54 occurrences

'Kill' in the Bible

'Ye heard that it was said to the ancients: Thou shalt not kill, and whoever may kill shall be in danger of the judgment;

He saith to him, 'What kind?' And Jesus said, 'Thou shalt not kill, thou shalt not commit adultery, thou shalt not steal, thou shalt not bear false witness,

and the husbandmen having seen the son, said among themselves, This is the heir, come, we may kill him, and may possess his inheritance;

'Because of this, lo, I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes, and of them ye will kill and crucify, and of them ye will scourge in your synagogues, and will pursue from city to city;

and they consulted together that they might take Jesus by guile, and kill him,

for he was teaching his disciples, and he said to them, 'The Son of Man is being delivered to the hands of men, and they shall kill him, and having been killed the third day he shall rise,'

and they shall mock him, and scourge him, and spit on him, and kill him, and the third day he shall rise again.'

and those husbandmen said among themselves -- This is the heir, come, we may kill him, and ours shall be the inheritance;

and having taken him, they did kill, and cast him forth without the vineyard.

And the passover and the unleavened food were after two days, and the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how, by guile, having taken hold of him, they might kill him;

Then said Jesus unto them, 'I will question you something: Is it lawful on the sabbaths to do good, or to do evil? life to save or to kill?'

because of this also the wisdom of God said: I will send to them prophets, and apostles, and some of them they shall kill and persecute,

On that day there came near certain Pharisees, saying to him, 'Go forth, and be going on hence, for Herod doth wish to kill thee;'

and he said to him -- Thy brother is arrived, and thy father did kill the fatted calf, because in health he did receive him back.

but when thy son -- this one who did devour thy living with harlots -- came, thou didst kill to him the fatted calf.

and having seen him, the husbandmen reasoned among themselves, saying, This is the heir; come, we may kill him, that the inheritance may become ours;

and because of this were the Jews persecuting Jesus, and seeking to kill him, because these things he was doing on a sabbath.

because of this, then, were the Jews seeking the more to kill him, because not only was he breaking the sabbath, but he also called God his own Father, making himself equal to God.

And Jesus was walking after these things in Galilee, for he did not wish to walk in Judea, because the Jews were seeking to kill him,

The multitude answered and said, 'Thou hast a demon, who doth seek to kill thee?'

Certain, therefore, of the Jerusalemites said, 'Is not this he whom they are seeking to kill?

The Jews, therefore, said, 'Will he kill himself, because he saith, Whither I go away, ye are not able to come?'

'I have known that ye are seed of Abraham, but ye seek to kill me, because my word hath no place in you;

and now, ye seek to kill me -- a man who hath spoken to you the truth I heard from God; this Abraham did not;

From that day, therefore, they took counsel together that they may kill him;

to kill me dost thou wish, as thou didst kill yesterday the Egyptian?

And when many days were fulfilled, the Jews took counsel together to kill him,

and their counsel against him was known to Saul; they were also watching the gates both day and night, that they may kill him,

and speaking boldly in the name of the Lord Jesus, he was both speaking and disputing with the Hellenists, and they were taking in hand to kill him,

and the jailor having come out of sleep, and having seen the doors of the prison open, having drawn a sword, was about to kill himself, supposing the prisoners to be fled,

and they seeking to kill him, a rumour came to the chief captain of the band that all Jerusalem hath been thrown into confusion,

And day having come, certain of the Jews having made a concourse, did anathematize themselves, saying neither to eat nor to drink till they may kill Paul;

thou, therefore, mayest thou not yield to them, for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, who did anathematize themselves -- not to eat nor to drink till they kill him, and now they are ready, waiting for the promise from thee.'

because of these things the Jews -- having caught me in the temple -- were endeavouring to kill me.

And the soldiers' counsel was that they should kill the prisoners, lest any one having swam out should escape,

'Lord, Thy prophets they did kill, and Thy altars they dug down, and I was left alone, and they seek my life;'

and I saw, and lo, a pale horse, and he who is sitting upon him -- his name is Death, and Hades doth follow with him, and there was given to them authority to kill, (over the fourth part of the land,) with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and by the beasts of the land.

and it was given to them that they may not kill them, but that they may be tormented five months, and their torment is as the torment of a scorpion, when it may strike a man;

and loosed were the four messengers, who have been made ready for the hour, and day, and month, and year, that they may kill the third of men;

if any one a captivity doth gather, into captivity he doth go away; if any one by sword doth kill, it behoveth him by sword to be killed; here is the endurance and the faith of the saints.

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
הרג 
Harag 
Usage: 166

זבח 
Zabach 
Usage: 134

חלל 
Chalal 
Usage: 94

טבח 
Tabach 
Usage: 11

מוּת 
Muwth 
die , dead , slay , death , surely , kill , dead man , dead body , in no wise ,
Usage: 839

נכה 
Nakah 
Usage: 501

נקף 
Naqaph 
Usage: 19

קטל 
Qatal 
Usage: 3

רצח 
Ratsach 
Usage: 47

שׁחט 
Shachat 
Usage: 81

שׁחיטה 
Sh@chiytah 
Usage: 2

ἀναιρέω 
Anaireo 
kill , slay , put to death , take up , do , take away
Usage: 23

ἀποκτείνω 
Apokteino 
kill , slay , put to death
Usage: 40

διαχειρίζομαι 
Diacheirizomai 
Usage: 2

θανατόω 
Thanatoo 
put to death , cause to be put to death , kill , become dead , mortify
Usage: 8

θύω 
Thuo 
Usage: 9

σφάζω 
Sphazo 
Usage: 10

φονεύω 
Phoneuo 
kill , do murder , slay
Usage: 5