The meaning of “הָרַג”
Understanding hârag reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), [idiom] surely. - to smite with de...
הָרַג
destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), [idiom] surely. - to smite with deadly intent 1) to kill, slay, murder, destroy, murderer, slayer, out of hand 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to kill, slay 1a2) to destroy, ruin 1b) (Niphal) to be killed 1c) (Pual) to be killed, be slain
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 26:7 | “And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.” Word: הָרַג (hârag) | |
| Joshua 10:11 | “And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Beth–horon, that the Lord cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.” Word: הָרַג (hârag) | |
| 2 Kings 10:9 | “And it came to pass in the morning, that he went out, and stood, and said to all the people, Ye be righteous: behold, I conspired against my master, and slew him: but who slew all these?” Word: הָרַג (hârag) | |
| Job 20:16 | “He shall suck the poison of asps: the viper’s tongue shall slay him.” Word: הָרַג (hârag) | |
| Jeremiah 15:3 | “And I will appoint over them four kinds, saith the Lord: the sword to slay, and the dogs to tear, and the fowls of the heaven, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and destroy.” Word: הָרַג (hârag) |
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