UBS Hebrew Dictionary Article

Notes: Passage: OET EZR 4:2
MT-Q לֹו "to him" (cf. English versions) | MT-K לא "not (sacrificing)"

Form 1

Part of speech: vb

Related lemmas: זֶבַח

Sense 1: to slaughter, to kill

Semantic domains: Dead (002001001019)

Core domains: Life and Death (099); Food (069)

Definition: = causative action by which humans kill one or more animals, usually for food

Forms: vbqal-

Show passage in OET: DEU 12:15

OET-RV DEU 12:15

15 However, you may kill and eat your animals wherever you live as much as you want. Those animals are blessings from your god Yahweh. You can eat that meat whether or not you’re ceremonially ‘clean’, just like you’d eat a wild gazelle or deer.

OET-LV DEU 12:15

15 Only in_all the _desire _of your _self _of_your you _will _slaughter and_you(ms)_will _eat meat according_to _the _blessing _of YHWH god _of_your which he _has _given to/for_yourself(m) in_all gates _of_your the_unclean and_the_clean he_will _eat _it like_gazelle and_like_deer.

Show passage in OET: DEU 12:21

OET-RV DEU 12:21

21 If the place that he chooses to attach his name to is too far away, then it’s permissible to sacrifice like I’ve instructed you from your herd or flock, and you can eat it where you live whenever you want.

OET-LV DEU 12:21

21 If/because it _will _be_too_far for_you the_place where YHWH god _of_your he _will _choose to_put his/its_name there and_you _will _slaughter some_of_your _herd and_some_of_your _flock which YHWH he _has _given to/for_yourself(m) just_as I_commanded _you and_you(ms)_will _eat in_gates _of_your in_all _of the _desire _of your _self _of_your.

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All 8 recorded passages for this sense

DEU: OET DEU 12:15 · OET DEU 12:21

SA1: OET SA1 28:24

KI1: OET KI1 13:2 · OET KI1 19:21

KI2: OET KI2 23:20

CH2: OET CH2 18:2

EZE: OET EZE 34:3

Sense 2: to sacrifice

Semantic domains: Sacrifice (002003002022)

Core domains: Life and Death (099); Sacrifices and Offerings (149)

Definition: = the human activity of killing one or more animals as a religious sacrifice; usually part of the animal is offered to the deity and part is eaten by the worshipers; often accompanied by the burning of incense

Forms: vbqal-; vbpiel

Synonyms: עלה · קטר · שׁחט

Show passage in OET: GEN 31:54

OET-RV GEN 31:54