רֹצֵ֔חַ
𐤓𐤑𐤇
râtsach
of a murderer
To kill a human being illicitly; to commit homicide, especially murder, in deliberate or unlawful contexts. The word frequently designates an act of slaying that is socially or legally condemned rather than sanctioned, distinguishing unpermitted violence from judicial or divinely mandated execution. In certain contexts, it can also refer to manslaughter—unintentional killing—depending on narrative or legal material.
Numbers 35:31 · Word #5
Lexicon H7523
| Lemma | רָצַח |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤓𐤑𐤇 |
| Transliteration | râtsach |
| Strong's | H7523 |
| Definition | To kill a human being illicitly; to commit homicide, especially murder, in deliberate or unlawful contexts. The word frequently designates an act of slaying that is socially or legally condemned rather than sanctioned, distinguishing unpermitted violence from judicial or divinely mandated execution. In certain contexts, it can also refer to manslaughter—unintentional killing—depending on narrative or legal material. |
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 |
Common Translation
| Phrase | of a murderer |
SIBI-P1 Translation H7523-08
murdering one
| Morphological Notes | Qal active participle, masculine singular, absolute state. |
| Rendering Rationale | The Qal active participle masculine singular denotes "one who is murdering" or "one who murders." "Murdering one" preserves the participial, verbal-adjectival force and reflects the root’s specific sense of illicit or socially condemned killing. |
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