הָֽ/רֹצֵ֗חַ
𐤄/𐤓𐤑𐤇
harotsecha
for the slayer
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).
Joshua 21:32 · Word #6
Lexicon H7523
| Lemma | רָצַח |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤓𐤑𐤇 |
| Transliteration | râtsach |
| Strong's | H7523 |
| In-context | for the slayer |
Morphology HTd/Vqrmsa
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | r — Participle Active — The one doing the action |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
| State | a — Absolute — The noun stands independently |
SIBI-P1 H7523-02
the man-slayer
| Root | רצח (r-ṣ-ḥ) |
| Core Meanings | to slay, to murder, to dash to death, violent killing of a human |
| Semantic Range | murderer; intentional killer; manslayer (including unintentional killer in legal contexts); one guilty of bloodshed |
| Conceptual Significance | This term is central to Israel’s legal distinctions between intentional murder and accidental manslaughter, especially in the laws of the cities of refuge (Numbers 35; Deuteronomy 19). It underscores the gravity of shedding human blood and the need for both justice and mercy within covenantal society. |
| Morphological Notes | Qal active participle, masculine singular absolute, with prefixed definite article (הַ). Functions substantivally: "the one who slays" or "the slayer." |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is a Qal active participle masculine singular with the definite article, literally "the slaying-one." Rendering it as "the man-slayer" preserves the root sense of רצח (violent killing of a human) while reflecting the masculine singular participial form and the definiteness marked by the article. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root רצח (to slay, to murder, to dash to death, violent killing of a human)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H7524-01 |
beretsach | in murderous slaying |
H7523-01 |
eratsecha | I shall be murdered |
H7523-03 |
meratsechim | murdering men |
H7523-04 |
rotsecha | man-slayer |
|
teratsechu | you men will violently murder |
H7523-05 |
tiretsach | you (masculine singular) will murder |
H7523-06 |
yeratsechu | they violently murder |
H7523-07 |
yiretsach | he murders |
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 |