76 occurrences

'Slay' in the Bible

Behold, thou hast driven me this day from the face of the ground, and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a wanderer and fugitive on the earth; and it will come to pass, that every one who finds me will slay me.

Verse ConceptsAbel and CainFugitivesThe HomelessWanderersDriven From God's PresenceGod HidingBeing Hidden From GodHidden From God

And it will come to pass when the Egyptians see thee, that they will say, She is his wife; and they will slay me, and save thee alive.

Verse ConceptsKept Alive By MenTransferring Wives

And the men of the place asked about his wife. And he said, She is my sister; for he feared to say, my wife, saying to himself, Lest the men of the place slay me on account of Rebecca because she was fair in countenance.

Verse ConceptsExamples Of DeceitdoubtersAsking Particular QuestionsMisrepresentationOther WivesBeautiful Women

And Reuben spoke to his father, saying, Slay my two sons if I bring him not back to thee: give him into my hand, and I will bring him to thee again.

Verse ConceptsTwo Sons

And Pharaoh heard of this matter, and sought to slay Moses. But Moses fled from before Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian. And he sat by the well.

Verse ConceptsDanger, PhysicalFugitivesSittingPeople Sitting DownAttempting To Kill Specific People

And it came to pass on the way, in the inn, that Jehovah came upon him, and sought to slay him.

Verse ConceptsInnsOpposition, To Sin And EvilMeeting GodGod KillingStaying TemporarilyGod Killing Individuals

But if a man act wantonly toward his neighbour, and slay him with guile, thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.

Verse ConceptsSanctity Of LifePresumptuous PlansDeath Penalty For Killing

and my anger shall burn, and I will slay you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.

Verse ConceptsEmotions, Shown By GodGod KillingGod KillsGod Will Be Angry

Thou shalt keep far from the cause of falsehood; and the innocent and righteous slay not; for I will not justify the wicked.

Verse ConceptsInnocence, Teaching OnAcquittalDo Not MurderFar From OneJudicial PunishmentFake FriendsaccusationsAcquitting The Guilty

Why should the Egyptians speak, and say, For misfortune he has brought them out, to slay them on the mountains, and to annihilate them from the face of the earth? Turn from the heat of thine anger, and repent of this evil against thy people!

Verse ConceptsGod Changing His MindGod Might Kill His PeopleGod Turned Back From Harming ThemLet Not God Be AngryGod Bringing Israel Out Of Egypt

And he said to them, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: Put every man his sword upon his hip; go and return from gate to gate through the camp, and slay every man his brother, and every man his friend, and every man his neighbour.

Verse ConceptsDeath penaltyComing To GatesKilling Brothers

And if thou deal thus with me, slay me, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, that I may not behold my wretchedness.

Verse ConceptsHope, Results Of Its AbsenceUniversality Of DeathDepression, SymptomsUnwise PrayersApproval To Kill Oneself

And Moses said to the judges of Israel, Slay every one his men that have joined themselves to Baal-Peor.

Verse ConceptsJudgesBaal Worship, Nature OfJoined To Evilalignment

And now slay every male among the little ones, and slay every woman that hath known man by lying with him,

Verse ConceptsInfantsDeath Of All MalesMan And Womanteenager

Nevertheless, according to all the desire of thy soul thou mayest slay and eat flesh in all thy gates, according to the blessing of Jehovah thy God which he hath given thee: the unclean and the clean may eat thereof, as of the gazelle, and the hart.

Verse ConceptsKilling Domesticated AnimalsClean And UncleanDeer Etc.Animals Having A SoulDeerEating Meat

If the place which Jehovah thy God will choose to set his name there be too far from thee, then thou shalt slay of thy kine and of thy sheep which Jehovah hath given thee, as I have commanded thee, and thou shalt eat in thy gates according to all the desire of thy soul.

Verse ConceptsFar From HereA Place For God's Name

And he did so to them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, and they did not slay them.

Verse ConceptsKept Alive By Men

And he said, "They were my brothers, the sons of my mother; as the LORD lives, if you had saved them alive, I would not slay you."

Verse ConceptsKept Alive By MenRestraints From Killinggideon

And he said to Jether his first-born, "Rise, and slay them." But the youth did not draw his sword; for he was afraid, because he was still a youth.

Verse ConceptsFirstborn SonsLimitations Of Youth

that the violence done to the seventy sons of Jerubba'al might come and their blood be laid upon Abim'elech their brother, who slew them, and upon the men of Shechem, who strengthened his hands to slay his brothers.

Verse ConceptsPunishment, Nature OfSeventiesKilling Brothers

If one man sin against another, God will judge him; but if a man sin against Jehovah, who shall intreat for him? But they hearkened not to the voice of their father, for Jehovah was minded to slay them.

Verse ConceptsGod, Activity OfGod's Activity In IsraelRebukeWicked Children, Regard To ParentsGod KillingGod Killing IndividualsGodly ManDeath Of A FatherParents Being Wrong

Now go and smite Amalek, and destroy utterly all that they have, and spare them not, but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.

Verse ConceptsBad ChildrenDeath penaltyResponsibility, Examples OfExterminationBoth Men And Animals KilledThe Death Of Babiesgenocide

And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should slay David.

And Saul sent messengers to David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning; and Michal David's wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to-night, to-morrow thou wilt be put to death.

Verse ConceptsDawnWatchfulness, Of BelieversDuring One Night

Then Saul said to Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal said to Saul, He said to me, Let me go; why should I slay thee?

Verse ConceptsRestraints From KillingEscaping From PeopleThose Who Deceived

Deal kindly then with thy servant; for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of Jehovah with thee; but if there be in me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou bring me to thy father?

Verse ConceptsCovenant ObligationsFaithfulness, In Human RelationshipsKindnessLoyaltyNegotiationTreatyApproval To Kill OneselfWhat Sin?

He said to me again, Stand, I pray thee, over me, and slay me; for anguish has seized me; for my life is yet whole in me.

Verse ConceptsSuicideAnguish, CauseDesire For DeathAs Long As Life LastsApproval To Kill Oneself

And Absalom commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, Smite Amnon; then slay him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.

Verse ConceptsFeastingAssassinations, CompletedWineBraveryDrunk IndividualsBe Courageous!

And Absalom said to Joab, Behold, I sent to thee, saying, Come hither, that I may send thee to the king, to say, Why am I come from Geshur? it would have been better for me to be there still. And now let me see the king's face; and if there be iniquity in me, let him slay me.

Verse ConceptsPeople VisitingOthers SummoningApproval To Kill Oneself

And she said to Elijah, What have I to do with thee, O thou man of God? art thou come to me to call mine iniquity to remembrance, and to slay my son?

Verse ConceptsLove, And The WorldGod Remembering SinWhat Have We In Common?Attempting To Kill Specific PeopleMan Of Godremembrance

And it shall come to pass, that him that escapeth the sword of Hazael shall Jehu slay; and him that escapeth the sword of Jehu shall Elisha slay.

Verse ConceptsEscaping From PeopleKilling Will Happen

Then said he to him, Because thou hast not hearkened to the voice of Jehovah, behold, when thou departest from me, the lion will slay thee. And when he had departed from him, the lion found him and slew him.

Verse ConceptsLionsAnimals KillingIn Danger From Lionsdisobedience

And it came to pass as soon as they had ended offering up the burnt-offering, that Jehu said to the couriers and to the captains, Go in, slay them; let none come forth. And they smote them with the edge of the sword; and the couriers and the captains cast them there. And they went to the city of the house of Baal,

Verse ConceptsBurnt offeringShrinesNo EscapeApproval To Kill

And Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of the hundreds that were set over the host, and said to them, Lead her forth without the ranks; and whosoever follows her, slay with the sword; for the priest said, Let her not be put to death in the house of Jehovah.

Verse ConceptsRestraints From KillingApproval To Kill

And they spoke to the king of Assyria saying, The nations that thou hast removed and made to dwell in the cities of Samaria know not the manner of the god of the land; therefore he has sent lions among them, and behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the god of the land.

Verse ConceptsRejection Of God

But Jehoshabeath the daughter of the king took Joash the son of Ahaziah and stole him from among the king's sons that were slain, and put him and his nurse in the bedchamber. So Jehoshabeath, the daughter of king Jehoram, the wife of Jehoiada the priest (for she was the sister of Ahaziah), hid him from Athaliah, so that she did not slay him;

Verse ConceptsBedroomsNursesSistersNamed Sisters

stating that the king granted the Jews that were in every city to gather themselves together, and to stand for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, all the power of the people and province that might assault them, their little ones and women, and to take the spoil of them for a prey,

Verse ConceptsPurimRules About Booty

He sitteth in the lurking-places of the villages; in the secret places doth he slay the innocent: his eyes watch for the wretched.

Verse ConceptsSecrecyWaitingWatchfulness, Of BelieversCharacter Of WickedHelplessnessLooking At People For EvilJudged As Murderersrehabilitation

The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, to cast down the afflicted and needy, to slay those that are upright in the way:

Verse ConceptsPainStrength, HumanAttempting To KillAttacked By Evil

Slay them not, lest my people forget; by thy power make them wander, and bring them down, O Lord, our shield.

Verse ConceptsScattering The PeoplesPeople Remembering

Because he remembered not to shew kindness, but persecuted the afflicted and needy man, and the broken in heart, to slay him.

Verse ConceptsBrokennessdiscouragementKindnessUnkindnessCharacter Of WickedPersecutionA Broken HeartBroken Heartsheartbrokenharassment

For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of the foolish shall cause them to perish.

Verse ConceptsFools, In Teaching Of Jesus ChristFolly, Effects OfComplacencyUnderestimationDeath For Other Reasonsapostasy

but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

Verse ConceptsBreath Of GodFace Of GodWaistsMillennial KingdomSpirit Of ChristThe Sword Of The SpiritGod Beating PeopleGod KillingChrist SpeakingGod KillsRighteousness Of ChristStriking People With A Stafffairness

In that day Jehovah, with his sore and great and strong sword, will visit leviathan the fleeing serpent, and leviathan the crooked serpent; and he will slay the monster that is in the sea.

Verse ConceptsLeviathanDay of the LORDDragonsSeaSnakesNames And Titles For SatanBeastsCosmic CreaturesDinosaursPunishmentMoving OnThe Seafitnessrelentless

And ye shall leave your name for a curse unto mine elect; for the Lord Jehovah will slay thee, and will call his servants by another name:

Verse ConceptsGod KillingGod Renaming PeopleNames Blotted OutGod KillsA New Namecurses

Therefore a lion out of the forest shall slay them, a wolf of the evenings shall waste them; the leopard lurketh against their cities, every one that goeth out thence is torn in pieces: for their transgressions are multiplied, their backslidings are increased.

Verse ConceptsForestsLeopardCarnivorousnessWolvesIn Danger From Lions

For I will visit them with four kinds of punishments, saith Jehovah: the sword to slay, and dogs to tear, and the fowl of the heavens, and the beasts of the earth, to devour and to destroy.

Verse ConceptsdogsWild Animals DevouringBirds EatingFour Other ThingsPets

And thou, Jehovah, knowest all their counsel against me to slay me. Forgive not their iniquity, neither blot out their sin from thy sight, but let them be overthrown before thee: deal with them in the time of thine anger.

Verse ConceptsUnforgivenessAttempting To Kill MeGod Not ForgivingAnger And Forgiveness

Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.

Slay utterly the old man, the young man, and the maiden, and little children, and women; but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the elders who were before the house.

Verse ConceptsTouchActivity BegunGod Will Kill His PeopleChild AbuseThe Elderly

And will ye profane me among my people for handfuls of barley and for morsels of bread, to slay the souls that should not die, and to save the souls alive that should not live, by your lying to my people that listen to lying?

Verse ConceptsGrainListeningTemptressesKept Alive By MenProphesying LiesRemaining FoodMisusing God's NameKilling Israelitesmagic

that thou didst slay my children and give them up in passing them over to them?

Verse ConceptsChild sacrificeIdol Worship

He shall slay with the sword thy daughters in the field, and he shall make forts against thee, and cast up a mound against thee, and lift up the target against thee;

Verse ConceptsFortsKilled With The SwordSiege MoundsThe Nations Attacked

With the hoofs of his horses shall he tread down all thy streets; he shall slay thy people by the sword, and the pillars of thy strength shall go down to the ground.

Verse ConceptsMetaphorical PillarsKilled With The SwordUsing RoadsFeet Of CreaturesThings FallingTrampling Places

And in the porch of the gate were two tables on this side, and two tables on that side, to slay thereon the burnt-offering and the sin-offering and the trespass-offering.

Verse ConceptsSin OfferingTwo Parts Of ConstructionsRegulations For The Sin Offering

And the decree went forth that the wise men were to be slain; and they sought Daniel and his companions to slay them.

Verse ConceptsAttempting To Kill Specific PeopleThose Looking For People

Then Daniel answered with counsel and prudence to Arioch the chief of the king's bodyguard, who had gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon:

Verse ConceptsExecutionersWise MenAttempting To Kill Specific People

lest I strip her naked, and set her as in the day that she was born, and make her as a wilderness, and set her as a dry land, and slay her with thirst.

Verse ConceptsBabiesGod Stripping PeopleDry PlacesGod Might Kill His PeopleNew BornDeserts Used Figuratively

Ephraim is smitten: their root is dried up, they shall bear no fruit; yea, though they should bring forth, yet will I slay the beloved fruit of their womb.

Verse ConceptsBlightdrynessPeople WitheredKilling Sons And Daughters

And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith Jehovah.

Verse ConceptsGod KillingGod Will Kill The Peoples

I saw the Lord standing upon the altar; and he said, Smite the chapiter that the thresholds may shake; and break all of them in pieces, in the head; and I will slay the last of them with the sword: he that fleeth of them shall not get away by flight, and he that escapeth of them shall not be delivered.

Verse ConceptsDoorpostsVisions And Dreams In ScriptureNo SurvivorsDestruction Of The TempleGod ShakingThose Who Saw GodNo EscapeGod Will Kill His PeopleTop Of Things

and though they go into captivity before their enemies, there will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.

Verse ConceptsExile, in assyriaCommands, in OTExile In ProspectGod Can Harm People

Shall he therefore empty his net, and not spare to slay the nations continually?

Verse ConceptsContinual SinEmptyingPeople Without Mercyrelentless

whose possessors slay them without being held guilty; and they that sell them say, Blessed be Jehovah! for I am become rich; and their own shepherds pity them not.

Verse ConceptsInadequate ShepherdingKilling Domesticated AnimalsSatisfied With RichesUnpunishedPeople Without MercyGuilt

Moreover those mine enemies, who would not have me to reign over them, bring them here and slay them before me.

Verse ConceptsGod KillingGod KillsOvercoming EnemiesEnemies

And I heard also a voice saying to me, Rise up, Peter, slay and eat.

Verse ConceptsKilling Wild AnimalsGet Up!

And another, a red horse, went forth; and to him that sat upon it, to him it was given to take peace from the earth, and that they should slay one another; and there was given to him a great sword.

Verse ConceptsSuffering, Causes OfSuffering, Nature OfRed AnimalsAngel Of DeathCivil WarKilling One AnotherGod's Swordatheism

And I saw: and behold, a pale horse, and he that sat upon it, his name was Death, and hades followed with him; and authority was given to him over the fourth of the earth to slay with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and by the beasts of the earth.

Verse ConceptsPersecution, Nature OfPlaguesGreenFamine KillingApproval To KillA Fourth PartRulers Of A FourthThe Fact Of DeathFamineFour Horsemen Of The Apocalypse

And the four angels were loosed, who are prepared for the hour and day and month and year, that they might slay the third part of men;

Verse ConceptsThe Right TimeFractions, One ThirdOne ThirdFour AngelsPreparing For ActionAngels Activities Among Unbelievers

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
רצח 
Ratsach 
Usage: 47

הרג 
Harag 
Usage: 166

זבח 
Zabach 
Usage: 134

חלל 
Chalal 
Usage: 142

חלל 
Chalal 
Usage: 94

חרב חרב 
Charab 
Usage: 40

חרם 
Charam 
Usage: 52

טבח 
Tabach 
Usage: 11

טבח 
Tebach 
Usage: 12

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

מות 
Maveth 
Usage: 156

נכה 
Nakah 
Usage: 501

קטל 
Qatal 
Usage: 3

קטל 
Q@tal (Aramaic) 
Usage: 7

שׁחט 
Shachat 
Usage: 81

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

θύω 
Thuo 
Usage: 9

κατασφάττω 
Katasphatto 
Usage: 0

σφάζω 
Sphazo 
Usage: 10

φονεύω 
Phoneuo 
kill , do murder , slay
Usage: 5