לְהַשְׁמִיד
), and of slaughter of Jews’ enemies in defence and revenge
Est 8:11
(same combin.)
9:6
,
10
,
12
,
15
,
16
cf.
v
11
(
pt. pass.
the slain
).
b.
hence of wholesale slaughter after battle
Nu 31:7
,
8
(×2) 17
(×2) (all
P
),
Jos 8:24
;
10:11
(both JE),
13:22
(
P
),
Ju 7:25
(×2);
8:17
;
9:45 2 S 10:18 1 K 9:1
6;
11:24 2 K 8:12 1 Ch 19:18 2 Ch 28:
6,
7
,
9
;
36:17 Ez 26:
8,
11
,
cf.
Ju 9:2
6;
pt. pass.
the slain
Is 10:
4;
14:19
cf.
Ez 23:1
0,
47
;
37:9
,
Je 18:21
הֲרֻגֵי מָוֶת
(
||
מֻכֵּי־חֶרֶב
); further
Ho 9:13 Hb 1:17 Je 4:31 Ez 21:16
;
28:9
; also of slaughter in a revolt
2 K 11:8
=
2 Ch 23:1
7.
2.
of God’s slaying in judgment (stern and inscrutable),
Gn 20:4
(
E
),
Ex 4:23
;
13:15
;
22:23
(all JE),
Am 2:3
;
4:10
;
9:1
,
4 La 2:
4,
21
;
3:43
ψ 59:12
;
78:31
,
34
;
135:10
;
136:18
cf.
Nu 11:15
(×2) (JE),
22:23
(
J
),
Is 14:30
,
26
;
21
(
pass.
the slain
, so
27:7
),
Je 15:3
;
fig.
הֲרַגְתִּים בְּאִמְרֵי־פִ˜י
Ho 6:5
(
||
בַּנְּבִיאִים חָצַבְתִּי
).
3.
rarely of judicial killing by men (at God’s command),
Ex 32:27
(JE),
Lv 20:15
,
16
(
H
),
Nu 25:5
(JE),
Dt 13:10
(×2) cf.
Ez 9:6
לְמַשְׁחִית תַּהַרְגוּ
.
4.
of killing beasts,
Nu 22:29
(
J
; Balaam’s ass),
Lv 20:15
cf.
supr
.,
Is 22:13
(oxen;
||
שָׁחֹט
),
הַתַּנִּין אֲשֶׁר בַּיָּ˜ם
Is 27:
1; also of killing vines, by hail
ψ 78:47
.
5.
of killing by beasts: lions
2 K 17:25
, viper
Jb 20:16
.
6.
quite general is
עֵת לַהֲרֹוג וְעֵת לִרְפֹּוא
Ec 3:3
.
7.
destroy, ruin
לֶאֱוִיל יַהֲרָג־כּ˜עַשׂ וּפֹתֶה תָּמִית קִנְאָה
Jb 5:2
;
פְּתָיִם תַּהַרְגֵם וְשַׁלְוַת כְּסִילִים תְּאַבְּדֵם מְשׁוּבַת
Pr 1:32
; also of those ruined by shameless woman
Pr 7:26
.—Regular construction is
c.
acc
.;
obj.
sometimes om., as
La 2:21
; used
abs.
Ho 9:13 Je 4:3
1;
15:3 La 3:43 Ez 21:16 Ec 3:
3;
sq.
בְּ
slay among
, i.e. some of,
2 K 17:25 2 Ch 28:
6,
9
ψ 78:31
;
sq.
מִן
(part of),
+ acc
.,
1 Ch 19:18
;
sq.
dir.
obj.
c.
לְ
•2 S 3:30 Jb 5:2
ψ 135:11
=
136:19
,
20
(but in last 3 first
obj.
is
acc.
).
Niph.
Impf.
1.
pass.
of
Qal 1 a,
יֵהָרֵג
La 2:20
shall priest and prophet be slain in the sanctuary?
2.
pass.
of
Qal 1 b
, 3 fpl.
תֵּהָרַגְנָה
Ez 26:
6; also
Ez 26:15
בֶּחָהרֵגּ הֶרֶג
(
=
בְּהֵהָרֵג
), but
Ö
Co
בַּהֲרֹג חֶרֶב
.
Pu.
Pf.
3
ms.
הֹרָ˜ג
Is 27:7
be slain
(
pass.
of
Qal 1 b
);
cf.
1
pl.
הֹרַגְנוּ
ψ 44:23
(
||
נֶחְשַׁבְנוּ כְּעֹאן טִבְחָה
).
• הֶ˜רֶג S 2027 TWOT 514a GK 2223 n.m. Is 30:25 slaughter — ה׳ abs. Pr 24:11 + 2 times + Ez 26:15 ( Ö Co חֶרֶב ); cstr. Is 27: 7—of Jews’ slaughter of their enemies Est 9:5 ( || אַבְדָֿ˜ן ); מָטִים לַהֶרֶג Pr 24:11 ( || לְקֻחִים לַמָּ˜וֶת ); כְּהֶרֶג הֲרוּגָיו הֹרָ˜ג Is 27: 7; ביום הֶרֶג רַב Is 30:25 ( cf. אֶת־שֶׁבֶר עַמֹּו ביום חֲבשׁ י׳ v 2 6). Ez 26:15 read with Ö Co supr.
H Code of Holiness.