Bloodshed
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
(n.) The shedding or spilling of blood; slaughter; the act of shedding human blood, or taking life, as in war, riot, or murder.
Greek
129. haima -- blood
... blood, literally (of men or animals), figuratively (the juice of grapes) or specially
(the atoning blood of Christ); by implication, bloodshed, also kindred ...
//strongsnumbers.com/greek2/129.htm - 6k
Strong's Hebrew
4939. mispach -- probably outpouring, bloodshed
... 4938b, 4939. mispach. 4940 . probably outpouring, bloodshed. Transliteration:
mispach Phonetic Spelling: (mis-pawkh') Short Definition: bloodshed. ...
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1818. dam -- blood
... root Definition blood NASB Word Usage blood (303), bloodguilt (2), bloodguiltiness
(12), bloodshed (27), bloody (7), death (1), guilt of blood (2), homicide or ...
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6450. Pas Dammim -- "palm of blood," a place in Judah
... Pas-dammim. From pac and the plural of dam; palm (ie Dell) of bloodshed; Pas-Dammim,
a place in Palestine -- Pas-dammim. Compare 'Ephec Dammiym. see HEBREW pac. ...
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Library

Appendix.
... government refuse to defend the lives and properties of subjects, and even as some,
nay, many governments have been, be chargeable with oppression and bloodshed ...
//christianbookshelf.org/cunningham/the ordinance of covenanting/appendix.htm

India's Ills and England's Sorrows
... of the daughter of our people.". I. To begin, then, with ACTUAL MURDER
AND REAL BLOODSHED. My brethren, our hearts are sick nigh ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 3 1857/indias ills and englands sorrows.htm

The God of Peace
... Mars amongst the heathens was called the god of war; Janus was worshipped in periods
of strife and bloodshed; but our God Jehovah styles himself not the God of ...
/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 1 1855/the god of peace.htm

Demolition of the Idolatrous Temples at Alexandria, and the ...
... was the more augmented. This desperate affray was prolonged until satiety
of bloodshed put an end to it. Then it was discovered ...
/.../chapter xvi demolition of the idolatrous.htm

On the Consecration of Gods, on Account of the Benefits which they ...
... darkness in which you were involved, O Africanus, or rather O poet, in that you
imagined the ascent to heaven to be open to men through slaughters and bloodshed ...
/.../lactantius/the divine institutes/chap xviii on the consecration of.htm

Of the Senses, and their Pleasures in the Brutes and in Man; and ...
... them to be put to death, but also demand it, and give cruel and inhuman votes for
their death, not being satiated with wounds nor contented with bloodshed. ...
/.../lactantius/the divine institutes/chap xx of the senses and.htm

How Eurycles Calumniated the Sons of Mariamne; and How Euaratus of ...
... Mariamne, by taking vengeance on him; for that it was not fit for him to take the
succession to the government from such a father without bloodshed: that many ...
/.../chapter 26 how eurycles calumniated.htm

The Inroads of Mahometanism
... [Sidenote: Cruelty.] Violence and bloodshed enforced the pretended inspiration by
which Mahomet claimed to be acknowledged as the Prophet of God, and the civil ...
/.../blunt/a key to the knowledge of church history/chapter viii the inroads of.htm

Acts xii. 1, 2
... sheep for the slaughter." (Psalm 44:13.) "Seeing," it says, "it was a pleasing thing
to the Jews." (Romans 8:36.) A pleasing thing, bloodshed, and unrighteous ...
/.../chrysostom/homilies on acts and romans/homily xxvi acts xii 1.htm

The World Our Enemy.
... by God's ordinance, they have their existence in the necessity of man's nature,
but when was one ever established, nay, or maintained, without war and bloodshed ...
/.../newman/parochial and plain sermons vol vii/sermon iii the world our.htm

Thesaurus
Bloodshed (43 Occurrences)
...Bloodshed (43 Occurrences). Exodus 22:2 If the thief is found breaking in, and is
struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt of bloodshed for him. ...
/b/bloodshed.htm - 19k

Employ (6 Occurrences)
... Hosea 4:2 There is cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery; they
break boundaries, and bloodshed causes bloodshed. (See NAS). ...
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Dies (71 Occurrences)
... (WEB NAS RSV NIV). Exodus 22:2 If the thief is found breaking in, and is struck
so that he dies, there shall be no guilt of bloodshed for him. (WEB NAS NIV). ...
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Bloody (19 Occurrences)
... cruel. 4. (a.) Attended with, or involving, bloodshed; sanguinary; esp.,
marked by great slaughter or cruelty; as, a bloody battle. 5 ...
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Boundaries (19 Occurrences)
... (See RSV NIV). Hosea 4:2 There is cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing
adultery; they break boundaries, and bloodshed causes bloodshed. (WEB). ...
/b/boundaries.htm - 12k

Bloodshedding
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) Bloodshed. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia.
BLOODSHEDDING. blud'-shed-ing (haimatekchusia, Hebrews ...
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Stealing (8 Occurrences)
... (YLT). Hosea 4:2 There is cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery;
they break boundaries, and bloodshed causes bloodshed. ...
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Deception (24 Occurrences)
... (See NAS). Hosea 4:2 There is cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery;
they break boundaries, and bloodshed causes bloodshed. (See NAS). ...
/d/deception.htm - 13k

Breaking (69 Occurrences)
... Exodus 22:2 If the thief is found breaking in, and is struck so that he
dies, there shall be no guilt of bloodshed for him. (WEB ...
/b/breaking.htm - 27k

Shed (73 Occurrences)
... 11. (n.) A parting; a separation; a division. 12. (n.) The act of shedding or
spilling; -- used only in composition, as in bloodshed. 13. ...
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Resources
What is bloodguilt (Joel 3:21)? | GotQuestions.org

What does the Bible say about self-defense? | GotQuestions.org

How are people destroyed from a lack of knowledge (Hosea 4:6)? | GotQuestions.org

Bloodshed: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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Bloodshed (43 Occurrences)

Exodus 22:2
If the thief is found breaking in, and is struck so that he dies, there shall be no guilt of bloodshed for him.
(WEB NIV)

Exodus 22:3
If the sun has risen on him, there shall be guilt of bloodshed for him; he shall make restitution. If he has nothing, then he shall be sold for his theft.
(WEB NIV)

Leviticus 17:4
and hath not brought it unto the door of the tent of meeting, to present it as an offering unto the LORD before the tabernacle of the LORD, blood shall be imputed unto that man; he hath shed blood; and that man shall be cut off from among his people.
(See NIV)

Numbers 35:33
So ye shall not pollute the land wherein ye are; for blood, it polluteth the land; and no expiation can be made for the land for the blood that is shed therein, but by the blood of him that shed it.
(See NIV)

Deuteronomy 17:8
If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, even matters of controversy within thy gates; then shalt thou arise, and get thee up unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose.
(See NIV)

Deuteronomy 19:10
that innocent blood be not shed in the midst of thy land, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance, and so blood be upon thee.
(See RSV NIV)

Deuteronomy 21:8
Forgive, O LORD, Thy people Israel, whom Thou hast redeemed, and suffer not innocent blood to remain in the midst of Thy people Israel.' And the blood shall be forgiven them.
(See NIV)

Deuteronomy 22:8
When thou buildest a new house, then thou shalt make a parapet for thy roof, that thou bring not blood upon thy house, if any man fall from thence.
(See NIV)

1 Samuel 25:26
And now, my lord, as Jehovah liveth, and as thy soul liveth, seeing Jehovah has restrained thee from coming with bloodshed, and from avenging thyself with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal.
(DBY NIV)

1 Samuel 25:31
that this shall be no stumbling-block unto thee, nor offence of heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood without cause, or that my lord hath found redress for himself. And when the LORD shall have dealt well with my lord, then remember thy handmaid.'
(See NIV)

1 Samuel 25:33
And blessed be thy discernment, and blessed be thou, who hast kept me this day from coming with bloodshed, and from avenging myself with mine own hand.
(DBY NAS NIV)

2 Samuel 16:7
And thus said Shimei when he cursed: 'Begone, begone, thou man of blood, and base fellow;
(See NAS)

2 Samuel 16:8
the LORD hath returned upon thee all the blood of the house of Saul, in whose stead thou hast reigned; and the LORD hath delivered the kingdom into the hand of Absalom thy son; and, behold, thou art taken in thine own mischief, because thou art a man of blood.'
(See NAS)

2 Chronicles 19:10
And whensoever any controversy shall come to you from your brethren that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and ordinances, ye shall warn them, that they be not guilty towards the LORD, and so wrath come upon you and upon your brethren; thus shall ye do, and ye shall not be guilty.
(See RSV NIV)

Psalms 5:6
Thou destroyest them that speak falsehood; the LORD abhorreth the man of blood and of deceit.
(See NAS)

Psalms 26:9
Gather not my soul with sinners, nor my life with men of blood;
(See NAS)

Psalms 55:23
But Thou, O God, wilt bring them down into the nethermost pit; men of blood and deceit shall not live out half their days; but as for me, I will trust in Thee.
(See NAS)

Psalms 59:2
Deliver me from the workers of iniquity, and save me from the men of blood.
(See NAS)

Psalms 139:19
If Thou but wouldest slay the wicked, O God--depart from me therefore, ye men of blood;
(See NAS)

Proverbs 29:10
The men of blood hate him that is sincere; and as for the upright, they seek his life.
(See NAS)

Isaiah 5:7
For the vine-garden of the Lord of armies is the people of Israel, and the men of Judah are the plant of his delight: and he was looking for upright judging, and there was blood; for righteousness, and there was a cry for help.
(See NAS RSV NIV)

Isaiah 26:21
For, behold, the LORD cometh forth out of His place to visit upon the inhabitants of the earth their iniquity; the earth also shall disclose her blood, and shall no more cover her slain.
(See NAS)

Isaiah 33:15
He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from looking upon evil;
(See NAS RSV)

Jeremiah 48:10
Cursed 'is' he who is doing the work of Jehovah slothfully, And cursed 'is' he Who is withholding his sword from blood.
(See RSV NIV)

Ezekiel 5:17
And I have sent on you famine and evil beasts, And they have bereaved thee, And pestilence and blood pass over on thee, And a sword I do bring in against thee, I, Jehovah, have spoken!'
(See NAS NIV)

Ezekiel 7:23
Make the chain; for the land Hath been full of bloody judgments, And the city hath been full of violence.
(See NIV)

Ezekiel 9:9
And He saith unto me, 'The iniquity of the house of Israel and Judah 'is' very very great, and the land is full of blood, and the city hath been full of perverseness, for they have said: Jehovah hath forsaken the land, and Jehovah is not seeing.
(See NIV)

Ezekiel 14:19
Or -- pestilence I send unto that land, and I have poured out My fury against it in blood, to cut off from it man and beast --
(See NIV)

Ezekiel 21:22
In his right hand is the lot of Jerusalem to appoint battering-rams, to open the mouth for bloodshed, to lift up the voice with shouting, to appoint battering-rams against the gates, to cast mounds, to build siege-towers.
(DBY)

Ezekiel 22:2
And thou, son of man, dost thou judge? dost thou judge the city of blood? then thou hast caused it to know all its abominations,
(See NIV)

Ezekiel 22:13
And behold, I have smitten mine hand at thine overreaching which thou hast done, and at thy bloodshed which hath been in the midst of thee.
(DBY NAS)

Ezekiel 24:6
Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Wo 'to' the city of blood, A pot whose scum 'is' in it, And its scum hath not come out of it, By piece of it, by piece of it bring it out, Not fallen on it hath a lot.
(See NIV)

Ezekiel 24:9
Therefore, thus said the Lord Jehovah: Wo 'to' the city of blood, yea, I -- I make great the pile.
(See NIV)

Ezekiel 35:6
Therefore, I live -- an affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Surely for blood I do appoint thee, And blood doth pursue thee, If blood thou hast not hated, Blood also doth pursue thee.
(See NAS NIV)

Ezekiel 38:22
And I have been judged with him, With pestilence and with blood, And an overflowing rain and hailstones, Fire and brimstone I rain on him, and on his bands, And on many peoples who 'are' with him.
(See RSV NIV)

Hosea 1:4
and Jehovah saith unto him, 'Call his name Jezreel, for yet a little, and I have charged the blood of Jezreel on the house of Jehu, and have caused to cease the kingdom of the house of Israel;
(See NAS)

Hosea 4:2
There is cursing, lying, murder, stealing, and committing adultery; they break boundaries, and bloodshed causes bloodshed.
(WEB NAS NIV)

Hosea 12:14
Ephraim hath provoked most bitterly, And his blood on himself he leaveth, And his reproach turn back to him doth his Lord!
(See NIV)

Micah 3:10
Building up Zion with blood, And Jerusalem with iniquity.
(See NAS NIV)

Micah 7:2
Perished hath the kind out of the land, And upright among men -- there are none, All of them for blood lie in wait, Each his brother they hunt 'with' a net.
(See NAS)

Habakkuk 2:8
Because thou hast spoiled many nations, Spoil thee do all the remnant of the peoples, Because of man's blood, and of violence 'to' the land, 'To' the city, and 'to' all dwelling in it.
(See NAS)

Habakkuk 2:12
Wo 'to' him who is building a city by blood, And establishing a city by iniquity.
(See NAS NIV)

Habakkuk 2:17
For violence 'to' Lebanon doth cover thee, And spoil of beasts doth affright them, Because of man's blood, and of violence 'to' the land, 'To' the city, and 'to' all dwelling in it.
(See NAS)

Subtopics

Bloodshed

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Employ (6 Occurrences)

Dies (71 Occurrences)

Bloody (19 Occurrences)

Boundaries (19 Occurrences)

Bloodshedding

Stealing (8 Occurrences)

Deception (24 Occurrences)

Breaking (69 Occurrences)

Shed (73 Occurrences)

Committing (30 Occurrences)

Struck (373 Occurrences)

Cursing (53 Occurrences)

Murder (41 Occurrences)

Follows (65 Occurrences)

Guilt (180 Occurrences)

Adultery (49 Occurrences)

Owns (13 Occurrences)

Overreaching (2 Occurrences)

Onias

Causes (89 Occurrences)

Feud (1 Occurrence)

Theft (5 Occurrences)

Restitution (21 Occurrences)

Defender (6 Occurrences)

Discernment (43 Occurrences)

Murderous (2 Occurrences)

Proselyte (2 Occurrences)

Blood-revenge

Battering-rams (2 Occurrences)

Bloodguiltiness (15 Occurrences)

Blood (435 Occurrences)

Colour (22 Occurrences)

Carnage (1 Occurrence)

Aceldama (1 Occurrence)

Stolen (28 Occurrences)

Siege-towers (1 Occurrence)

Defilement (12 Occurrences)

Restrained (51 Occurrences)

Defile (63 Occurrences)

Happens (32 Occurrences)

Alexander (5 Occurrences)

Double (49 Occurrences)

Towers (38 Occurrences)

Thief (41 Occurrences)

Sold (92 Occurrences)

Horse (62 Occurrences)

Ox (197 Occurrences)

Polygamy

Possession (251 Occurrences)

Red (124 Occurrences)

Ass (95 Occurrences)

Jehu (63 Occurrences)

Alive (166 Occurrences)

Pay (212 Occurrences)

Joel (22 Occurrences)

Risen (169 Occurrences)

Surely (587 Occurrences)

Beast (243 Occurrences)

Persian (4 Occurrences)

Siege (63 Occurrences)

Ancient (64 Occurrences)

Jesus (10891 Occurrences)

Christ (573 Occurrences)

Religion (23 Occurrences)

Blood-revenge
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