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Strong's #2076 - זָבַח

Transliteration
zâbach
Phonetics
zaw-bakh'
Origin
a primitive root
Parts of Speech
Verb
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Definition   
Brown-Driver-Briggs'

1) to slaughter, kill, sacrifice, slaughter for sacrifice

1a) (Qal)

1a1) to slaughter for sacrifice

1a2) to slaughter for eating

1a3) to slaughter in divine judgment

1b) (Piel) to sacrifice, offer sacrifice

Greek Equivalent Words:
Strong #: 1567 ‑ ἐκζητέω (ek‑zay‑teh'‑o);  2378 ‑ θυσία (thoo‑see'‑ah);  4374 ‑ προσφέρω (pros‑fer'‑o);  4969 ‑ σφάζω (sfad'‑zo);  2370 ‑ θυμιάω (thoo‑mee‑ah'‑o);  2380 ‑ θύω (thoo'‑o);  
Frequency Lists
Verse Results
KJV (134)
Genesis 2
Exodus 18
Leviticus 8
Numbers 1
Deuteronomy 12
Joshua 1
Judges 2
1 Samuel 14
2 Samuel 2
1 Kings 15
2 Kings 8
1 Chronicles 3
2 Chronicles 14
Ezra 1
Nehemiah 2
Psalms 9
Ecclesiastes 2
Isaiah 3
Ezekiel 5
Hosea 6
Jonah 2
Habakkuk 1
Zechariah 1
Malachi 2
NAS (144)
Genesis 2
Exodus 18
Leviticus 8
Numbers 1
Deuteronomy 13
Joshua 1
Judges 2
1 Samuel 14
2 Samuel 2
1 Kings 15
2 Kings 8
1 Chronicles 4
2 Chronicles 14
Ezra 1
Nehemiah 3
Psalms 11
Ecclesiastes 3
Isaiah 4
Ezekiel 5
Hosea 8
Jonah 2
Habakkuk 2
Zechariah 1
Malachi 2
HCS (132)
Genesis 2
Exodus 18
Leviticus 8
Numbers 1
Deuteronomy 12
Joshua 1
Judges 2
1 Samuel 14
2 Samuel 2
1 Kings 14
2 Kings 8
1 Chronicles 3
2 Chronicles 14
Ezra 1
Nehemiah 2
Psalms 9
Ecclesiastes 2
Isaiah 3
Ezekiel 4
Hosea 6
Jonah 2
Habakkuk 1
Zechariah 1
Malachi 2
BSB (134)
Genesis 2
Exodus 18
Leviticus 8
Numbers 1
Deuteronomy 12
Joshua 1
Judges 2
1 Samuel 14
2 Samuel 2
1 Kings 15
2 Kings 8
1 Chronicles 3
2 Chronicles 14
Ezra 1
Nehemiah 2
Psalms 9
Ecclesiastes 2
Isaiah 3
Ezekiel 5
Hosea 6
Jonah 2
Habakkuk 1
Zechariah 1
Malachi 2
ESV (111)
Genesis 2
Leviticus 8
Numbers 1
Deuteronomy 11
Joshua 1
Judges 2
1 Samuel 14
2 Samuel 2
1 Kings 14
2 Kings 8
1 Chronicles 3
2 Chronicles 14
Ezra 1
Nehemiah 2
Psalms 7
Ecclesiastes 2
Isaiah 2
Ezekiel 5
Hosea 6
Jonah 2
Habakkuk 1
Zechariah 1
Malachi 2
WEB (136)
Genesis 2
Exodus 18
Leviticus 6
Numbers 1
Deuteronomy 12
Joshua 1
Judges 3
1 Samuel 15
2 Samuel 2
1 Kings 15
2 Kings 8
1 Chronicles 3
2 Chronicles 15
Ezra 1
Nehemiah 2
Psalms 9
Ecclesiastes 2
Isaiah 3
Ezekiel 6
Hosea 6
Jonah 2
Habakkuk 1
Zechariah 1
Malachi 2
Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2117) hbz (זבהה ZBHh) AC: Sacrifice CO: Altar AB: ?: The killing of an animal for food or sacrifice. [from: hb]

V) hbz (זבהה ZBHh) - Sacrifice: To kill an animal for an offering. [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (135): (vf: Paal, Piel) sacrifice, offer, kill, slay - Strongs: H1684 (דְּבַח), H2076 (זָבַח)

Nm) hbz (זבהה ZBHh) - Sacrifice: An animal killed for an offering. [Hebrew and Aramaic] KJV (163): sacrifice, offering, offer - Strongs: H1685 (דְּבַח), H2077 (זֶבַח)

am) hbzm (מזבהה MZBHh) - Al KJV (1): alter - Strongs: H4056 (מַדְבַּח)

hm ) hbzm (מזבהה MZBHh) - Al |kjv: alter - Strongs: H4196 (מִזְבֵּחַ)

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Jeff Benner, Ancient Hebrew Research Center Used by permission of the author.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition
 זָבַח134 verb slaughter for sacrifice (Late Hebrew id., Phoenician זבח; Assyrian Zibû Dl Proverbs 174 compare Lotz TP 174; Arabic , Sabean דֿבח CIS iv. 1,2, No. 74l. 11. 12; Aramaic דְּבַח, , Ethiopic )

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; 2 masculine plural תִּזְבְּחוּ Leviticus 19:5 2t., תִּזְבָּ֑חוּ Leviticus 22:29 2t.; 1 plural נִזְבְּחָה Exodus 3:18 +, etc. (61t. Imperfect); Imperative זְבַח Psalm 50:14, זִבְחוּ Exodus 8:21; Psalm 4:6; Infinitive construct זְבֹחַ 1 Samuel 15:15 14t., לִזְבּוֺחַ 2 Chronicles 11:16, בְּזָבְחוֺ 2 Samuel 15:12; Participle active זֹבֵחַ Exodus 13:15 8t., זוֺבֵחַ Isaiah 66:3, plural זֹבְחִים Leviticus 17:5 + (20t. Participle) —

1 slaughter for sacrifice 1 with accusative of

a. kind of sacrificeזֶבַח ׳ז Genesis 31:54 +, מֶּסַח Deuteronomy 16:2,5,6, שְׁלָמְים Deuteronomy 27:7; Joshua 8:31, תּוֺדָה Psalm 50:14; Psalm 50:23, עֹלוֺתושׁלמים Exodus 20:24 (E).

b. victims, ( a) animals בָּקָר וָצאֹן 1 Kings 8:63; Numbers 22:40, צאן ובקר 2 Chronicles 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 +; לֵאלֹהֵיאָבִיו 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, RS Semitic 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 זִבַּח 2 Chronicles 33:22, זִבְּחוּ Psalm 106:38, זִבֵּ֑חוּ Hosea 12:12; Imperfect יְזַבֵּחַ Habakkuk 1:16, יְזַבֵּ֑חוּ Hosea 4:13,14; Hosea 11:2 (7t. Imperfect); Infinitive construct לְֹזַבֵּחַ 1 Kings 12:32; Participle מְזַבֵּחַ 1 Kings 3:3, plural מְזַבְּחִים 2 Chronicles 5:6 8t., מְזַבְּחוֺת 1 Kings 11:8; — sacrifice,

1 of the abundant sacrifices made to Yahweh by Solomon 1 Kings 8:5 2 Chronicles 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 דַּרְמֶשֶׂק 2 Chronicles 28:23, לְכָלהַֿמְּסִילִים 2 Chronicles 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 2 Chronicles 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 2 Chronicles 5:6; sons and daughters Psalm 106:38, זִבְחֵי שְׁלָמִים 2 Chronicles 30:22.


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Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

זָבַח (a root kindred to טָבַח Arab. ذَبَحَ, Syr. ܕܒܰܚ, Zab. ܕܒܚ and ܙܒܰܚ, Eth. ዘብሐ፡ Perhaps the same root is found in the Greek αφάσσω σφάζω, i.e. ΣΦαΓ). [fut. יִזְבַּח].

(1) to slaughter animals, Genesis 31:54; 1 Samuel 28:24; 1 Kings 19:21; Ezekiel 39:17.

(2) specially to slay in sacrifice, to sacrifice, to immolate, 1 Samuel 1:4 followed by לְ (1 Kings 8:63), and לִפְנֵי (ibid. verse 62 1 Kings 8:62; 2 Chronicles 7:4; Leviticus 9:4), before the name of him to whom the sacrifice is offered. It is not used of priests slaying victims, but of private persons who brought sacrifices at their own charge.

Piel זִבַּח fur יְזַבֵּחַ to sacrifice, i.q. Kal No. 2, 1 Kings 12:32; 2 Kings 12:4. It is frequently used iteratively of the custom of sacrificing (like the Arab. ذَبَّحَ to sacrifice much or frequently), 1 Kings 3:2, 1 Kings 3:3, 11:8 Hosea 4:14, etc.

Derivatives, מִזְבֵּחַ and


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List of Word Forms
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 zōwḇêaḥ
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