Strong's Hebrew #7523 - רָצַח ratsach (to murder)

put to death, kill, manslayer, murderer

A primitive root; properly, to dash in pieces, i.e. Kill (a human being), especially to murder -- put to death, kill, (man-)slay(-er), murder(-er).

1) to murder, slay, kill
1a) (Qal) to murder, slay
1a1) premeditated
1a2) accidental
1a3) as avenger
1a4) slayer (intentional) (participle)
1b) (Niphal) to be slain
1c) (Piel)
1c1) to murder, assassinate
1c2) murderer, assassin (participle) (substantive)
1d) (Pual) to be killed
Part of Speech: verb
A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: a primitive root
Same Word by TWOT Number: 2208

רָצַח verb murder, slay (Late Hebrew (rare, also in derivatives) = Biblical Hebrew; compare Arabic , break, bruise, crush); —

Qal Perfect3masculine singular consecutive ׳וְר Numbers 35:27, וּרְצָחוֺ Deuteronomy 22:26; 2masculine singular (הֲ)רָצַחְתָּ 1 Kings 21:19; Imperfect3masculine singular יִרְצַח Numbers 35:30; Deuteronomy 4:42; 2masculine singular תִּרְצָ֑ח (צ־ַחׅ Exodus 20:13 = Deuteronomy 5:17; Infinitive absolute רָצֹהַּ Hosea 4:2; Jeremiah 7:9; Participle active רֹצֵחַ Deuteronomy 19:3 +, ׳רוֺ Deuteronomy 4:42 +; — murder, slay, with premeditation, Exodus 20:13 (E) = Deuteronomy 5:17; Hosea 4:2; Jeremiah 7:9; 1 Kings 21:19 (all absolute); with accusative of person Deuteronomy 22:26, unawares Deuteronomy 4:42; slay as avenger Numbers 35:27,30 (P; "" חֵמִית Numbers 35:19; Numbers 35:21); especially participle as substantive = slayer, manslayer, without intent, Deuteronomy 4:42; Deuteronomy 19:3,4,6; also in P: Numbers 35:6,11,12,25,26,27,28; Joshua 20:3,5,6; Joshua 21:13,21,27,32,26 (van d. H., Baer, Joshua 21:38 Gi; all P); murderer, with intent, Numbers 35:16 (twice in verse); Numbers 35:17 (twice in verse); Numbers 35:18 (twice in verse); Numbers 35:19,21 (twice in verse); Numbers 35:30; Numbers 30:31; also Job 24:14.

Niph`al Imperfect1singular אֵרָצֵחַ Proverbs 22:13 I shall be slain; Participle feminine singular as adjective אִשָּׁה הַנִּרְצָחָה Judges 20:4 the murdered woman.

Pi`el (intensive) murder, assassinate:3masculine plural יְרַצְּחוּ Hosea 6:9 (absolute), יְרַצֵּ֑חוּ Psalm 94:6 (accusative of person, "" הָרַג); Psalm 62:4 see below; Participle מְרַצֵּחַ, as substantive 2 Kings 6:32 murderer, assassin; plural מְרֵצְּחִים Isaiah 1:21assassins.

Pu`al Imperfect, 2 masculine plural תְּרָצְּחוּ Psalm 62:4, so Baer Gi, van d. H. תְּרָצְחוּ, but Ben Naphtali

Pi`el תְּרַצְּחוּ (Baer¹⁴³), so Vrss Hup-Now De Che Bae and others ye murder (or batter, shatter).

Strong's Hebrew: 7523. רָצַח (ratsach) — 47 Occurrences

Exodus 20:13
HEB: לֹ֥֖א תִּֿרְצָֽ֖ח׃ ס
NAS: You shall not murder.
KJV: Thou shalt not kill.
INT: shall not murder

Numbers 35:6
HEB: לָנֻ֥ס שָׁ֖מָּה הָרֹצֵ֑חַ וַעֲלֵיהֶ֣ם תִּתְּנ֔וּ
NAS: you shall give for the manslayer to flee
KJV: which ye shall appoint for the manslayer, that he may flee
INT: to flee for the manslayer addition shall give

Numbers 35:11
HEB: וְנָ֥ס שָׁ֙מָּה֙ רֹצֵ֔חַ מַכֵּה־ נֶ֖פֶשׁ
NAS: of refuge, that the manslayer who has killed
KJV: of refuge for you; that the slayer may flee
INT: may flee there the manslayer has killed person

Numbers 35:12
HEB: וְלֹ֤א יָמוּת֙ הָרֹצֵ֔חַ עַד־ עָמְד֛וֹ
NAS: from the avenger, so that the manslayer will not die
KJV: from the avenger; that the manslayer die
INT: will not die the manslayer until stands

Numbers 35:16
HEB: הִכָּ֛הוּ וַיָּמֹ֖ת רֹצֵ֣חַֽ ה֑וּא מ֥וֹת
NAS: so that he died, he is a murderer; the murderer
KJV: so that he die, he [is] a murderer: the murderer
INT: struck died murderer he shall surely

Numbers 35:16
HEB: מ֥וֹת יוּמַ֖ת הָרֹצֵֽחַ׃
NAS: he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely
KJV: he [is] a murderer: the murderer shall surely
INT: shall surely be put the murderer

Numbers 35:17
HEB: הִכָּ֛הוּ וַיָּמֹ֖ת רֹצֵ֣חַֽ ה֑וּא מ֥וֹת
NAS: and [as a result] he died, he is a murderer; the murderer
KJV: and he die, he [is] a murderer: the murderer
INT: struck died murderer he shall surely

Numbers 35:17
HEB: מ֥וֹת יוּמַ֖ת הָרֹצֵֽחַ׃
NAS: he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely
KJV: he [is] a murderer: the murderer shall surely
INT: shall surely be put the murderer

Numbers 35:18
HEB: הִכָּ֛הוּ וַיָּמֹ֖ת רֹצֵ֣חַֽ ה֑וּא מ֥וֹת
NAS: and [as a result] he died, he is a murderer; the murderer
KJV: and he die, he [is] a murderer: the murderer
INT: struck died murderer he shall surely

Numbers 35:18
HEB: מ֥וֹת יוּמַ֖ת הָרֹצֵֽחַ׃
NAS: he is a murderer; the murderer shall surely
KJV: he [is] a murderer: the murderer shall surely
INT: shall surely be put the murderer

Numbers 35:19
HEB: יָמִ֖ית אֶת־ הָרֹצֵ֑חַ בְּפִגְעוֹ־ ב֖וֹ
NAS: shall put the murderer to death; he shall put him to death
KJV: himself shall slay the murderer: when he meeteth
INT: himself shall put the murderer meets himself

Numbers 35:21
HEB: יוּמַ֥ת הַמַּכֶּ֖ה רֹצֵ֣חַֽ ה֑וּא גֹּאֵ֣ל
NAS: to death, he is a murderer; the blood
KJV: be put to death; [for] he [is] a murderer: the revenger
INT: be put down murderer he avenger

Numbers 35:21
HEB: יָמִ֛ית אֶת־ הָרֹצֵ֖חַ בְּפִגְעוֹ־ בֽוֹ׃
NAS: shall put the murderer to death
KJV: shall slay the murderer, when he meeteth
INT: the blood to death the murderer meets

Numbers 35:25
HEB: הָעֵדָ֜ה אֶת־ הָרֹצֵ֗חַ מִיַּד֮ גֹּאֵ֣ל
NAS: shall deliver the manslayer from the hand
KJV: shall deliver the slayer out of the hand
INT: shall deliver the congregation the manslayer the hand avenger

Numbers 35:26
HEB: יָצֹ֥א יֵצֵ֖א הָרֹצֵ֑חַ אֶת־ גְּבוּל֙
NAS: But if the manslayer at any
KJV: But if the slayer shall at any time
INT: any time the manslayer the border of his city

Numbers 35:27
HEB: עִ֣יר מִקְלָט֑וֹ וְרָצַ֞ח גֹּאֵ֤ל הַדָּם֙
NAS: avenger kills the manslayer,
KJV: of blood kill the slayer;
INT: of his city of refuge kills avenger and the blood

Numbers 35:27
HEB: הַדָּם֙ אֶת־ הָ֣רֹצֵ֔חַ אֵ֥ין ל֖וֹ
NAS: kills the manslayer, he will not be guilty of blood
KJV: kill the slayer; he shall not be guilty of blood:
INT: avenger and the blood the manslayer else of blood

Numbers 35:28
HEB: הַגָּדֹ֔ל יָשׁוּב֙ הָרֹצֵ֔חַ אֶל־ אֶ֖רֶץ
NAS: priest the manslayer shall return
KJV: priest the slayer shall return
INT: of the high shall return the manslayer to the land

Numbers 35:30
HEB: לְפִ֣י עֵדִ֔ים יִרְצַ֖ח אֶת־ הָרֹצֵ֑חַ
NAS: a person, the murderer shall be put to death
KJV: any person, the murderer shall be put to death
INT: the evidence of witnesses the murderer shall be put witness

Numbers 35:30
HEB: יִרְצַ֖ח אֶת־ הָרֹצֵ֑חַ וְעֵ֣ד אֶחָ֔ד
NAS: the murderer shall be put to death at the evidence
KJV: the murderer shall be put to death by the mouth
INT: of witnesses the murderer shall be put witness of one

Numbers 35:31
HEB: כֹ֙פֶר֙ לְנֶ֣פֶשׁ רֹצֵ֔חַ אֲשֶׁר־ ה֥וּא
NAS: for the life of a murderer who
KJV: for the life of a murderer, which [is] guilty
INT: ransom the life of a murderer who he

Deuteronomy 4:42
HEB: לָנֻ֨ס שָׁ֜מָּה רוֹצֵ֗חַ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִרְצַ֤ח
NAS: that a manslayer might flee there,
KJV: That the slayer might flee
INT: flee there A manslayer who slew

Deuteronomy 4:42
HEB: רוֹצֵ֗חַ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִרְצַ֤ח אֶת־ רֵעֵ֙הוּ֙
NAS: unintentionally slew his neighbor
KJV: might flee thither, which should kill his neighbour
INT: A manslayer who slew his neighbor corruption

Deuteronomy 5:17
HEB: לֹ֥֖א תִּֿרְצָֽח׃ ס
NAS: You shall not murder.
KJV: Thou shalt not kill.
INT: shall not murder

Deuteronomy 19:3
HEB: שָׁ֖מָּה כָּל־ רֹצֵֽחַ׃
NAS: so that any manslayer may flee
KJV: into three parts, that every slayer may flee
INT: there any manslayer

Deuteronomy 19:4
HEB: וְזֶה֙ דְּבַ֣ר הָרֹצֵ֔חַ אֲשֶׁר־ יָנ֥וּס
NAS: is the case of the manslayer who
KJV: And this [is] the case of the slayer, which shall flee
INT: now this is the case of the manslayer who may flee

Deuteronomy 19:6
HEB: הַדָּ֜ם אַחֲרֵ֣י הָרֹצֵ֗חַ כִּי־ יֵחַם֮
NAS: might pursue the manslayer in the heat
INT: of blood after that the manslayer because is hot

Deuteronomy 22:26
HEB: עַל־ רֵעֵ֙הוּ֙ וּרְצָח֣וֹ נֶ֔פֶשׁ כֵּ֖ן
NAS: his neighbor and murders him, so
KJV: against his neighbour, and slayeth him, even so [is] this matter:
INT: against his neighbor and murders him so

Joshua 20:3
HEB: לָנ֥וּס שָׁ֙מָּה֙ רוֹצֵ֔חַ מַכֵּה־ נֶ֥פֶשׁ
NAS: that the manslayer who kills
KJV: That the slayer that killeth
INT: may flee there the manslayer kills person

Joshua 20:5
HEB: יַסְגִּ֥רוּ אֶת־ הָרֹצֵ֖חַ בְּיָד֑וֹ כִּ֤י
NAS: him, then they shall not deliver the manslayer into his hand,
KJV: him, then they shall not deliver the slayer up into his hand;
INT: shall not deliver the manslayer his hand because

Joshua 20:6
HEB: אָ֣ז ׀ יָשׁ֣וּב הָרוֹצֵ֗חַ וּבָ֤א אֶל־
NAS: Then the manslayer shall return
KJV: shall be in those days: then shall the slayer return,
INT: Then return the manslayer and come to his

Joshua 21:13
HEB: עִיר֙ מִקְלַ֣ט הָרֹצֵ֔חַ אֶת־ חֶבְר֖וֹן
NAS: of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasture
KJV: of refuge for the slayer; and Libnah
INT: the city of refuge the manslayer Hebron pasture

Joshua 21:21
HEB: עִ֨יר מִקְלַ֧ט הָרֹצֵ֛חַ אֶת־ שְׁכֶ֥ם
NAS: of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasture
KJV: of refuge for the slayer; and Gezer
INT: the city of refuge the manslayer Shechem pasture

Joshua 21:27
HEB: עִיר֙ מִקְלַ֣ט הָרֹצֵ֔חַ אֶת־ [גָּלֹון
NAS: of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasture
KJV: of refuge for the slayer; and Beeshterah
INT: the city of refuge the manslayer Golan Bashan

Joshua 21:32
HEB: עִ֣יר ׀ מִקְלַ֣ט הָֽרֹצֵ֗חַ אֶת־ קֶ֨דֶשׁ
NAS: of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasture
KJV: of refuge for the slayer; and Hammothdor
INT: the city of refuge the manslayer Kedesh Galilee

Joshua 21:38
HEB: עִיר֙ מִקְלַ֣ט הָרֹצֵ֔חַ אֶת־ רָמֹ֥ת
NAS: of refuge for the manslayer, with its pasture
KJV: of refuge for the slayer; and Mahanaim
INT: the city of refuge the manslayer Ramoth Gilead

Judges 20:4
HEB: אִ֛ישׁ הָאִשָּׁ֥ה הַנִּרְצָחָ֖ה וַיֹּאמַ֑ר הַגִּבְעָ֙תָה֙
NAS: of the woman who was murdered, answered
KJV: of the woman that was slain, answered
INT: the husband of the woman was murdered and said Gibeah

1 Kings 21:19
HEB: אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הֲרָצַ֖חְתָּ וְגַם־ יָרָ֑שְׁתָּ
NAS: the LORD, Have you murdered and also
KJV: the LORD, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession?
INT: says the LORD murdered and also taken

2 Kings 6:32
HEB: שָׁלַ֞ח בֶּן־ הַֽמְרַצֵּ֤חַ הַזֶּה֙ לְהָסִ֣יר
NAS: son of a murderer has sent
KJV: ye how this son of a murderer hath sent
INT: has sent son of a murderer this to take

Job 24:14
HEB: לָא֡וֹר יָ֘ק֤וּם רוֹצֵ֗חַ יִֽקְטָל־ עָנִ֥י
NAS: The murderer arises at dawn;
KJV: The murderer rising with the light
INT: dawn arises the murderer kills the poor

Psalm 62:3
HEB: עַל אִישׁ֮ תְּרָצְּח֪וּ כֻ֫לְּכֶ֥ם כְּקִ֥יר
NAS: a man, That you may murder [him], all
KJV: against a man? ye shall be slain all of you: as a bowing
INT: and A man you may murder all wall

Psalm 94:6
HEB: יַהֲרֹ֑גוּ וִֽיתוֹמִ֣ים יְרַצֵּֽחוּ׃
NAS: and the stranger And murder the orphans.
KJV: and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.
INT: slay the orphans and murder

Proverbs 22:13
HEB: בְּת֥וֹךְ רְ֝חֹב֗וֹת אֵֽרָצֵֽחַ׃
NAS: outside; I will be killed in the streets!
KJV: without, I shall be slain in
INT: in the streets will be killed

Isaiah 1:21
HEB: בָּ֖הּ וְעַתָּ֥ה מְרַצְּחִֽים׃
NAS: once lodged in her, But now murderers.
KJV: lodged in it; but now murderers.
INT: lodged now murderers

Jeremiah 7:9
HEB: הֲגָנֹ֤ב ׀ רָצֹ֙חַ֙ וְֽנָאֹ֔ף וְהִשָּׁבֵ֥עַ
NAS: Will you steal, murder, and commit adultery
KJV: Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery,
INT: steal murder and commit and swear

Hosea 4:2
HEB: אָלֹ֣ה וְכַחֵ֔שׁ וְרָצֹ֥חַ וְגָנֹ֖ב וְנָאֹ֑ף
NAS: deception, murder, stealing
KJV: and lying, and killing, and stealing,
INT: swearing deception murder stealing and adultery

Hosea 6:9
HEB: כֹּֽהֲנִ֔ים דֶּ֖רֶךְ יְרַצְּחוּ־ שֶׁ֑כְמָה כִּ֥י
NAS: of priests murder on the way
KJV: of priests murder in the way
INT: of priests the way murder to Shechem Surely