽ֖ח׃ ס
NAS: You shall not murder.
KJV: Thou shalt not kill.
INT: shall not murder

Numbers 35:6
HEB: לָנֻ֥ס שָׁ֖מָּה הָרֹצֵ֑חַ וַעֲלֵיהֶ֣ם תִּתְּנ֔וּ
NAS: you shall give for the manslayer to flee
KJV: which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee
INT: to flee for the manslayer addition shall give

Numbers 35:11
HEB: וְנָ֥ס שָׁ֙מָּה֙ רֹצֵ֔חַ מַכֵּה־ נֶ֖פֶשׁ
NAS: of refuge, that the manslayer who has killed
KJV: of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee
INT: may flee there the manslayer has killed person

Numbers 35:12
HEB: וְלֹ֤א יָמוּת֙ הָרֹצֵ֔חַ עַד־ עָמְד֛וֹ
NAS: from the avenger, so that the manslayer will not die
KJV: from the avenger; that the manslayer die
INT: will not die the manslayer until stands

Numbers 35:16
HEB: הִכָּ֛הוּ וַיָּמֹ֖ת רֹצֵ֣חַֽ ה֑וּא מ֥וֹת
NAS: so that he died, he is a murderer; the murderer
KJV: so that he die, he [is] a murderer: the murderer
INT: struck died murderer he shall surely

Numbers 35:16
HEB: מ֥וֹת יוּמַ֖ת הָרֹצֵֽחַ׃
NAS: he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely
KJV: he [is] a murderer: the murderer shall surely
INT: shall surely be put the murderer

Numbers 35:17
HEB: הִכָּ֛הוּ וַיָּמֹ֖ת רֹצֵ֣חַֽ ה֑וּא מ֥וֹת
NAS: and [as a result] he died, he is a murderer; the murderer
KJV: and he die, he [is] a murderer: the murderer
INT: struck died murderer he shall surely

Numbers 35:17
HEB: מ֥וֹת יוּמַ֖ת הָרֹצֵֽחַ׃
NAS: he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely
KJV: he [is] a murderer: the murderer shall surely
INT: shall surely be put the murderer

Numbers 35:18
HEB: הִכָּ֛הוּ וַיָּמֹ֖ת רֹצֵ֣חַֽ ה֑וּא מ֥וֹת
NAS: and [as a result] he died, he is a murderer; the murderer
KJV: and he die, he [is] a murderer: the murderer
INT: struck died murderer he shall surely

Numbers 35:18
HEB: מ֥וֹת יוּמַ֖ת הָרֹצֵֽחַ׃
NAS: he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely
KJV: he [is] a murderer: the murderer shall surely
INT: shall surely be put the murderer

Numbers 35:19
HEB: יָמִ֖ית אֶת־ הָרֹצֵ֑חַ בְּפִגְעוֹ־ ב֖וֹ
NAS: shall put the murderer to death; he shall put him to death
KJV: himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth
INT: himself shall put the murderer meets himself

Numbers 35:21
HEB: יוּמַ֥ת הַמַּכֶּ֖ה רֹצֵ֣חַֽ ה֑וּא גֹּאֵ֣ל
NAS: to death, he is a murderer; the blood
KJV: be put to death; [for] he [is] a murderer: the revenger
INT: be put down murderer he avenger

Numbers 35:21
HEB: יָמִ֛ית אֶת־ הָרֹצֵ֖חַ בְּפִגְעוֹ־ בֽוֹ׃
NAS: shall put the murderer to death
KJV: shall slay the murderer, when he meeteth
INT: the blood to death the murderer meets

Numbers 35:25
HEB: הָעֵדָ֜ה אֶת־ הָרֹצֵ֗חַ מִיַּד֮ גֹּאֵ֣ל
NAS: shall deliver the manslayer from the hand
KJV: shall deliver the slayer out of the hand
INT: shall deliver the congregation the manslayer the hand avenger

Numbers 35:26
HEB: יָצֹ֥א יֵצֵ֖א הָרֹצֵ֑חַ אֶת־ גְּבוּל֙
NAS: But if the manslayer at any
KJV: But if the slayer shall at any time
INT: any time the manslayer the border of his city

Numbers 35:27
HEB: עִ֣יר מִקְלָט֑וֹ וְרָצַ֞ח גֹּאֵ֤ל הַדָּם֙
NAS: avenger kills the manslayer,
KJV: of blood kill the slayer;
INT: of his city of refuge kills avenger and the blood

Numbers 35:27
HEB: הַדָּם֙ אֶת־ הָ֣רֹצֵ֔חַ אֵ֥ין ל֖וֹ
NAS: kills the manslayer, he will not be guilty of blood
KJV: kill the slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood:
INT: avenger and the blood the manslayer else of blood

Numbers 35:28
HEB: הַגָּדֹ֔ל יָשׁוּב֙ הָרֹצֵ֔חַ אֶל־ אֶ֖רֶץ
NAS: priest the manslayer shall return
KJV: priest the slayer shall return
INT: of the high shall return the manslayer to the land

Numbers 35:30
HEB: לְפִ֣י עֵדִ֔ים יִרְצַ֖ח אֶת־ הָרֹצֵ֑חַ
NAS: a person, the murderer shall be put to death
KJV: any person, the murderer shall be put to death
INT: the evidence of witnesses the murderer shall be put witness

Numbers 35:30
HEB: יִרְצַ֖ח אֶת־ הָרֹצֵ֑חַ וְעֵ֣ד אֶחָ֔ד
NAS: the murderer shall be put to death at the evidence
KJV: the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth
INT: of witnesses the murderer shall be put witness of one

Numbers 35:31
HEB: כֹ֙פֶר֙ לְנֶ֣פֶשׁ רֹצֵ֔חַ אֲשֶׁר־ ה֥וּא
NAS: for the life of a murderer who
KJV: for the life of a murderer, which [is] guilty
INT: ransom the life of a murderer who he

Deuteronomy 4:42
HEB: לָנֻ֨ס שָׁ֜מָּה רוֹצֵ֗חַ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִרְצַ֤ח
NAS: that a manslayer might flee there,
KJV: That the slayer might flee
INT: flee there A manslayer who slew

Deuteronomy 4:42
HEB: רוֹצֵ֗חַ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִרְצַ֤ח אֶת־ רֵעֵ֙הוּ֙
NAS: unintentionally slew his neighbor
KJV: might flee thither, which should kill his neighbour
INT: A manslayer who slew his neighbor corruption

Deuteronomy 5:17
HEB: לֹ֥֖א תִּֿרְצָֽח׃ ס
NAS: You shall not murder.
KJV: Thou shalt not kill.
INT: shall not murder

Deuteronomy 19:3
HEB: שָׁ֖מָּה כָּל־ רֹצֵֽחַ׃
NAS: so that any manslayer may flee
KJV: into three parts, that every slayer may flee
INT: there any manslayer

47 Occurrences

Strong's Hebrew 7523
47 Occurrences

’ê·rā·ṣê·aḥ — 1 Occ.
ham·raṣ·ṣê·aḥ — 1 Occ.
han·nir·ṣā·ḥāh — 1 Occ.
hă·rā·ṣaḥ·tā — 1 Occ.
hā·rō·ṣê·aḥ — 21 Occ.
mə·raṣ·ṣə·ḥîm — 1 Occ.
rā·ṣō·aḥ — 1 Occ.
rō·ṣê·aḥ — 10 Occ.
tə·rāṣ·ṣə·ḥū — 1 Occ.
trə·ṣāḥ — 2 Occ.
ū·rə·ṣā·ḥōw — 1 Occ.
wə·rā·ṣaḥ — 1 Occ.
wə·rā·ṣō·aḥ — 1 Occ.
yə·raṣ·ṣê·ḥū — 2 Occ.
yir·ṣaḥ — 2 Occ.