קָטַל
qa.tal
to slay
Lexicon Entry
Lexicon data from STEPBible TIPNR, Tyndale House, Cambridge. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.
What Original Readers Understood
ExploredThe Hebrew word qa.tal (Strong's number: H6991) is a term that conveys the concept of slaying or killing. Its semantic domain, Warfare & Conflict, indicates that its usage is primarily associated with violent confrontations or battles. The word qa.tal has a range of usage that spans three occurrences in the Bible. This scarcity suggests that its use may be deliberate and significant, conveying a sense of intensity or finality in a particular context. Its short definition as "to slay" distills its meaning down to a single action, leaving the nuances of its usage to be gleaned from the specific contexts in which it appears.
Source data & methodology
Occurrences in Scripture
3 total occurrences across the text
Behold, he will kill me. I have no hope. Nevertheless, I will maintain my ways before him.
Job 24:14The murderer rises with the light. He kills the poor and needy. In the night he is like a thief.
Psalms 139:19If only you, God, would kill the wicked. Get away from me, you bloodthirsty men!