Hebrew · Strong's H2026 · Verb
הָרַג
ha·rag
to kill
167times used
158verses
27books
How it's translated
- and he killed15
- they killed10
- to kill9
- and they killed5
- you killed4
- he killed4
- they have killed4
- and he killed him3
Definition
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
The forms it takes
Form
- Perfect (qatal) 28% a complete action, usually past
- Wayyiqtol (“and he did”) 19% and then …: the storyteller’s past
- Imperfect (yiqtol) 16% incomplete: ongoing, future or possible
- Infinitive 16% “to …”, or for emphasis
- Participle 10% one who is doing
- Weqatal (“and he will”) 8% and then …: future or instructions
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Between Hebrew and Greek
The Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), the Bible the first Christians often quoted, translates this word as:
Where it appears
Genesisacross the Old TestamentMalachi
- Genesis16
- Judges14
- 2 Chronicles12
- 1 Kings11
- Exodus10
- Ezekiel10
- Esther9
- Psalms9
- Numbers8
- 2 Samuel8
…and 17 more books.
Every verse
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