רָצֹ֨חַ֙
𐤓𐤑𐤇
ratsocha
murder
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).
Jeremiah 7:9 · Word #2
Lexicon H7523
| Lemma | רָצַח |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤓𐤑𐤇 |
| Transliteration | râtsach |
| Strong's | H7523 |
| In-context | murder |
Morphology HVqa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | a — Infinitive Absolute — Emphasizes the verb |
SIBI-P1 H7523-07
to murder
| Morphological Notes | Hebrew verb, Qal stem, infinitive absolute; expresses the verbal idea in its pure, active form without person, number, or gender marking. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form רָצֹחַ is a Qal infinitive absolute, expressing the simple active action of the root רצח. "To murder" preserves the core sense of violently taking a human life, reflecting the basic (Qal) stem without added causative or reflexive nuance. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root רצח (to dash in pieces, to slay, to murder, violent killing of a human)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H7524-01 |
beretsach | in murderous slaying |
H7523-01 |
eratsecha | I shall be murdered |
H7523-02 |
hameratsecha | the man-slayer |
Word Usage (47 occurrences of H7523)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exodus 20:13 | תִּרְצָֽח | tiretsach | murder |
| Numbers 35:6 | הָ/רֹצֵ֑חַ | harotsecha | the manslayer |
| Numbers 35:11 | רֹצֵ֔חַ | rotsecha | the manslayer |