Usually translated as
slay, kill, out of hand, murder, murderer, slayer, destroy, put to, make, surely
Occurrences
Hârag occurs 166 times in 157 verses of the King James.
Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (16), Exodus (10), Leviticus (2), Numbers (8), Deuteronomy (1), Joshua (4), Judges (14), 1 Samuel (5), 2 Samuel (7), 1 Kings (11), 2 Kings (5), 1 Chronicles (3), 2 Chronicles (12), Nehemiah (3), Esther (9), Job (2), Psalms (9), Proverbs (2), Ecclesiastes (1), Isaiah (8), Jeremiah (3), Lamentations (4), Ezekiel (10), Hosea (2), Amos (4), Habakkuk (1), Zechariah (1)
- Genesis 4:8 — And Cain talked with Abel his brother: and it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew (וַיַּהַרְגֵֽהוּ) him.
- Genesis 4:14 — Behold, thou hast driven me out this day from the face of the earth; and from thy face shall I be hid; and I shall be a fugitive and a vagabond in the earth; and it shall come to pass, that every one that findeth me shall slay (יַֽהַרְגֵֽנִי) me.
- Genesis 4:15 — And the LORD said unto him, Therefore whosoever slayeth (הֹרֵ֣ג) Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold. And the LORD set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him.
- Genesis 4:23 — And Lamech said unto his wives, Adah and Zillah, Hear my voice; ye wives of Lamech, hearken unto my speech: for I have slain (הָרַ֙גְתִּי֙) a man to my wounding, and a young man to my hurt.
- Genesis 4:25 — And Adam knew his wife again; and she bare a son, and called his name Seth: For God, said she, hath appointed me another seed instead of Abel, whom Cain slew (הֲרָג֖וֹ).
- Genesis 12:12 — Therefore it shall come to pass, when the Egyptians shall see thee, that they shall say, This is his wife: and they will kill (וְהָרְג֥וּ) me, but they will save thee alive.
- Genesis 20:4 — But Abimelech had not come near her: and he said, Lord, wilt thou slay (תַּהֲרֹֽג) also a righteous nation?
- Genesis 20:11 — And Abraham said, Because I thought, Surely the fear of God is not in this place; and they will slay (וַהֲרָג֖וּנִי) me for my wife’s sake.
- Genesis 26:7 — And the men of the place asked him of his wife; and he said, She is my sister: for he feared to say, She is my wife; lest, said he, the men of the place should kill (יַֽהַרְגֻ֜נִי) me for Rebekah; because she was fair to look upon.
- Genesis 27:41 — And Esau hated Jacob because of the blessing wherewith his father blessed him: and Esau said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then will I slay (וְאַֽהַרְגָ֖ה) my brother Jacob.
- Genesis 27:42 — And these words of Esau her elder son were told to Rebekah: and she sent and called Jacob her younger son, and said unto him, Behold, thy brother Esau, as touching thee, doth comfort himself, purposing to kill (לְהָרְגֶֽךָ) thee.
- Genesis 34:25 — And it came to pass on the third day, when they were sore, that two of the sons of Jacob, Simeon and Levi, Dinah’s brethren, took each man his sword, and came upon the city boldly, and slew (וַיַּֽהַרְג֖וּ) all the males.
- Genesis 34:26 — And they slew (הָרְג֖וּ) Hamor and Shechem his son with the edge of the sword, and took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went out.
- Genesis 37:20 — Come now therefore, and let us slay (וְנַֽהַרְגֵ֗הוּ) him, and cast him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast hath devoured him: and we shall see what will become of his dreams.
- Genesis 37:26 — And Judah said unto his brethren, What profit is it if we slay (נַהֲרֹג֙) our brother, and conceal his blood?
- Genesis 49:6 — O my soul, come not thou into their secret; unto their assembly, mine honour, be not thou united: for in their anger they slew (הָ֣רְגוּ) a man, and in their selfwill they digged down a wall.
- Exodus 2:14 — And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill (הַלְהָרְגֵ֙נִי֙) me, as thou killedst the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.
- Exodus 2:14 — And he said, Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? intendest thou to kill me, as thou killedst (הָרַ֖גְתָּ) the Egyptian? And Moses feared, and said, Surely this thing is known.
- Exodus 2:15 — Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay (לַהֲרֹ֣ג) Moses. But Moses fled from the face of Pharaoh, and dwelt in the land of Midian: and he sat down by a well.
- Exodus 4:23 — And I say unto thee, Let my son go, that he may serve me: and if thou refuse to let him go, behold, I will slay (הֹרֵ֔ג) thy son, even thy firstborn.
- Exodus 5:21 — And they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay (לְהָרְגֵֽנוּ) us.
- Exodus 13:15 — And it came to pass, when Pharaoh would hardly let us go, that the LORD slew (וַיַּהֲרֹ֨ג) all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both the firstborn of man, and the firstborn of beast: therefore I sacrifice to the LORD all that openeth the matrix, being males; but all the firstborn of my children I redeem.
- Exodus 21:14 — But if a man come presumptuously upon his neighbour, to slay (לְהָרְג֣וֹ) him with guile; thou shalt take him from mine altar, that he may die.
- Exodus 22:24 — And my wrath shall wax hot, and I will kill (וְהָרַגְתִּ֥י) you with the sword; and your wives shall be widows, and your children fatherless.
- Exodus 23:7 — Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay (תַּהֲרֹ֔ג) thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.
- Exodus 32:12 — Wherefore should the Egyptians speak, and say, For mischief did he bring them out, to slay (לַהֲרֹ֤ג) them in the mountains, and to consume them from the face of the earth? Turn from thy fierce wrath, and repent of this evil against thy people.
- Exodus 32:27 — And he said unto them, Thus saith the LORD God of Israel, Put every man his sword by his side, and go in and out from gate to gate throughout the camp, and slay (וְהִרְג֧וּ) every man his brother, and every man his companion, and every man his neighbour.
- Leviticus 20:15 — And if a man lie with a beast, he shall surely be put to death: and ye shall slay (תַּהֲרֹֽגוּ) the beast.
- Leviticus 20:16 — And if a woman approach unto any beast, and lie down thereto, thou shalt kill (וְהָרַגְתָּ֥) the woman, and the beast: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.
- Numbers 11:15 — And if thou deal thus with me, kill (הָרְגֵ֤נִי) me, I pray thee, out of hand, if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.
- Numbers 11:15 — And if thou deal thus with me, kill me, I pray thee, out of hand (הָרֹ֔ג), if I have found favour in thy sight; and let me not see my wretchedness.
- Numbers 22:29 — And Balaam said unto the ass, Because thou hast mocked me: I would there were a sword in mine hand, for now would I kill (הֲרַגְתִּֽיךְ) thee.
- Numbers 22:33 — And the ass saw me, and turned from me these three times: unless she had turned from me, surely now also I had slain (הָרַ֖גְתִּי) thee, and saved her alive.
- Numbers 25:5 — And Moses said unto the judges of Israel, Slay (הִרְגוּ֙) ye every one his men that were joined unto Baal-peor.
- Numbers 31:7 — And they warred against the Midianites, as the LORD commanded Moses; and they slew (וַיַּֽהַרְג֖וּ) all the males.
- Numbers 31:8 — And they slew (הָרְג֣וּ) the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew with the sword.
- Numbers 31:8 — And they slew the kings of Midian, beside the rest of them that were slain; namely, Evi, and Rekem, and Zur, and Hur, and Reba, five kings of Midian: Balaam also the son of Beor they slew (הָרְג֖וּ) with the sword.
- Numbers 31:17 — Now therefore kill (הִרְג֥וּ) every male among the little ones, and kill every woman that hath known man by lying with him.
- Numbers 31:17 — Now therefore kill every male among the little ones, and kill (הֲרֹֽגוּ) every woman that hath known man by lying with him.
- Numbers 31:19 — And do ye abide without the camp seven days: whosoever hath killed (הֹרֵ֨ג) any person, and whosoever hath touched any slain, purify both yourselves and your captives on the third day, and on the seventh day.
- Deuteronomy 13:9 — But thou shalt surely kill (הָרֹג֙) him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.
- Deuteronomy 13:9 — But thou shalt surely kill (תַּֽהַרְגֶ֔נּוּ) him; thine hand shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterwards the hand of all the people.
- Joshua 8:24 — And it came to pass, when Israel had made an end of slaying (לַהֲרֹג֩) all the inhabitants of Ai in the field, in the wilderness wherein they chased them, and when they were all fallen on the edge of the sword, until they were consumed, that all the Israelites returned unto Ai, and smote it with the edge of the sword.
- Joshua 9:26 — And so did he unto them, and delivered them out of the hand of the children of Israel, that they slew (הֲרָגֽוּם) them not.
- Joshua 10:11 — And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, and were in the going down to Beth-horon, that the LORD cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more which died with hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew (הָרְג֛וּ) with the sword.
- Joshua 13:22 — Balaam also the son of Beor, the soothsayer, did the children of Israel slay (הָרְג֧וּ) with the sword among them that were slain by them.
- Judges 7:25 — And they took two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew (וַיַּהַרְג֨וּ) Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew at the winepress of Zeeb, and pursued Midian, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side Jordan.
- Judges 7:25 — And they took two princes of the Midianites, Oreb and Zeeb; and they slew Oreb upon the rock Oreb, and Zeeb they slew (הָרְג֣וּ) at the winepress of Zeeb, and pursued Midian, and brought the heads of Oreb and Zeeb to Gideon on the other side Jordan.
- Judges 8:17 — And he beat down the tower of Penuel, and slew (וַֽיַּהֲרֹ֖ג) the men of the city.
- Judges 8:18 — Then said he unto Zebah and Zalmunna, What manner of men were they whom ye slew (הֲרַגְתֶּ֖ם) at Tabor? And they answered, As thou art, so were they; each one resembled the children of a king.