26 occurrences in 7 translations

'Slaying' in the Bible

Then after Abram’s return from the defeat (slaughter) of Chedorlaomer and the kings who were with him, the king of Sodom went out to meet him at the Valley of Shaveh (that is, the King’s Valley).

CarnageMeeting People

and I say unto thee, Send away My son, and he doth serve Me; and -- thou dost refuse to send him away -- lo, I am slaying thy son, thy first-born.'

FirstbornServanthood, And Worship Of GodDeath Of The FirstbornGod KillingWorshipping GodGod Killed The Peoples

But if the sun has risen, there will be bloodguilt for him. The thief [if he lives] must make [full] restitution; if he has nothing, then he shall be sold [as a slave to make restitution] for his theft.

Punishment, Nature Of

And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they chased them, and when they were all fallen on the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all the Israelites returned unto Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword.

CarnageConquest

And it came to pass, when Joshua and the children of Israel had made an end of slaying them with a very great slaughter, till they were consumed, that the rest which remained of them entered into fenced cities.

CityCarnageExterminationSurvivors Of The Nations

Thus God rendered the wickedness of Abimelech, which he did unto his father, in slaying his seventy brethren:

Anger Of God, Examples OfSeventiesGod Has RequitedKilling BrothersHalf brothers

And the watchmen of Saul in Gibeah of Benjamin looked, and behold, the multitude melted away, and they went on slaying one another.

Watchman

for he put his life in hand, and smote the Philistine, and Jehovah wrought a great salvation for all Israel: thou didst see it, and didst rejoice; why then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, in slaying David without cause?

God, Greatness OfSuffering, Of Jesus ChristInnocent BloodExcitementRestraints From KillingWronging Other PeopleRisking

and gathereth unto himself men, and is head of a troop in David's slaying them, and they go to Damascus, and dwell in it, and reign in Damascus;

Making Kingsdamascus

And he cried unto the LORD, and said, O LORD my God, hast thou also brought evil upon the widow with whom I sojourn, by slaying her son?

Crying To GodSecret PrayerGod KillingGod Killing IndividualsTragedy

'Hath it not been declared to my lord that which I have done in Jezebel's slaying the prophets of Jehovah, that I hide of the prophets of Jehovah a hundred men, fifty by fifty in a cave, and sustained them with bread and water?

School Of ProphetsFiftiesOne HundredPeople In CavesKilling ProphetsPeople Hiding PeopleProphets Killedjezebel

But when they came to the camp of Israel, the Israelites rose up and struck the Moabites, so that they fled before them; and they went forward into the land, killing the Moabites [as they went].

InvasionsPeoples Who Fled

And behold joy and gladness, slaying oxen, and killing sheep, eating flesh, and drinking wine: let us eat and drink; for to morrow we shall die.

BitingMortalityPresent, TheSelf IndulgenceWinePleasure SeekersAlcohol ConsumptionEating And DrinkingEating Drinking And Rejoicing

As the smiting of his smiter hath He smitten him? As the slaying of his slain doth He slay?

God Beating PeopleGod KillingGod Killed His People

Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks?

Child sacrificeSanctity Of LifeOaksKilling Sons And Daughters

Now it happened on the second day after the killing of Gedaliah, before anyone knew about it,

And it came to pass, while they were slaying them, and I was left, that I fell upon my face, and cried, and said, Ah Lord GOD! wilt thou destroy all the residue of Israel in thy pouring out of thy fury upon Jerusalem?

Blasphemy, At GodProstrationRemnantSurvivors Destroyed

You have profaned Me among My people [in payment] for handfuls of barley and for pieces of bread, killing people who should not die and giving [a guarantee of] life to those who should not live, because of your lies to My people who pay attention to lies.”’”

GrainListeningTemptressesKept Alive By MenProphesying LiesRemaining FoodMisusing God's NameKilling Israelitesmagic

Thus said the Lord Jehovah to Tyre: Do not -- from the noise of thy fall, In the groaning of the wounded, In the slaying of the slaughter in thy midst, The isles shake?

Things ShakingWoundsKilling Will Happen

Dost thou really say, 'I am God,' Before him who is slaying thee? And thou art man, and not God, In the hand of him who is piercing thee.

Men As Godsartists

and because of the greatness that He gave to him, all peoples, nations, and languages were trembling and fearing before him: whom he willed he was slaying, and whom he willed he was keeping alive, and whom he willed he was raising up, and whom he willed he was making low;

PromotionApproval To KillAll LanguagesAll NationsFear Of Individualsgreatness

Will they continue to empty their netAnd [mercilessly] go on destroying nations without sparing?

Continual SinEmptyingPeople Without Mercyrelentless

And when he saw one [of them] being treated unfairly, he defended the oppressed man and avenged him by striking and killing the Egyptian.

defence, humanOppression, Nature OfMan AvengingGod Being Outside Of Creation

After considerable time had passed [about three years or so], the Jews plotted together to kill him,

Spiritual Warfare, Causes OfIsrael HardenedConspiracy

And when the blood of Your witness Stephen was being shed, I also was standing by approving, and watching out for the coats of those who were slaying him.’

GuardsMartyrdom, Examples OfParticipation, In SinConnivanceSheddingHuman Blood ShedKilling DisciplesAssentingApproval To KillMartyrdomWitnessing

Bible Theasaurus

Dispatch (5 instances)
Execution (16 instances)
Slaying (26 instances)

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Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
רצח 
Ratsach 
Usage: 47

הרג 
Harag 
Usage: 166

זבח 
Zabach 
Usage: 134

חלל 
Chalal 
Usage: 142

חלל 
Chalal 
Usage: 94

חרב חרב 
Charab 
Usage: 40

חרם 
Charam 
Usage: 52

טבח 
Tabach 
Usage: 11

טבח 
Tebach 
Usage: 12

מוּת 
Muwth 
die , dead , slay , death , surely , kill , dead man , dead body , in no wise ,
Usage: 839

מות 
Maveth 
Usage: 156

נכה 
Nakah 
Usage: 501

קטל 
Qatal 
Usage: 3

קטל 
Q@tal (Aramaic) 
Usage: 7

שׁחט 
Shachat 
Usage: 81

ἀναιρέω 
Anaireo 
kill , slay , put to death , take up , do , take away
Usage: 23

ἀποκτείνω 
Apokteino 
kill , slay , put to death
Usage: 40

διαχειρίζομαι 
Diacheirizomai 
Usage: 2

θύω 
Thuo 
Usage: 9

κατασφάττω 
Katasphatto 
Usage: 0

σφάζω 
Sphazo 
Usage: 10

φονεύω 
Phoneuo 
kill , do murder , slay
Usage: 5

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