Definition
a primitive root; properly, to cut off, i.e. (figuratively) put to death
Traditional renderings: kill, slay.
Traditional renderings: kill, slay.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders קָטַל:
- παραδίδωμιparadidōmi“to deliver”50%
- ἀποκτείνωapokteinō“to kill”50%
Usage patterns
Occurrences
3 total
- Job 13:15יִ֭קְטְלֵנִי · He slay meThough He slay me, I will hope in Him. I will still defend my ways to His face.
- Job 24:14יִֽקְטָל־ · to killWhen daylight is gone, the murderer rises to kill the poor and needy; in the night he is like a thief.
- Psalm 139:19תִּקְטֹ֖ל · that You would slayO God, that You would slay the wicked—away from me, you bloodthirsty men—