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הָרַג verb kill, slay (Late Hebrew
id.,
ואהרג MI)
1st person singular Imperfect consecutive); Arabic
هَرَجَ fall into war, conflict, disorder, slaughter; Sabean
הרג fight Os
4, l. 17,
kill SabDenkm
24. 25) —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular ה׳ Judges 9:24 +
4 times,
הָרָ֑ג 2 Samuel 14:7 +
2 times,
וְהָרַג consecutive
Isaiah 27:1; suffix
וַהֲרָגָ֑נִי consecutive
1 Samuel 16:2 +
2 times;
הֲרָגוֺ Genesis 4:25; etc.;
Imperfect יַהֲרֹג Psalm 10:8 +
4 times;
יַהֲרָגֿ Job 5:2;
וַיַּהֲרֹג Exodus 13:15 +
14 times; suffix
יַהַרְגֵנִי Genesis 4:14;
1st person singular אֶהֱרוֺג Amos 2:3,
אֶהֱרֹג Amos 9:1; cohortative
וְאַהַרְגָה Genesis 27:41; suffix
וָאֶהֶרְגֵהוּ 2 Samuel 4:10;
2 Kings 10:9;
3rd person masculine plural יַהֲרֹ֑גוּ Psalm 94:6;
Ezekiel 23:47;
וַיַּהַרְגוּ Genesis 34:25 +
4 times; suffix
יַהַרְגֻנִי Genesis 26:7, etc.;
Imperative הֲרֹג Judges 8:20; suffix
הָרְגֵנִי Numbers 11:15; plural
הִרְגוּ Numbers 25:5 +
2 times;
הֲרֹ֑גוּ Numbers 31:17;
Infinitive absolute הָרֹג Numbers 11:15 +
2 times;
הָרוֺג Esther 9:16;
construct הֲרֹג Exodus 2:15 +
11 times;
הֲרוֺג Ecclesiastes 3:8;
Esther 7:4;
suffix הָרְגֵנִי Exodus 2:14;
הָרְגֵנוּ Exodus 5:21;
הֲרָגְךָ 1 Samuel 24:11;
הָרְגֶ֑ךָ Genesis 27:42 +
2 times;
הָרְגוֺ Exodus 21:14;
Participle active הֹרֵג Genesis 4:15 +
4 times;
הוֺרֵג Ezekiel 21:16;
הֹרְגֶ֑ךָ Ezekiel 28:9;
הֹרְגִים Jeremiah 4:31;
2 Kings 17:25;
passive הֲרוּגִים Isaiah 10:4 +
2 times;
הֲרֻגִים Isaiah 14:19; construct
הֲרֻגֵי Jeremiah 18:21;
הֲרוּגָיו Isaiah 27:7;
הֲרוּגֶיהָ Isaiah 26:21;
הֲרֻגֶיהָ Proverbs 7:26; —
1.
a. kill, slay, implying ruthless violence, especially private violence
Genesis 4:8,
14,
15,
23,
25;
Genesis 12:12 (all J),
Genesis 20:11 (E)
Genesis 26:7;
Genesis 27:41,
42;
Genesis 34:25,
26;
Genesis 37:20,
26 (all J),
Genesis 49:6 (poem in J),
Exodus 2:14 (twice in verse);
Exodus 2:15 (E),
Exodus 5:21 (J)
Exodus 21:14;
Exodus 23:7 (both J E),
Numbers 31:19 (P)
Judges 9:5,
18,
24 (twice in verse);
Judges 9:56;
Judges 16:2;
Judges 20:5;
1 Samuel 16:2;
1 Samuel 22:21;
1 Samuel 24:11;
1 Samuel 24:12;
1 Samuel 24:18;
2 Samuel 3:30;
2 Samuel 4:10,
11,
12;
2 Samuel 12:9;
2 Samuel 14:7;
2 Samuel 23:21;
1 Kings 2:5,
32;
1 Kings 18:12,
13,
14;
1 Kings 19:1,
10,
14;
2 Kings 9:31;
2 Kings 10:9;
1 Chronicles 7:21;
1 Chronicles 11:23;
2 Chronicles 21:4,
13;
22:8;
24:23,
25;
25:3;
Nehemiah 4:5;
Nehemiah 6:10 (twice in verse);
Zechariah 11:5;
Psalm 10:8;
Psalm 94:6 (||
רִצֵּחַ); compare
Judges 8:18,
19,
20,
21;
Judges 9:54;
1 Kings 12:27;
Isaiah 14:20;
2 Chronicles 22:1;
Nehemiah 9:26; so of massacre of Jews planned by Haman
Esther 3:13;
Esther 7:4 (both
לְהַשְׁמִיד לַהֲרֹג וּלְאַבֵּד), and of slaughter of Jews' enemies in defence and revenge
Esther 8:11 (same combination)
Esther 9:6,
10,
12,
15,
16 compare
Esther 9:11 (passive participle
the slain).
2. of God's slaying in judgment (stern and inscrutable),
Genesis 20:4 (E),
Exodus 4:23;
Exodus 13:15;
Exodus 22:23 (all J E),
Amos 2:3;
Amos 4:10;
Amos 9:1,
4;
Lamentations 2:4,
21;
Lamentations 3:43;
Psalm 59:12;
Psalm 78:31;
Psalm 78:34;
Psalm 135:10;
Psalm 136:18 compare
Numbers 11:15 (twice in verse) (JE),
Numbers 22:33 (J),
Isaiah 14:30,
26:21 (passive
the slain, so
Isaiah 27:7),
Jeremiah 15:3; figurative
הֲרַגְתִּים בְּאִמְרֵיפִֿ֑י Hosea 6:5 (||
בַּנְּבִיאִים חָצַבְתִּי).
Niph. Imperfect
1. passive of
Qal 1 a,
יֵהָרֵג Lamentations 2:20 shall priest and prophet be slain in the sanctuary?
2. passive of
Qal 1 b,
3rd person feminine plural תֵּהָרַגְנָה Ezekiel 26:6; also
Ezekiel 26:15 בֵּהָרֵג הֶרֶג)=
בְּהֵהָרֵג), but

Co
בַּהֲרֹג חֶרֶב.
Pu. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular הֹרָ֑ג Isaiah 27:7 be slain (passive of
Qal 1 b); compare
1st person plural הֹרַגְנוּ Psalm 44:23 (||
נֶחְשַׁבְּנוּ כְּצאֹן טִבְחָה).
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