זָבַח

Strong’s Definition

to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice)

Etymology & Derivation

a primitive root;

KJV Usage

kill, offer, (do) sacrifice, slay.

Detailed Definition

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

• 1.to slaughter, kill, sacrifice, slaughter for sacrifice
• 2.(qal)
• 3.(piel) to sacrifice, offer sacrifice

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: zâbach; Pronunciation: zaw-bakh'