Qetal קְטַל
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| קְטַל | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | qetal |
| Strong's number | H6992 |
| Language | Aramaic |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | to slay |
| Occurrences | 7 in 6 verses |
Qetal (Aramaic קְטַל, Strong's H6992) is an Aramaic verb meaning “to slay”. It occurs 7 times in 6 verses of the Old Testament.
Definition
1) to slay, kill
1a) (P'al) to be slain
1b) (Pael) to slay
1c) (Ithp'al) to be slain
1d) (Ithpael) to be slain
1a) (P'al) to be slain
1b) (Pael) to slay
1c) (Ithp'al) to be slain
1d) (Ithpael) to be slain
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | slain (4), slay (1), slew (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | killed (2), was slain (2), were to be executed (1), execute them (1), execute (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Qetal, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Daniel
- Daniel 2:13And the decree went forth that the wise men should be slain; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be slain.So the decree went out that the wise men were to be executed, and men went to look for Daniel and his friends to execute them.
- Daniel 2:14Then Daniel answered with counsel and wisdom to Arioch the captain of the king’s guard, which was gone forth to slay the wise men of Babylon:When Arioch, the commander of the king’s guard, had gone out to execute the wise men of Babylon, Daniel replied with discretion and tact.
- Daniel 3:22Therefore because the king’s commandment was urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed–nego.The king’s command was so urgent and the furnace so hot that the fiery flames killed the men who carried up Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego.
- Daniel 5:19And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, nations, and languages, trembled and feared before him: whom he would he slew; and whom he would he kept alive; and whom he would he set up; and whom he would he put down.Because of the greatness that He bestowed on him, the people of every nation and language trembled in fear before him. He killed whom he wished and kept alive whom he wished; he exalted whom he wished and humbled whom he wished.
- Daniel 5:30In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chaldeans slain.That very night Belshazzar king of the Chaldeans was slain,
- Daniel 7:11I beheld then because of the voice of the great words which the horn spake: I beheld even till the beast was slain, and his body destroyed, and given to the burning flame.Then I kept watching because of the arrogant words the horn was speaking. As I continued to watch, the beast was slain, and its body was destroyed and thrown into the blazing fire.
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).