רֹצֵ֣חַֽ
𐤓𐤑𐤇
rotsecha
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).
Numbers 35:16 · Word #6
Lexicon H7523
| Lemma | רָצַח |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤓𐤑𐤇 |
| Transliteration | râtsach |
| Strong's | H7523 |
| In-context | murderer |
Morphology HVqrmsa
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 H7523-08
man-slayer
| Root | רצח (r-ṣ-ḥ) |
| Core Meanings | to shatter, to dash to pieces, to slay, to murder (a human life) |
| Semantic Range | to murder intentionally; to kill a human unlawfully; to commit manslaughter (in some legal distinctions); one who kills another person |
| Conceptual Significance | רצח is the verb used in the Decalogue prohibition ("You shall not murder"), marking unlawful bloodshed as a grave covenant violation. The participial form identifies a person defined by bloodguilt, central to biblical law concerning cities of refuge and divine justice. |
| Morphological Notes | Verb, Qal stem, active participle, masculine singular absolute (HVqrmsa). Functions substantivally to denote a single male characterized by the act of רצח (murder/slaying). |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal active participle masculine singular denotes "one who slays" in an ongoing or characteristic sense. "Man-slayer" preserves the concrete force of the root רצח (violent taking of human life) while clearly reflecting the masculine singular participial form. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root רצח (to shatter, to dash to pieces, to slay, to murder (a human life))
| 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 |