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Lexicon :: Strong's H7523 - rāṣaḥ

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רָצַח
Transliteration
rāṣaḥ
Pronunciation
raw-tsakh'
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2208

Strong’s Definitions

רָצַח râtsach, raw-tsakh'; 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).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 47x

The KJV translates Strong's H7523 in the following manner: slayer (16x), murderer (14x), kill (5x), murder (3x), slain (3x), manslayer (2x), killing (1x), slayer (with H310) (1x), slayeth (1x), death (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 47x
The KJV translates Strong's H7523 in the following manner: slayer (16x), murderer (14x), kill (5x), murder (3x), slain (3x), manslayer (2x), killing (1x), slayer (with H310) (1x), slayeth (1x), death (1x).

  1. to murder, slay, kill

    1. (Qal) to murder, slay

      1. premeditated

      2. accidental

      3. as avenger

      4. slayer (intentional) (participle)

    2. (Niphal) to be slain

    3. (Piel)

      1. to murder, assassinate

      2. murderer, assassin (participle)(subst)

    4. (Pual) to be killed

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
רָצַח râtsach, raw-tsakh'; 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).
STRONGS H7523: Abbreviations
† רָצַח verb murder, slay (Late Hebrew (rare, also in derivatives) = Biblical Hebrew; compare Arabic bdb095304, bdb095305 break, bruise, crush); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular consecutive וְר׳ Numbers 35:27, וּרְצָחוֺ Deuteronomy 22:26; 2nd person masculine singular (הֲ)רָצַחְתָּ 1 Kings 21:19; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִרְצַח Numbers 35:30; Deuteronomy 4:42; 2nd person masculine singular (צַח-) תִּרְצָ֑ח 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. Imperfect 1st person singular אֵרָצֵחַ Proverbs 22:13 I shall be slain; Participle feminine singular as adjective אִשָּׁה הַנִּרְצָחָה Judges 20:4 the murdered woman.
Pi. (intensive) murder, assassinate: 3rd person 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 1:21assassins.
Pu. Imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural תְּרָצְּחוּ Psalm 62:4, so Baer Gi, van d. H. תְּרָצְחוּ, but Ben Naphtali
Pi. תְּרַצְּחוּ (Baer143), so Vrss Hup-Now De Che Bae and others ye murder (or batter, shatter).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Exodus

20:13; 20:13

Numbers

35:6; 35:11; 35:12; 35:16; 35:17; 35:18; 35:19; 35:19; 35:21; 35:21; 35:25; 35:26; 35:27; 35:27; 35:27; 35:28; 35:30; 35:30; 35:30

Deuteronomy

4:42; 4:42; 4:42; 4:42; 5:17; 5:17; 19:3; 19:3; 19:4; 19:6; 22:26; 22:26

Joshua

20:3; 20:5; 20:6; 21:13; 21:21; 21:26; 21:27; 21:32; 21:38

Judges

20:4

1 Kings

21:19; 21:19

2 Kings

6:32

Job

24:14

Psalms

62:4; 62:4; 94:6

Proverbs

22:13

Isaiah

1:21

Jeremiah

7:9; 7:9

Hosea

4:2; 4:2; 6:9

H7523

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H7523 matches the Hebrew רָצַח (rāṣaḥ),
which occurs 47 times in 40 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy Box Exo 20:13

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:13 - “You must not murder.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 35:6

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:6 - “Six of the towns you give the Levites will be cities of refuge, where a person who has accidentally killed someone can flee for safety. In addition, give them forty-two other towns.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 35:11

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:11 - designate cities of refuge to which people can flee if they have killed someone accidentally.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 35:12

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:12 - These cities will be places of protection from a dead person’s relatives who want to avenge the death. The slayer must not be put to death before being tried by the community.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 35:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:16 - “But if someone strikes and kills another person with a piece of iron, it is murder, and the murderer must be executed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 35:17

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:17 - Or if someone with a stone in his hand strikes and kills another person, it is murder, and the murderer must be put to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 35:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:18 - Or if someone strikes and kills another person with a wooden object, it is murder, and the murderer must be put to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 35:19

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:19 - The victim’s nearest relative is responsible for putting the murderer to death. When they meet, the avenger must put the murderer to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 35:21

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:21 - Or if someone hates another person and hits him with a fist and he dies, it is murder. In such cases, the avenger must put the murderer to death when they meet.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 35:25

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:25 - The community must protect the slayer from the avenger and must escort the slayer back to live in the city of refuge to which he fled. There he must remain until the death of the high priest, who was anointed with the sacred oil.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 35:26

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:26 - “But if the slayer ever leaves the limits of the city of refuge,

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 35:27

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:27 - and the avenger finds him outside the city and kills him, it will not be considered murder.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 35:28

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:28 - The slayer should have stayed inside the city of refuge until the death of the high priest. But after the death of the high priest, the slayer may return to his own property.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 35:30

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:30 - “All murderers must be put to death, but only if evidence is presented by more than one witness. No one may be put to death on the testimony of only one witness.

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 35:31

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 35:31 - Also, you must never accept a ransom payment for the life of someone judged guilty of murder and subject to execution; murderers must always be put to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 4:42

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 4:42 - Anyone who killed another person unintentionally, without previous hostility, could flee there to live in safety.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 5:17 - “You must not murder.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:3 - Survey the territory,[fn] and divide the land the LORD your God is giving you into three districts, with one of these cities in each district. Then anyone who has killed someone can flee to one of the cities of refuge for safety.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 19:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:4 - “If someone kills another person unintentionally, without previous hostility, the slayer may flee to any of these cities to live in safety.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 19:6

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 19:6 - “If the distance to the nearest city of refuge is too far, an enraged avenger might be able to chase down and kill the person who caused the death. Then the slayer would die unfairly, since he had never shown hostility toward the person who died.

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Unchecked Copy Box Deu 22:26

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 22:26 - Do nothing to the young woman; she has committed no crime worthy of death. She is as innocent as a murder victim.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 20:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 20:3 - Anyone who kills another person accidentally and unintentionally can run to one of these cities; they will be places of refuge from relatives seeking revenge for the person who was killed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 20:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 20:5 - If the relatives of the victim come to avenge the killing, the leaders must not release the slayer to them, for he killed the other person unintentionally and without previous hostility.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 20:6 - But the slayer must stay in that city and be tried by the local assembly, which will render a judgment. And he must continue to live in that city until the death of the high priest who was in office at the time of the accident. After that, he is free to return to his own home in the town from which he fled.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 21:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:13 - The following towns with their pasturelands were given to the descendants of Aaron the priest: Hebron (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Libnah,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 21:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:21 - Shechem in the hill country of Ephraim (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Gezer,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 21:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:27 - The descendants of Gershon, another clan within the tribe of Levi, received the following towns with their pasturelands from the half-tribe of Manasseh: Golan in Bashan (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone) and Be-eshterah—two towns.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 21:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:32 - From the tribe of Naphtali they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Kedesh in Galilee (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Hammoth-dor, and Kartan—three towns.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jos 21:38

Unchecked Copy BoxJos 21:38 - From the tribe of Gad they received the following towns with their pasturelands: Ramoth in Gilead (a city of refuge for those who accidentally killed someone), Mahanaim,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 20:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 20:4 - The Levite, the husband of the woman who had been murdered, said, “My concubine and I came to spend the night in Gibeah, a town that belongs to the people of Benjamin.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ki 21:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 21:19 - Give him this message: ‘This is what the LORD says: Wasn’t it enough that you killed Naboth? Must you rob him, too? Because you have done this, dogs will lick your blood at the very place where they licked the blood of Naboth!’”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 6:32

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 6:32 - Elisha was sitting in his house with the elders of Israel when the king sent a messenger to summon him. But before the messenger arrived, Elisha said to the elders, “A murderer has sent a man to cut off my head. When he arrives, shut the door and keep him out. We will soon hear his master’s steps following him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 24:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 24:14 - The murderer rises in the early dawn
to kill the poor and needy;
at night he is a thief.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 62:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 62:3 - So many enemies against one man—
all of them trying to kill me.
To them I’m just a broken-down wall
or a tottering fence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:6 - They kill widows and foreigners
and murder orphans.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 22:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 22:13 - The lazy person claims, “There’s a lion out there!
If I go outside, I might be killed!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Isa 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:21 - See how Jerusalem, once so faithful,
has become a prostitute.
Once the home of justice and righteousness,
she is now filled with murderers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jer 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 7:9 - Do you really think you can steal, murder, commit adultery, lie, and burn incense to Baal and all those other new gods of yours,

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 4:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:2 - You make vows and break them;
you kill and steal and commit adultery.
There is violence everywhere—
one murder after another.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 6:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 6:9 - Priests form bands of robbers,
waiting in ambush for their victims.
They murder travelers along the road to Shechem
and practice every kind of sin.
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