Original Language Studio
Psalms 136:18
“And slew famous kings: for his mercy endureth for ever:” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
הָרַגhârag · haw-rag'
H2026 · Hebrew
H2026 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to smite with deadly intent
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), [idiom] surely.
- Grammar
- וַֽ֭ — conjunction
- יַּהֲרֹג — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 167 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 4:8Genesis 4:14Genesis 4:15Genesis 4:23Genesis 4:25
Theological interpretation (AI)
The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read הָרַג here.
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.