What does הֶרֶג mean in the Bible?
הֶרֶג is a Hebrew word meaning "slaughter".
Hebrew · H2027
הֶרֶג
Slaughter
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הֶרֶג H2027
What does הֶרֶג mean in the Bible?
הֶרֶג is a Hebrew word meaning "slaughter".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H2027?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include at the slaughter (1), killing (1), like those who slayed her (1), slaughter (1), toward the slaughter (1).
Where does הֶרֶג appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Esther 9:5. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (2), Esther (1), Ezekiel (1), Proverbs (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It at the slaughter 1× Ezekiel 26:15
killing 1× Esther 9:5
like those who slayed her 1× Isaiah 27:7
slaughter 1× Isaiah 30:25
toward the slaughter 1× Proverbs 24:11
Show sample aligned rows
Esther 9:5 וְהֶ֖רֶג to killing Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Proverbs 24:11 לַ֝הֶ֗רֶג to toward the slaughter Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular Isaiah 27:7 כְּהֶ֥רֶג to like those who slayed her Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Isaiah 30:25 הֶ֣רֶג to slaughter Noun - masculine singular Ezekiel 26:15 הֶ֙רֶג֙ to at the slaughter Noun - masculine singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Esther 9:5
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 4
Esther 1 Proverbs 1 Isaiah 2 Ezekiel 1
Source forms
הֶ֣רֶג 1x he·reḡ Isaiah 30:25
הֶ֙רֶג֙ 1x he·reḡ Ezekiel 26:15
וְהֶ֖רֶג 1x wə·he·reḡ Esther 9:5
כְּהֶ֥רֶג 1x kə·he·reḡ Isaiah 27:7
לַ֝הֶ֗רֶג 1x la·he·reḡ Proverbs 24:11
Parsing patterns
Noun - masculine singular 2x Isaiah 30:25, Ezekiel 26:15
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular 1x Esther 9:5
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct 1x Isaiah 27:7
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular 1x Proverbs 24:11
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. slaughter
Source Gloss
slaughter
Extended definition Source: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
slaughter Usage: be slain, slaughter.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
הֶרֶג is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain