Hereg הֶ֫רֶג
From God's Wiki, the Bible topic encyclopedia
| הֶ֫רֶג | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | hereg |
| Strong's number | H2027 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | masculine noun |
| Gloss | slaughter |
| Occurrences | 5 in 5 verses |
| Most frequent in | Isaiah (2) |
Hereg (Hebrew הֶ֫רֶג, Strong's H2027) is a Hebrew masculine noun meaning “slaughter”. It occurs 5 times in 5 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
a killing, slaughter
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | slaughter (4), slain (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | slaughter (2), killing (1), toward the slaughter (1), like those who slayed her (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Hereg, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Esther
- Esther 9:5Thus the Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of the sword, and slaughter, and destruction, and did what they would unto those that hated them.The Jews put all their enemies to the sword, killing and destroying them, and they did as they pleased to those who hated them.
Proverbs
- Proverbs 24:11If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;Rescue those being led away to death, and restrain those stumbling toward the slaughter.
Isaiah
- Isaiah 27:7Hath he smitten him, as he smote those that smote him? or is he slain according to the slaughter of them that are slain by him?Has the LORD struck Israel as He struck her oppressors? Was she killed like those who slayed her?
- Isaiah 30:25And there shall be upon every high mountain, and upon every high hill, rivers and streams of waters in the day of the great slaughter, when the towers fall.And from every high mountain and every raised hill, streams of water will flow in the day of great slaughter, when the towers fall.
Ezekiel
- Ezekiel 26:15Thus saith the Lord God to Tyrus; Shall not the isles shake at the sound of thy fall, when the wounded cry, when the slaughter is made in the midst of thee?This is what the Lord GOD says to Tyre: ‘Will not the coastlands quake at the sound of your downfall, when the wounded groan at the slaughter in your midst?
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).