16 occurrences

'Murderer' in the Bible

“If anyone strikes a person with an iron object and death results, he is a murderer; the murderer must be put to death.

Verse ConceptsIronJudgement On Murderers

If a man has in his hand a stone capable of causing death and strikes another person and he dies, the murderer must be put to death.

Verse ConceptsStonesBeing Struck With StonesJudgement On Murderers

If a man has in his hand a wooden object capable of causing death and strikes another person and he dies, the murderer must be put to death.

Verse ConceptsJudgement On Murderers

The avenger of blood himself is to kill the murderer; when he finds him, he is to kill him.

Verse ConceptsJudgement On MurderersDeath Of A Family MemberFamily Death

or if in hostility he strikes him with his hand and he dies, the one who struck him must be put to death; he is a murderer. The avenger of blood is to kill the murderer when he finds him.

Verse ConceptsJudgement On Murderers

“If anyone kills a person, the murderer is to be put to death based on the word of witnesses. But no one is to be put to death based on the testimony of one witness.

Verse ConceptsAgreements, LegalMurderWitnesses, LegalOnly One PersonDeath Penalty For Killing

You are not to accept a ransom for the life of a murderer who is guilty of killing someone; he must be put to death.

Shimei said as he cursed: “Get out, get out, you worthless murderer!

The Lord has paid you back for all the blood of the house of Saul in whose place you became king, and the Lord has handed the kingdom over to your son Absalom. Look, you are in trouble because you’re a murderer!”

Verse ConceptsGod Makes Evil ReboundKings Of All Israel Or Judah

Elisha was sitting in his house, and the elders were sitting with him. The king sent a man ahead of him, but before the messenger got to him, Elisha said to the elders, “Do you see how this murderer has sent someone to cut off my head? Look, when the messenger comes, shut the door to keep him out. Isn’t the sound of his master’s feet behind him?”

Verse ConceptsMessengerRemoving HeadsShutting DoorsKilling ProphetsSkullsSoundThe Elders Gathered

The murderer rises at dawnto kill the poor and needy,and by night he becomes a thief.

Verse ConceptsMurderNightRising EarlySecret SinsNot Helping The Poor

When the local people saw the creature hanging from his hand, they said to one another, “This man is probably a murderer, and though he has escaped the sea, Justice does not allow him to live!”

Verse ConceptsBarbariansUncharitablenessHow Death Is InevitableEscaping EvilJudged As Murderers

None of you, however, should suffer as a murderer, a thief, an evildoer, or a meddler.

Verse ConceptsFraudEvildoersBusybodiesMeddlingDo Not MurderMinding Your Own Businessthieves

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Murderer (22 instances)

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Root Form
Definition
Usage
הרג 
Harag 
Usage: 166

רצח 
Ratsach 
Usage: 47

ἀνθρωποκτόνος 
Anthropoktonos 
Usage: 2

μητραλῴας 
metraloas 
Usage: 1

φονεύς 
Phoneus 
Usage: 5

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