Strong's Lexicon zabach: To sacrifice, to slaughter Original Word: זָבַח Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G2378 (thusia): Refers to a sacrifice or offering. - G2380 (thuo): To sacrifice, to slaughter. Usage: The Hebrew verb "zabach" primarily means to sacrifice or to slaughter, particularly in the context of offering an animal to God as an act of worship. It is used extensively in the Old Testament to describe the ritualistic killing of animals as offerings to Yahweh, signifying atonement, thanksgiving, or covenantal commitment. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israel, sacrifices were central to religious life and worship. The act of sacrificing an animal was a tangible expression of devotion, repentance, and thanksgiving to God. The practice was deeply embedded in the covenantal relationship between God and His people, serving as a means of atonement and reconciliation. Sacrifices were conducted at the Tabernacle and later at the Temple in Jerusalem, following specific laws and regulations outlined in the Torah, particularly in the books of Leviticus and Deuteronomy. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definition to slaughter for sacrifice NASB Translation made (1), offer (12), offer a sacrifice (2), offer to a sacrifice (1), offer sacrifices (3), offered (11), offered sacrifice (1), offering (2), offering sacrifices (1), offers a sacrifice (2), sacrifice (47), sacrificed (33), sacrifices (3), sacrificing (9), slaughter (3), slaughtered (3). Brown-Driver-Briggs זָבַח134 verb slaughter for sacrifice (Late Hebrew id., Phoenician זבח; Assyrian Zibû DlPr 174 compare LotzTP 174; Arabic Qal112 Perfect ׳ז 1 Kings 8:63; 1 Kings 13:2, זָבַחְתָּ Exodus 20:24 3t., זָבַחְתִּי Ezekiel 39:19, זָָֽבְחוּ Exodus 34:15; Leviticus 17:5, זְבַחְתֶּם Exodus 8:24, זָבַחְנוּ Exodus 8:23; Imperfect וַיִּזְבַּח Genesis 31:54 14t.; 2 masculine singular suffix תִּזְבָּחֶנּוּ Deuteronomy 15:21, 2feminine singular suffix וַתִּזְבָּחִים Ezekiel 16:20, 1singular אֶזְבַּח Psalm 116:17, אֶזְבְּחָה Psalm 27:6; Psalm 54:8; Jonah 2:10; 2masculine plural תִּזְבְּחוּ Leviticus 19:5 2t., תִּזְבָּ֑חוּ Leviticus 22:29 2t.; 1 plural נִזְבְּחָה Exodus 3:18 +, etc. (61 t. Imperfect); Imperative זְבַח Psalm 50:14, זִבְחוּ Exodus 8:21; Psalm 4:6; Infinitive construct זְבֹחַ 1 Samuel 15:15 14t., לִזְבּוֺחַ2Chronicles 11:16, בְּזָבְחוֺ 2 Samuel 15:12; Participle active זֹבֵחַ Exodus 13:15 8t., זוֺבֵחַ Isaiah 66:3, plural זֹבְחִים Leviticus 17:5 + (20 t. Participle) — 1 slaughter for sacrifice 1 with accusative of a. kind of sacrifice זֶבַח ׳ז Genesis 31:54 +, מֶּסַח Deuteronomy 16:2,5,6, שְׁלָמְים Deuteronomy 27:7; Joshua 8:31, תּוֺדָה Psalm 50:14; Psalm 50:23, עֹלוֺת ושׁלמים Exodus 20:24 (E). b. victims, (a) animals בָּקָר וָצאֹן 1 Kings 8:63; Numbers 22:40, צאן ובקר2Chronicles 18:2, הַבְּרִיאָה Ezekiel 34:3, כָּלמֶּֿטֶר רֶחֶם Exodus 13:15 (J); מָּרִים וְאֵילִים 1 Chronicles 15:26, שׁוֺר וָשֶׂה Deuteronomy 17:1; (β) mankind בָּנִים וּבָנוֺת Psalm 106:37; Ezekiel 16:20, זֹבְחֵי אָדָם sacrificers of mankind Hosea 13:2 (so Ra AE Hi Wü MV; men that sacrifice AV RV after Ki, so Pu Ew Ke Now Che SS). c. תּוֺעֲבַת מִצְרַיִם Exodus 8:22 (twice in verse) (E), מָשְׁחָת Malachi 1:14. 2 absolute 1 Samuel 1:5 #NAME? 3 with לְ of deity, לְדָגוֺן Judges 16:23, לַשְּׂעִירִם Leviticus 17:7 (H), לַשֵּׁדִים Deuteronomy 32:17; Psalm 106:37; other gods Exodus 34:15 (JE) +; but usually ליהוה Exodus 3:18 9t. J E, Leviticus 17:5; Leviticus 19:5; Leviticus 22:29 (all H, not elsewhere in P), Deuteronomy 15:21; Deuteronomy 16:2; Deuteronomy 17:1; 1 Samuel 1:3 +; לֵאלֹהֵי אָבִיו Genesis 46:1 (E), לאלהים Psalm 50:14, לאדני Malachi 1:14. 4 with local prep. בְּ Genesis 31:54 (E) +, עַל Exodus 20:24 (E) +; לפני Leviticus 9:4 (P) +, על פני השׂדה Leviticus 17:5 (H). II. slaughter for eating (connected also with sacrifice, as all eating of flesh among ancient Hebrews was sacrificial, RSSemitic 219) 1 Samuel 28:24 (fat calf for Saul), Ezekiel 34:3 (fat sheep for shepherds), 2 Chronicles 18:2 (sheep and oxen for Jehoshaphat, with לְ of person); compare Deuteronomy 12:15 Deuteronomy 12:21 (absolute), 1 Kings 19:21. III. slaughter in divine judgment Ezekiel 39:17-19 with accusative זִבְחִי (Gog and Magog as feast for vultures), 1 Kings 13:2; 2 Kings 23:20 (priests of high-places on their own altars). Pi`el22 Perfect זִבַּח2Chronicles 33:22, זִבְּחוּ Psalm 106:38, זִבֵּ֑חוּ Hosea 12:12; Imperfect יְזַבֵּחַ Habakkuk 1:16, יְזַבֵּ֑חוּ Hosea 4:13,14; Hosea 11:2 (7 t. Imperfect); Infinitive construct לְֹזַבֵּחַ 1 Kings 12:32; Participle מְזַבֵּחַ 1 Kings 3:3, plural מְזַבְּחִים2Chronicles 5:6 8t., מְזַבְּחוֺת 1 Kings 11:8; — sacrifice, 1 of the abundant sacrifices made to Yahweh by Solomon 1 Kings 8:5 2Chronicles 5:6, and Hezekiah 2 Chronicles 30:22, and probably intensive; but 2 elsewhere of sacrifice to other deities, possibly iterative in some cases, but certainly not in all: לַבְּעָלִים Hosea 11:2, לֵאלֹהֵיהֶן 1 Kings 11:8, לַעֲגָלִים 1 Kings 12:32, לְחֶרְמוֺ Habakkuk 1:16, לַעֲצַבֵּי כְנָ֑עַן Psalm 106:38, לֵאלֹהֵי דַּרְמֶשֶׂק2Chronicles 28:23, לְכָלהַֿמְּסִילִים2Chronicles 33:22; or in unlawful places עַלרָֿאשֵׁי הֶהָרִים Hosea 4:13 compare Hosea 4:14, בַּגִּלְגָּל Hosea 12:12, בַּבָּמוֺת 1 Kings 3:2,3; 1 Kings 22:44; 2 Kings 12:4; 2 Kings 14:4; 2 Kings 15:4; 2 Kings 15:35, 16:4 2Chronicles 28:4. It is used without direct object Hosea 4:14 and often; also with accusative of victim שְׁוָרִים Hosea 12:12 צאֹן וּבָקָר 1 Kings 8:5 2Chronicles 5:6; sons and daughters Psalm 106:38, זִבְחֵי שְׁלָמִים2Chronicles 30:22. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance kill, offer, do sacrifice, slay A primitive root; to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice) -- kill, offer, (do) sacrifice, slay. Forms and Transliterations אֲזַבֵּ֖חַ אֶ֭זְבַּח אֶזְבְּחָה־ אזבח אזבחה־ בְּזָבְח֖וֹ בזבחו הֲיִזְבָּ֙חוּ֙ הַזֹּ֣בְחִ֔ים הַזֹּבְחִ֖ים הַזֹּבֵ֔חַ הזבח הזבחים היזבחו וְ֭יִזְבְּחוּ וְאֶזְבְּחָ֣ה וְזָ֨בְח֜וּ וְזָבְחוּ֙ וְזָבַ֙חְנוּ֙ וְזָבַ֣ח וְזָבַ֥חְתָּ וְזָבַחְתָּ֞ וְזָבַחְתָּ֣ וְזָבַחְתָּ֥ וְזֹבֵ֥חַ וְיִזְבְּח֖וּ וְלִזְבֹּ֛חַ וְלַזֹּבֵ֔חַ וְנִזְבְּחָ֖ה וְנִזְבְּחָה֙ וַ֠יִּזְבַּח וַֽיִּזְבְּח֖וּ וַֽיִּזְבְּח֞וּ וַֽיִּזְבְּח֧וּ וַיְזַבֵּ֧חַ וַיִּֽזְבְּחוּ־ וַיִּֽזְבַּֽח־ וַיִּזְבְּח֣וּ וַיִּזְבְּח֤וּ וַיִּזְבְּח֥וּ וַיִּזְבְּחוּ־ וַיִּזְבַּ֖ח וַיִּזְבַּ֗ח וַיִּזְבַּ֞ח וַיִּזְבַּ֣ח וַיִּזְבַּ֥ח וַיִּזְבַּ֨ח וַיִּזְבָּחֵ֗הוּ וַתִּזְבָּחִ֥ים וַתִּזְבָּחֵ֑הוּ וּֽמְזַבְּח֖וֹת וּזְבַחְתֶּ֞ם ואזבחה וזבח וזבחו וזבחנו וזבחת וזבחתם ויזבח ויזבח־ ויזבחהו ויזבחו ויזבחו־ ולזבח ומזבחות ונזבחה ותזבחהו ותזבחים זְבַ֣ח זְבֹ֖חַ זִ֭בְּחוּ זִבְח֥וּ זִבֵּ֑חוּ זִבַּ֥ח זָבַ֣ח זָבַ֥חְתִּי זֹֽבְחִים֙ זֹבְחִ֖ים זֹבְחִ֗ים זֹבְחִ֥ים זֹבְחִים֮ זֹבְחֵ֣י זֹבְחֵ֥י זֹבֵ֑חַ זֹבֵ֜חַ זֹבֵ֣חַ זֹבֵ֤חַ זֹבֵ֥חַ זבח זבחו זבחי זבחים זבחתי זוֹבֵ֤חַ זובח יְזַבֵּ֑חוּ יְזַבֵּ֔חוּ יְזַבֵּ֗חוּ יְזַבֵּ֣חַ יִזְבְּח֗וּ יִזְבְּח֣וּ יִזְבְּח֤וּ יִזְבְּח֥וּ יזבח יזבחו לְזַבֵּ֖חַ לִזְבֹּ֖חַ לִזְבֹּ֙חַ֙ לִזְבֹּ֛חַ לִזְבֹּ֣חַ לִזְבֹּ֤חַ לִזְבֹּ֥חַ לִזְבֹּ֧חַ לִזְבּ֕וֹחַ לזבוח לזבח מְזַבְּחִ֖ים מְזַבְּחִ֥ים מְזַבְּחִים֙ מְזַבֵּ֖חַ מזבח מזבחים נִזְבְּחָ֥ה נִזְבַּ֖ח נִזְבַּ֞ח נזבח נזבחה תִּזְבַּ֣ח ׀ תִּזְבַּ֥ח תִּזְבָּ֑חוּ תִּזְבָּֽחוּ׃ תִּזְבָּחֻֽהוּ׃ תִזְבְּח֖וּ תִזְבְּח֛וּ תִזְבְּח֥וּ תִזְבַּ֥ח תִזְבַּח֩ תִזְבָּֽחוּ׃ תִזְבָּחֶ֔נּוּ תזבח תזבחהו׃ תזבחו תזבחו׃ תזבחנו ’ă·zab·bê·aḥ ’ăzabbêaḥ ’ez·baḥ ’ez·bə·ḥāh- ’ezbaḥ ’ezbəḥāh- azabBeach bə·zā·ḇə·ḥōw bəzāḇəḥōw bezaveCho Ezbach ezbechah hă·yiz·bā·ḥū hayizBachu hăyizbāḥū haz·zō·ḇê·aḥ haz·zō·ḇə·ḥîm hazzōḇêaḥ hazzōḇəḥîm hazzoeChim hazzoVeach lə·zab·bê·aḥ lezabBeach ləzabbêaḥ liz·bō·aḥ liz·bō·w·aḥ lizBoach lizbōaḥ lizbōwaḥ mə·zab·bê·aḥ mə·zab·bə·ḥîm mezabBeach məzabbêaḥ mezabbeChim məzabbəḥîm niz·baḥ niz·bə·ḥāh nizBach nizbaḥ nizbeChah nizbəḥāh ṯiz·bā·ḥen·nū tiz·bā·ḥū ṯiz·bā·ḥū tiz·bā·ḥu·hū tiz·baḥ ṯiz·baḥ ṯiz·bə·ḥū tizBach tizbaChennu tizBachu tizbaChuhu tizbaḥ ṯizbaḥ ṯizbāḥennū tizbāḥū ṯizbāḥū tizbāḥuhū tizbeChu ṯizbəḥū ū·mə·zab·bə·ḥō·wṯ ū·zə·ḇaḥ·tem umezabbeChot ūməzabbəḥōwṯ ūzəḇaḥtem uzevachTem vaiyizBach vaiyizbaChehu vaiyizbeChu vattizbaChehu vattizbaChim vayzabBeach veezbeChah velazzoVeach velizBoach venizbeChah veyizbeChu vezaVach vezaVachnu vezavachTa vezaveChu vezoVeach wat·tiz·bā·ḥê·hū wat·tiz·bā·ḥîm wattizbāḥêhū wattizbāḥîm way·yiz·bā·ḥê·hū way·yiz·baḥ way·yiz·baḥ- way·yiz·bə·ḥū way·yiz·bə·ḥū- way·zab·bê·aḥ wayyizbaḥ wayyizbaḥ- wayyizbāḥêhū wayyizbəḥū wayyizbəḥū- wayzabbêaḥ wə’ezbəḥāh wə·’ez·bə·ḥāh wə·laz·zō·ḇê·aḥ wə·liz·bō·aḥ wə·niz·bə·ḥāh wə·yiz·bə·ḥū wə·zā·ḇaḥ wə·zā·ḇaḥ·nū wə·zā·ḇaḥ·tā wə·zā·ḇə·ḥū wə·zō·ḇê·aḥ wəlazzōḇêaḥ wəlizbōaḥ wənizbəḥāh wəyizbəḥū wəzāḇaḥ wəzāḇaḥnū wəzāḇaḥtā wəzāḇəḥū wəzōḇêaḥ yə·zab·bê·aḥ yə·zab·bê·ḥū yezabBeach yəzabbêaḥ yezabBechu yəzabbêḥū yiz·bə·ḥū yizbeChu yizbəḥū zā·ḇaḥ zā·ḇaḥ·tî zāḇaḥ zāḇaḥtî zaVach zaVachti zə·ḇaḥ zə·ḇō·aḥ zəḇaḥ zəḇōaḥ zeVach zeVoach zib·baḥ zib·bê·ḥū zib·bə·ḥū ziḇ·ḥū zibBach zibbaḥ Zibbechu zibbêḥū zibbəḥū ziḇḥū zivChu zō·ḇê·aḥ zō·ḇə·ḥê zō·ḇə·ḥîm zō·w·ḇê·aḥ zōḇêaḥ zōḇəḥê zōḇəḥîm zoeChei zoeChim zoVeach zōwḇêaḥLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Genesis 31:54 HEB: וַיִּזְבַּ֨ח יַעֲקֹ֥ב זֶ֙בַח֙ NAS: Then Jacob offered a sacrifice KJV: Then Jacob offered sacrifice INT: offered Jacob A sacrifice Genesis 46:1 Exodus 3:18 Exodus 5:3 Exodus 5:8 Exodus 5:17 Exodus 8:8 Exodus 8:25 Exodus 8:26 Exodus 8:26 Exodus 8:27 Exodus 8:28 Exodus 8:29 Exodus 13:15 Exodus 20:24 Exodus 22:20 Exodus 23:18 Exodus 24:5 Exodus 32:8 Exodus 34:15 Leviticus 9:4 Leviticus 17:5 Leviticus 17:5 Leviticus 17:7 Leviticus 19:5 134 Occurrences |