Qâṭal — H6991

Definition

verb

properly, to cut off, i.e. (figuratively) put to death

1. (Qal) to slay, kill

Usually translated as

slay, kill

Origin

a primitive root

Greek equivalents

• apokteínō (G615)

Occurrences

Qâṭal occurs 3 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Job (2), Psalms (1)

• Job 13:15 — Though he slay (יִ֭קְטְלֵנִי) me, yet will I trust in him: but I will maintain mine own ways before him.
• Job 24:14 — The murderer rising with the light killeth (יִֽקְטָל) the poor and needy, and in the night is as a thief.
• Psalms 139:19 — Surely thou wilt slay (תִּקְטֹ֖ל) the wicked, O God: depart from me therefore, ye bloody men.