Zâbach — H2076

H2076 · Hebrew — זבח

Pronunciation: zaw-bakh'

Definition

verb

to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice)

  1. to slaughter, kill, sacrifice, slaughter for sacrifice
    1. (Qal)
      1. to slaughter for sacrifice
      2. to slaughter for eating
      3. to slaughter in divine judgment
    2. (Piel) to sacrifice, offer sacrifice

Usually translated as

sacrifice, offer, kill, slay

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Zâbach occurs 134 times in 127 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (2), Exodus (17), Leviticus (5), Numbers (1), Deuteronomy (12), Joshua (1), Judges (2), 1 Samuel (14), 2 Samuel (2), 1 Kings (14), 2 Kings (8), 1 Chronicles (3), 2 Chronicles (13), Ezra (1), Nehemiah (2), Psalms (9), Ecclesiastes (1), Isaiah (3), Ezekiel (5), Hosea (6), Jonah (2), Habakkuk (1), Zechariah (1), Malachi (2)

Strong's Lexicon — Z