Hebrew · Strong's H2076 · Verb
זָבַח
za·vach
to sacrifice
134times used
127verses
24books
How it's translated
- to sacrifice14
- and he sacrificed12
- and they sacrificed12
- were sacrificing11
- you will sacrifice6
- and you will sacrifice4
- i will sacrifice4
- sacrifice3
Definition
1) to slaughter, kill, sacrifice, slaughter for sacrifice
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to slaughter for sacrifice
1a2) to slaughter for eating
1a3) to slaughter in divine judgment
1b) (Piel) to sacrifice, offer sacrifice
Aramaic equivalent: de.vach (דְּבַח "to sacrifice" H1684)
The forms it takes
Form
- Wayyiqtol (“and he did”) 25% and then …: the storyteller’s past
- Imperfect (yiqtol) 25% incomplete: ongoing, future or possible
- Participle 23% one who is doing
- Infinitive 13% “to …”, or for emphasis
- Weqatal (“and he will”) 7% and then …: future or instructions
- Perfect (qatal) 4% a complete action, usually past
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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
- Exodus17
- 1 Samuel14
- 1 Kings14
- 2 Chronicles13
- Deuteronomy12
- Psalms9
- 2 Kings8
- Hosea6
- Leviticus5
- Ezekiel5
…and 14 more books.
Every verse
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