◄ 6992. qetal ►
Strong's Lexicon qetal: To slay, to kill Original Word: קְטַל Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: qtal Pronunciation: keh-TAHL Phonetic Spelling: (ket-al') Definition: To slay, to kill Meaning: to kill Word Origin: Derived from a Semitic root common in various ancient languages, often related to the concept of cutting or striking. Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G5407 (φόνος, phonos) - murder, killing - G615 (ἀποκτείνω, apokteinō) - to kill, to put to death Usage: The verb "qetal" is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote the act of killing or slaying, often in the context of battle or judgment. It conveys a sense of decisive action, typically involving a physical confrontation or execution of justice. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite society, the act of killing was understood within the context of divine justice, warfare, and personal retribution. The Hebrew Bible often reflects the harsh realities of ancient Near Eastern life, where conflicts and divine mandates sometimes necessitated acts of violence. The concept of "qetal" would have been familiar to the Israelites as part of their legal and moral framework, where certain acts of killing were sanctioned under specific circumstances. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin (Aramaic) corresponding to qatal Definition to slay NASB Translation kill (1), killed (1), slain (3), slay (1), slew (1). Strong's Exhaustive Concordance slay (Aramaic) corresponding to qatal; to kill -- slay. see HEBREW qatal Forms and Transliterations לְהִתְקְטָלָֽה׃ לְקַטָּלָ֔ה להתקטלה׃ לקטלה מִֽתְקַטְּלִ֑ין מתקטלין קְטִ֕יל קְטִילַ֤ת קַטִּ֣ל קָטֵ֗ל קטיל קטילת קטל kaTel katTil keTil ketiLat lə·hiṯ·qə·ṭā·lāh lə·qaṭ·ṭā·lāh lehitketaLah ləhiṯqəṭālāh lekattaLah ləqaṭṭālāh miṯ·qaṭ·ṭə·lîn mitkatteLin miṯqaṭṭəlîn qā·ṭêl qaṭ·ṭil qāṭêl qaṭṭil qə·ṭî·laṯ qə·ṭîl qəṭîl qəṭîlaṯ Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Daniel 2:13 HEB: נֶפְקַ֔ת וְחַכִּֽימַיָּ֖א מִֽתְקַטְּלִ֑ין וּבְע֛וֹ דָּנִיֵּ֥אל NAS: that the wise men should be slain; and they looked KJV: that the wise [men] should be slain; and they sought INT: went the wise should be slain looked Daniel Daniel 2:13 HEB: דָּנִיֵּ֥אל וְחַבְר֖וֹהִי לְהִתְקְטָלָֽה׃ פ NAS: and his friends to kill [them]. KJV: Daniel and his fellows to be slain. INT: Daniel and his friends to kill Daniel 2:14 HEB: דִּ֚י נְפַ֣ק לְקַטָּלָ֔ה לְחַכִּימֵ֖י בָּבֶֽל׃ NAS: had gone forth to slay the wise men KJV: which was gone forth to slay the wise INT: who had gone to slay the wise of Babylon Daniel 3:22 HEB: וַעֲבֵ֣ד נְג֔וֹ קַטִּ֣ל הִמּ֔וֹן שְׁבִיבָ֖א NAS: the flame of the fire slew those men KJV: the flame of the fire slew those men INT: Meshach and Abed-nego slew them the flame Daniel 5:19 HEB: צָבֵ֜א הֲוָ֣א קָטֵ֗ל וְדִֽי־ הֲוָ֤ה NAS: he wished he killed and whomever INT: wished he killed and whomever he Daniel 5:30 HEB: בֵּ֚הּ בְּלֵ֣ילְיָ֔א קְטִ֕יל בֵּלְאשַׁצַּ֖ר מַלְכָּ֥א NAS: the Chaldean king was slain. KJV: the king of the Chaldeans slain. INT: night was slain Belshazzar king Daniel 7:11 HEB: עַד֩ דִּ֨י קְטִילַ֤ת חֵֽיוְתָא֙ וְהוּבַ֣ד NAS: the beast was slain, and its body KJV: the beast was slain, and his body INT: till which was slain the beast was destroyed 7 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 6992 7 Occurrences qā·ṭêl — 1 Occ. qaṭ·ṭil — 1 Occ. qə·ṭîl — 1 Occ. qə·ṭî·laṯ — 1 Occ. lə·hiṯ·qə·ṭā·lāh — 1 Occ. lə·qaṭ·ṭā·lāh — 1 Occ. miṯ·qaṭ·ṭə·lîn — 1 Occ.