Lexical Definition

‎רָצַח‎ râtsach (raw-tsakh') to murder ^H:V
a primitive root

put to death, kill, (man-) slay(-er), murder(-er).

• properly, to dash in pieces, i.e. kill (a human being), especially to murder

1) to murder, slay, kill
1a)(Qal) to murder, slay
1a1) premeditated
1a2) accidental
1a3) as avenger
1a4) slayer (intentional) (participle)
1b) (Niphal) to be slain
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to murder, assassinate
1c2) murderer, assassin (participle) (subst)
1d) (Pual) to be killed

See Greek: φονεύω · φόνος

Brown-Driver-Briggs

‎רָצַח‎ verb murder, slay (Late Hebrew (rare, also in derivatives) = Biblical Hebrew; compare Arabic , break, bruise, crush); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular consecutive ‎׳‎‎וְר‎ Num 35:27, ‎וּרְצָחוֺ‎ Deut 22:26 2 masculine singular ‎(הֲ)רָצַחְתָּ‎ 1Kgs 21:19 Imperfect 3 masculine singular ‎יִרְצַח‎ Num 35:30; Deut 4:42 2 masculine singular ‎תִּרְצָ֑ח (צ־ַחׅ‎ Exod 20:13 = Deut 5:17 Infinitive absolute ‎רָצֹהַּ‎ Hos 4:2; Jer 7:9 Participle active ‎רֹצֵחַ‎ Deut 19:3 +, ‎׳‎‎רוֺ‎ Deut 4:42 +; — murder, slay, with premeditation, Exod 20:13 (E) = Deut 5:17; Hos 4:2; Jer 7:9; 1Kgs 21:19 (all absolute); with accusative of person Deut 22:26, unawares Deut 4:42 slay as avenger Num 35:27; Num 35:30 (P; || ‎חֵמִית‎ vNum 35:19 vNum 35:21); especially participle as substantive = slayer, manslayer, without intent, Deut 4:42; Deut 19:3; Deut 19:4; Deut 19:6 also in P: Num 35:6; Num 35:11; Num 35:12; Num 35:25; Num 35:26; Num 35:27; Num 35:28; Josh 20:3; Josh 20:5; Josh 20:6; Josh 21:13; Josh 21:21; Josh 21:27; Josh 21:32; Josh 21:26 (van d. H., Baer, vJosh 21:38 Gi; all P); murderer, with intent, Num 35:16 (twice in verse); Num 35:17 (twice in verse); Num 35:18 (twice in verse); Num 35:19; Num 35:21 (twice in verse); Num 35:30; Num 30:31 also Job 24:14. Niph`al Imperfect 1 singular ‎אֵרָצֵחַ‎ Prov 22:13 I shall be slain; Participle feminine singular as adjective ‎אִשָּׁה הַנִּרְצָחָה‎ Judg 20:4 the murdered woman. Pi`el (intensive) murder, assassinate: 3 masculine plural ‎יְרַצְּחוּ‎ Hos 6:9 (absolute), ‎יְרַצֵּ֑חוּ‎ Ps 94:6 (accusative of person, || ‎הָרַג‎); Ps 62:4* see below; Participle ‎מְרַצֵּחַ‎, as substantive 2Kgs 6:32 murderer, assassin; plural ‎מְרֵצְּחִים‎ Isa 1:21assassins. Pu`al Imperfect, 2 masculine plural ‎תְּרָצְּחוּ‎ Ps 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).

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