הָרַג

Strong’s Definition

to smite with deadly intent

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), [idiom] surely.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.to kill, slay, murder, destroy, murderer, slayer, out of hand
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(niphal) to be killed
• 4.(pual) to be killed, be slain

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: hârag; Pronunciation: haw-rag'