Psalms 94:6

אַ֭לְמָנָה וְגֵ֣ר יַהֲרֹ֑גוּ וִֽיתוֹמִ֣ים יְרַצֵּֽחוּ
They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.
Select a Hebrew word above to see its details.

אַ֭לְמָנָה
אַ֭לְמָנָה
Root word widow, widows, houses, palaces
Dictionary form: אַלְמָנָה · al-maw-NAW

Noun — Common, feminine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: the widow
a widow ×8 and the widow ×6 the widow ×5 and for the widow ×3 and widow ×3 of the widow ×3 widows ×3 as a widow ×2
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widow — Standard modern term; broadly suitable in nearly all contexts.
widowed woman — Emphasizes status explicitly; useful in legal or social contexts.
bereaved wife — Highlights the loss dimension; suits lament or poetic passages.
woman without a husband — Descriptive and culturally transparent for modern readers.
desolate woman — Captures rare metaphorical or architectural uses (e.g., empty palaces).

BDB497 H490

BDB496 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB498

אַלְמָנָה54 noun feminine widow (Mishna id., Assyrian almattu Dl in ZimBP 114) — ׳א Gen 38:11 +; no construct; plural אַלְמָנוֺת Exod 22:23 +; plural suffix אַלְמְנוֺתָיו Job 27:18, etc. — widow 1Kgs 17:20 ׳אִשָּׁה אַ 2Sam 14:5 (|| וַיָּ֫מָת אִישִׁי) 1Kgs 7:14; 1Kgs 11:26; 1Kgs 17:9; 1Kgs 17:10; Gen 38:11 (J; living in father's house) compare Lev 22:13 (H; || גְּרוּשָׁה); Lev 21:14 (H), where widow forbidden as wife of high priest, like גְּרוּשָׁה, חֲלָלָה, זֹנָה compare Ezek 44:22 (3 t. in verse) (id. of all priests, except widow of priest); Num 30:10 (P; of widow's vow, || גְּרוּשָׁה); נְשֵׁיכֶם אַלְמָנוֺת = ye shall be slain Exod 22:23 (|| בְּנֵיכֶם יְתֹמִים) compare Ps 109:9; Jer 15:8; Jer 18:21; Ezek 22:25, also Lam 5:3 (simile); of those snatched away by pestilence אַלְמְנוֺתָיו לֹא תִבְכֶּינָה Job 27:15 by sword, id., Ps 78:64 ᵐ5 We read אַלְמָנוֺת חַיּוֺת 2Sam 20:3 (see אַלְמָנוּת below) of imprisoned concubines; figurative of Jerusalem Lam 1:1 Babylon Isa 47:8 especially widow as helpless, exposed to oppression & harsh treatment (often || יָתוֺם, & גֵּר); Isa 1:23; Isa 10:2; Job 22:9; Job 24:3; Job 31:16; Ps 94:6; Mal 3:5 harshness forbidden, & care for them enjoined Exod 22:21 (E) Deut 14:29; Deut 16:11; Deut 16:14; Deut 24:17; Deut 24:19; Deut 24:20; Deut 24:21; Deut 26:12; Deut 26:13; Deut 27:19; Isa 1:17; Jer 7:6; Jer 22:3; Zech 7:10, compare Job 29:13 under especially care of God Deut 10:18; Jer 49:11; Prov 15:25; Ps 68:6; Ps 146:9 once of severity of judgment in not sparing widow Isa 9:16. (׳אַל Isa 13:22 see below אַרְמוֺן; Ezek 19:7 see ib. & also below מעון.)

widow, widows, houses, palaces
ʾalmānâ
a widow; also a desolate place
  • widow

וְ גֵ֣ר
וְ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
גֵ֣ר
Root word stranger, strangers, alien, sojourner
Dictionary form: גֵּר · ɡare

Noun — Common, masculine singular, absolute state

In the KJV here: and the stranger
the stranger ×11 a stranger ×9 the strangers ×7 and the stranger ×5 for the stranger ×4 strangers ×4 am a stranger ×3 and for the stranger ×3
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resident alien — Legal/social term; best for texts with rights and obligations.
foreigner — Broad, neutral; suits general contexts of outsider status.
immigrant — Highlights voluntary relocation; modern and accessible register.
sojourner — Retains temporary-stay nuance; slightly formal but not archaic.
outsider — Informal; emphasizes social exclusion over legal status.
non-native — Neutral descriptor; useful when emphasizing origin distinction.

BDB1565 H1616

BDB1564 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1566

גֵּר noun masculineExod 12:48 sojourner (Arabic , Ethiopic Aramaic , גִּיּוֺר, prostelyte, גַּיֵּר proselytize, Phoenician גר in proper name, & plural גרם) — גֵּר Gen 15:16 + 74 t.; suffix גֵּרְךָ Exod 20:10 + 4 t., גֵּרוֺ Deut 1:16 plural גֵּרִים Exod 22:20 + 9 t., גֵּירִים 2Chr 2:16 —

1. sojourner, temporary dweller, new-comer (no inherited rights), compare Exod 12:19; Lev 24:16; Num 15:30; Josh 8:33 (opposed to homeborn); of Abraham at Hebron Gen 23:4 (P; || תּוֺשָׁב); Moses in desert Exod 2:22 (J) Exod 18:3 (E; here explanation of name Gershom, Moses' son); as claiming hospitality Job 31:32 perhaps in above cases, and certainly in general, with technical sense; figurative of Yahweh Jer 14:8 of Israel in Egypt Gen 15:13; Exod 22:20; Exod 23:9 (all J E) Lev 19:34 (H) Deut 10:19; Deut 23:8 גֵּרִים with Yahweh Lev 25:23 (H) 1Chr 29:15; Ps 39:13 (in all || תּוֺשָׁב) compare Ps 119:19.
2. usually of גֵּרים in Israel 2Sam 1:13 (Amalekite) compare Josh 8:33; Josh 8:35 (E) Josh 20:9 (P) Isa 14:1 dwellers in Israel with certain conceded, not inherited right (compare RSOTJC 434; 2nd ed. 342. n.; K 42; Sem 75 f. StaGeschichte.i.400). The גֵּר is to share in Sabbath rest Exod 20:10; Exod 23:12 (both J E) Deut 5:14 otherwise he is have like obligations with Israel Exod 12:19; Exod 12:48; Exod 12:49; Lev 16:29 (all P) Lev 17:8; Lev 17:10; Lev 17:12; Lev 17:13; Lev 17:15; Lev 18:26; Lev 20:2; Lev 22:18; Lev 24:16; Lev 24:22 (all H) Num 9:14 (twice in verse); Num 15:14; Num 15:15 (twice in verse); Num 15:16; Num 15:26; Num 15:29; Num 15:30; Num 19:10; Num 35:15 (all P) Ezek 14:7 similar rights Deut 1:16; Ezek 47:22; Ezek 47:23 and like privileges Deut 16:11; Deut 16:14; Deut 26:11; Deut 29:10; Deut 31:12 compare 2Chr 30:25 very rarely any distinction made, in obligation Lev 25:47 (3 t. in verse) (H), in permissible food Deut 14:21 in future success Deut 28:43 kindness to גֵּר frequently enjoined: Lev 19:10 (|| עָנִי), Lev 23:22 (|| id.) Lev 19:34 (all H); Deut 10:18; Deut 10:19; Deut 14:29; Deut 24:19; Deut 24:20; Deut 24:21; Deut 26:12; Deut 26:13 (all || יָתוֺם וְאַלְמָנָה); oppression prohibited Lev 19:33 (H) Deut 24:14; Exod 22:20; Exod 23:9 (twice in verse) (JE) Deut 24:17; Deut 27:19; Jer 7:6; Jer 22:3; Zech 7:10 (these eight || יָתוֺם וְאַלְמָנָה); object of care to ׳י Ps 146:9 (|| id.); charge that גֵּר has been oppressed Ezek 22:7; Mal 3:5 (both || id.); also Ezek 22:29 (|| עָנִי וְאֶבְיוֺן), Ps 94:6 compare also command that a poor brother be treated like גֵּר i.e. kindly, Lev 25:35 (H). Latest conception somewhat different: גֵּר 1Chr 22:2; 2Chr 2:16 (הַגֵּירִים) gathered for hard service; yet compare 2Chr 30:25. (Often with verbal cognate Exod 12:48; Exod 12:49; Lev 16:29; Lev 17:8; Lev 17:10; Lev 17:12; Lev 17:13; Lev 18:26; Lev 19:33; Lev 20:2; Num 9:14; Num 15:14; Num 15:15; Num 15:16; Num 15:26; Num 15:29; Num 19:10; Josh 20:9; Ezek 47:22; Ezek 47:23 oft || תּוֺשָׁב Gen 23:4; Lev 25:23; Lev 25:35; Lev 25:47; 1Chr 29:15; Ps 39:13).

BDB1628 H1616

BDB1627 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB1629

[גֵּיר] noun masculine 2Chr 2:16 see גֵּר below I. גור.

stranger, strangers, alien, sojourner
gēr
properly, a guest; by implication, a foreigner
  • sojourner
    • a temporary inhabitant, a newcomer lacking inherited rights
      • "of foreigners in Israel, though conceded rights

יַהֲרֹ֑גוּ
יַהֲרֹ֑גוּ
Root word slew, slay, slain, kill, killed, …
Dictionary form: הָרַג · haw-RAHɡ

Verb — Qal, Imperfect (Yiqtol), third person masculine plural simple action — "he did" not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "they"

In the KJV here: they slay
and slew ×18 slew ×15 slay ×6 to slay ×6 and slain ×4 and they slew ×4 they slew ×4 to kill ×3
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kill — Broadest, most neutral modern rendering; prefer for general use.
slay — Modernized KJV form; suits poetic or elevated literary contexts.
put to death — Emphasizes deliberate, often authorized execution.
strike down — Vivid; highlights the violent physical act of killing.
murder — Use only when unlawful, intentional killing is clearly implied.
massacre — Best for large-scale or brutal collective killing.

BDB2223 H2026

BDB2222 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB2224

הָרַג verb kill, slay (Late Hebrew id., ואהרג MI (1 singular Imperfect consecutive); Arabic fall into war, conflict, disorder, slaughter; Sabean הרג fight Os4, l. 17, kill SabDenkm24. 25) —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳ה Judg 9:24 + 4 t., הָרָ֑ג 2Sam 14:7 + 2 t., וְהָרַג consecutive Isa 27:1 suffix וַהֲרָגָ֑נִי consecutive 1Sam 16:2 + 2 t.; הֲרָגוֺ Gen 4:25 etc.; Imperfect יַהֲרֹג Ps 10:8 + 4 t.; יַהֲרָגֿ Job 5:2 וַיַּהֲרֹג Exod 13:15 + 14 t.; suffix יַהַרְגֵנִי Gen 4:14 1 singular אֶהֱרוֺג Amos 2:3, אֶהֱרֹג Amos 9:1 cohortative וְאַהַרְגָה Gen 27:41 suffix וָאֶהֶרְגֵהוּ 2Sam 4:10; 2Kgs 10:9 3 masculine plural יַהֲרֹ֑גוּ Ps 94:6; Ezek 23:47 וַיַּהַרְגוּ Gen 34:25 + 4 t.; suffix יַהַרְגֻנִי Gen 26:7, etc.; Imperative הֲרֹג Judg 8:20 suffix הָרְגֵנִי Num 11:15 plural הִרְגוּ Num 25:5 + 2 t.; הֲרֹ֑גוּ Num 31:17 Infinitive absolute הָרֹג Num 11:15 + 2 t.; הָרוֺג Esth 9:16 construct הֲרֹג Exod 2:15 + 11 t.; הֲרוֺג Eccl 3:8; Esth 7:4 suffix הָרְגֵנִי Exod 2:14 הָרְגֵנוּ Exod 5:21 הֲרָגְךָ 1Sam 24:11 הָרְגֶ֑ךָ Gen 27:42 + 2 t.; הָרְגוֺ Exod 21:14 Participle active הֹרֵג Gen 4:15 + 4 t.; הוֺרֵג Ezek 21:16 הֹרְגֶ֑ךָ Ezek 28:9 הֹרְגִים Jer 4:31; 2Kgs 17:25 passive הֲרוּגִים Isa 10:4 + 2 t.; הֲרֻגִים Isa 14:19 construct הֲרֻגֵי Jer 18:21 הֲרוּגָיו Isa 27:7 הֲרוּגֶיהָ Isa 26:21 הֲרֻגֶיהָ Prov 7:26 —
1. a. kill, slay, implying ruthless violence, especially private violence Gen 4:8; Gen 4:14; Gen 4:15; Gen 4:23; Gen 4:25; Gen 12:12 (all J), Gen 20:11 (E) Gen 26:7; Gen 27:41; Gen 27:42; Gen 34:25; Gen 34:26; Gen 37:20; Gen 37:26 (all J), Gen 49:6 (poem in J), Exod 2:14 (twice in verse); Exod 2:15 (E), Exod 5:21 (J) Exod 21:14; Exod 23:7 (both J E), Num 31:19 (P) Judg 9:5; Judg 9:18; Judg 9:24 (twice in verse); Judg 9:56; Judg 16:2; Judg 20:5; 1Sam 16:2; 1Sam 22:21; 1Sam 24:11; 1Sam 24:12; 1Sam 24:18; 2Sam 3:30; 2Sam 4:10; 2Sam 4:11; 2Sam 4:12; 2Sam 12:9; 2Sam 14:7; 2Sam 23:21; 1Kgs 2:5; 1Kgs 2:32; 1Kgs 18:12; 1Kgs 18:13; 1Kgs 18:14; 1Kgs 19:1; 1Kgs 19:10; 1Kgs 19:14; 2Kgs 9:31; 2Kgs 10:9; 1Chr 7:21; 1Chr 11:23; 2Chr 21:4; 2Chr 21:13; 2Chr 22:8; 2Chr 24:23; 2Chr 24:25; 2Chr 25:3; Neh 4:5; Neh 6:10 (twice in verse); Zech 11:5; Ps 10:8; Ps 94:6 (|| רִצֵּחַ); compare Judg 8:18; Judg 8:19; Judg 8:20; Judg 8:21; Judg 9:54; 1Kgs 12:27; Isa 14:20; 2Chr 22:1; Neh 9:26 so of massacre of Jews planned by Haman Esth 3:13; Esth 7:4 (both לְהַשְׁמִיד לַהֲרֹג וּלְאַבֵּד), and of slaughter of Jews' enemies in defence and revenge Esth 8:11 (same combination) Esth 9:6; Esth 9:10; Esth 9:12; Esth 9:15; Esth 9:16 compare vEsth 9:11 (passive participle the slain).
  b. hence of wholesale slaughter after battle Num 31:7; Num 31:8 (twice in verse); Num 31:17 (twice in verse) (all P), Josh 8:24; Josh 10:11 (both J E), Josh 13:22 (P), Judg 7:25 (twice in verse); Judg 8:17; Judg 9:45; 2Sam 10:18; 1Kgs 9:16; 1Kgs 11:24; 2Kgs 8:12; 1Chr 19:18; 2Chr 28:6; 2Chr 28:7; 2Chr 28:9; 2Chr 36:17; Ezek 26:8; Ezek 26:11, compare Judg 9:26 passive participle the slain Isa 10:4; Isa 14:19 compare Ezek 23:10; Ezek 23:47; Ezek 37:9; Jer 18:21 הֲרֻגֵי מָוֶת (|| מֻכֵּיחֶֿרֶב); further Hos 9:13; Hab 1:17; Jer 4:31; Ezek 21:16; Ezek 28:9 also of slaughter in a revolt 2Kgs 11:8 = 2Chr 23:17.
2. of God's slaying in judgment (stern and inscrutable), Gen 20:4 (E), Exod 4:23; Exod 13:15; Exod 22:23 (all J E), Amos 2:3; Amos 4:10; Amos 9:1; Amos 9:4; Lam 2:4; Lam 2:21; Lam 3:43; Ps 59:12; Ps 78:31; Ps 78:34; Ps 135:10; Ps 136:18 compare Num 11:15 (twice in verse) (JE), Num 22:33 (J), (passive the slain, so Isa 27:7), Jer 15:3 figurative הֲרַגְתִּים בְּאִמְרֵיפִֿ֑י Hos 6:5 (|| בַּנְּבִיאִים חָצַבְתִּי).
3. rarely of judicial killing by men (at God's command), Exod 32:27 (JE), Lev 20:15; Lev 20:16 (H), Num 25:5 (JE), Deut 13:10 (twice in verse) compare Ezek 9:6 תַּהַרְגוּ לְמַשְׁחִית.
4. of killing beasts, Num 22:29 (J; Balaam's ass), Lev 20:15 compare above, Isa 22:13 (oxen; || שָׁחֹט), הִתַּנִּין אֲשֶׁר בַּיָּ֑ם Isa 27:1 also of killing vines, by hail Ps 78:47.
5. of killing by beasts: lions 2Kgs 17:25, viper Job 20:16.
6. quite general is עֵת לַהֲרוֺג וְעֵת לִרְפּוֺא Eccl 3:3.
7. destroy, ruin לֶאֱוִיל יַהֲרָגכָּֿ֑עַשׂ וּפֹתֶה תָּמִית קִנְאָה Job 5:2 מְשׁוּבַת פְּתָיִם תַּהַרְגֵם וְשַׁלְוַת כְּ סִילִים תְּאַבְּדֵם Prov 1:32 also of those ruined by shameless woman Prov 7:26. — Regular construction is with accusative; object sometimes omitted, as Lam 2:21 used absolute Hos 9:13; Jer 4:31; Jer 15:3; Lam 3:43; Ezek 21:16; Eccl 3:3 followed by בְּ slay among, i.e. some of, 2Kgs 17:25; 2Chr 28:6; 2Chr 28:9; Ps 78:31 followed by מִן (part of), + accusative, 1Chr 19:18 followed by direct object with לְ 2Sam 3:30; Job 5:2; Ps 135:11 = Ps 136:19; Ps 136:20 (but in last 3 first object is accusative). Niph`al Imperfect
1. passive of Qal 1 a, יֵהָרֵג Lam 2:20 shall priest and prophet be slain in the sanctuary?
2. passive of Qal 1 b, 3 feminine plural תֵּהָרַגְנָה Ezek 26:6 also Ezek 26:15 בֵּהָרֵג הֶרֶג ( = בְּהֵהָרֵג), but ᵐ5 Co בַּהֲרֹג חֶרֶב. Pu`al Perfect 3 masculine singular הֹרָ֑ג Isa 27:7 be slain (passive of Qal 1 b); compare 1 plural הֹרַגְנוּ Ps 44:23 (|| נֶחְשַׁבְּנוּ כְּצאֹן טִבְחָה).

slew, slay, slain, kill, killed, …
hārag
to smite with deadly intent
  • to kill, slay, murder, destroy, murderer, slayer, out of hand
    • (Qal)
      • to kill, slay
        • "to destroy, ruin
      (Niphal) to be killed"(Pual) to be killed, be slain

וִֽ יתוֹמִ֣ים
וִֽ
Prefix — connector and (sometimes: but, so, then)
יתוֹמִ֣ים
Root word fatherless, children, orphans, child
Dictionary form: יָתוֹם · yaw-TOME

Noun — Common, masculine plural, absolute state plural — usually add "-s"

In the KJV here: the fatherless
the fatherless ×13 of the fatherless ×7 and the fatherless ×6 fatherless ×3 for the fatherless ×3 and fatherless ×1 his fatherless children ×1 in thee the fatherless ×1
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orphan — Most direct modern equivalent; broadly understood.
fatherless child — Emphasizes paternal loss; useful in poetic or legal contexts.
parentless child — More inclusive; good when full parental loss is implied.
vulnerable child — Captures social helplessness; suits advocacy or wisdom passages.
bereaved child — Highlights grief dimension; fits lament or prophetic rhetoric.

BDB3844 H3490

BDB3843 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB3845

יָתוֺם noun [masculine] orphan (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic יַתְמָא, ; Phoenician יתם; Arabic pupil, orphan) — יָתוֺם Exod 22:21 + 29 t.; plural יְתוֺמִים v.Exod 22:23 + 8 t.; suffix יְתֹמֶיךָ Jer 49:11 יְתֹמָיו Isa 9:16 לִיתוֺמָיו Ps 109:12 — orphan, i.e. fatherless (|| אַלְמָנָה) Exod 22:23; Ps 109:9; Lam 5:3 (|| אַין אָב); Job 24:9; Ps 109:12 probably also Exod 22:21; Deut 10:18; Deut 14:29; Deut 16:11; Deut 16:14; Deut 24:17; Deut 24:19; Deut 24:20; Deut 24:21; Deut 26:12; Deut 26:13; Deut 27:19; Ps 94:6; Ps 146:9; Jer 7:6; Jer 22:3; Zech 7:10; Mal 3:5 (in all these, mentioned as helpless, exposed to injury, || אַלְמָנָה and גֵּר); similarly, || אַלְמָנָה Job 22:9; Job 24:3; Job 29:12; Job 31:17; Ps 68:6; Isa 1:17; Isa 1:23; Isa 9:16; Isa 10:2; without אלמנה Hos 14:4; Job 6:27; Job 31:21; Ps 10:14; Ps 10:18; Prov 23:10; Jer 5:28 (in no case clear that both parents are dead).

fatherless, children, orphans, child
yātôm
a bereaved person
  • an orphan, fatherless

יְרַצֵּֽחוּ
יְרַצֵּֽחוּ
Root word slayer, murderer, kill, murder, slain, …
Dictionary form: רָצַח · raw-TSA

Verb — Piel, Imperfect (Yiqtol), third person masculine plural intensive — "he really / thoroughly did" not-yet-complete action — try "he will ___" or "he ___s" the built-in subject is "they"

In the KJV here: and murder
the murderer ×7 for the slayer ×5 the slayer ×5 is a murderer ×4 kill ×2 murder ×2 of a murderer ×2 that the slayer ×2
More options
murder — Best default; intentional, unlawful killing of a person.
kill — Broader; use when intent or context is ambiguous.
slay — Slightly formal but not archaic; fits violent narrative prose.
assassinate — Use for deliberate, targeted killing of an individual.
put to death unlawfully — Explanatory phrase; clarifies illegal/immoral nature.
murderer — Nominal form; use when the lemma functions as an agent noun.

BDB8077 H7523

BDB8076 | BIBLICAL HEBREW | BDB8078

רָצַח verb murder, slay (Late Hebrew (rare, also in derivatives) = Biblical Hebrew; compare Arabic , break, bruise, crush); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular consecutive ׳וְר Num 35:27, וּרְצָחוֺ Deut 22:26 2 masculine singular (הֲ)רָצַחְתָּ 1Kgs 21:19 Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִרְצַח Num 35:30; Deut 4:42 2 masculine singular תִּרְצָ֑ח (צ־ַחׅ Exod 20:13 = Deut 5:17 Infinitive absolute רָצֹהַּ Hos 4:2; Jer 7:9 Participle active רֹצֵחַ Deut 19:3 +, ׳רוֺ Deut 4:42 +; — murder, slay, with premeditation, Exod 20:13 (E) = Deut 5:17; Hos 4:2; Jer 7:9; 1Kgs 21:19 (all absolute); with accusative of person Deut 22:26, unawares Deut 4:42 slay as avenger Num 35:27; Num 35:30 (P; || חֵמִית vNum 35:19 vNum 35:21); especially participle as substantive = slayer, manslayer, without intent, Deut 4:42; Deut 19:3; Deut 19:4; Deut 19:6 also in P: Num 35:6; Num 35:11; Num 35:12; Num 35:25; Num 35:26; Num 35:27; Num 35:28; Josh 20:3; Josh 20:5; Josh 20:6; Josh 21:13; Josh 21:21; Josh 21:27; Josh 21:32; Josh 21:26 (van d. H., Baer, vJosh 21:38 Gi; all P); murderer, with intent, Num 35:16 (twice in verse); Num 35:17 (twice in verse); Num 35:18 (twice in verse); Num 35:19; Num 35:21 (twice in verse); Num 35:30; Num 30:31 also Job 24:14. Niph`al Imperfect 1 singular אֵרָצֵחַ Prov 22:13 I shall be slain; Participle feminine singular as adjective אִשָּׁה הַנִּרְצָחָה Judg 20:4 the murdered woman. Pi`el (intensive) murder, assassinate: 3 masculine plural יְרַצְּחוּ Hos 6:9 (absolute), יְרַצֵּ֑חוּ Ps 94:6 (accusative of person, || הָרַג); Ps 62:4 see below; Participle מְרַצֵּחַ, as substantive 2Kgs 6:32 murderer, assassin; plural מְרֵצְּחִים Isa 1:21assassins. Pu`al Imperfect, 2 masculine plural תְּרָצְּחוּ Ps 62:4, so Baer Gi, van d. H. תְּרָצְחוּ, but Ben Naphtali Pi`el תְּרַצְּחוּ (Baer143), so Vrss Hup-Now De Che Bae and others ye murder (or batter, shatter).

slayer, murderer, kill, murder, slain, …
rāṣaḥ
properly, to dash in pieces, i.e., kill (a human being), especially to murder
  • to murder, slay, kill
    • (Qal) to murder, slay
      • premeditated
        • "accidental"as avenger"slayer (intentional) (participle)
      (Niphal) to be slain"(Piel)
      • to murder, assassinate
        • "murderer, assassin (participle)(subst)
      (Pual) to be killed

This book is chanted to the poetic accent system (used only in Job, Psalms, and Proverbs). Each group below ends at one of its pausing accents — translate a group as one unit.
אַ֭לְמָנָה Dechi — a lesser break וְגֵ֣ר יַהֲרֹ֑גוּ Atnach — the verse's main pause — take a breath here וִֽיתוֹמִ֣ים יְרַצֵּֽחוּ Silluq — end of the verse

אַלְמָנָה וְגֵר יַהֲרֹגוּ וִֽיתוֹמִים יְרַצֵּֽחוּ׃
6
They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder the fatherless.
Cross References

Isaiah 10:2

לְהַטּוֹת מִדִּין דַּלִּים וְלִגְזֹל מִשְׁפַּט עֲנִיֵּי עַמִּי לִהְיוֹת אַלְמָנוֹת שְׁלָלָם וְאֶת-יְתוֹמִים יָבֹֽזּוּ׃
2
To turn aside the needy from judgment, and to take away the right from the poor of my people, that widows may be their prey, and that they may rob the fatherless!

Jeremiah 7:6

גֵּר יָתוֹם וְאַלְמָנָה לֹא תַֽעֲשֹׁקוּ וְדָם נָקִי אַֽל-תִּשְׁפְּכוּ בַּמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה וְאַחֲרֵי אֱלֹהִים אֲחֵרִים לֹא תֵלְכוּ לְרַע לָכֶֽם׃
6
If ye oppress not the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, and shed not innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods hurt: to your

Ezekiel 22:7

אָב וָאֵם הֵקַלּוּ בָךְ לַגֵּר עָשׂוּ בַעֹשֶׁק בְּתוֹכֵךְ יָתוֹם וְאַלְמָנָה הוֹנוּ בָֽךְ׃
7
In thee have they set light by father and mother: in the midst of thee have they dealt by oppression with the stranger: in thee have they vexed the fatherless and the widow.

Malachi 3:5

וְקָרַבְתִּי אֲלֵיכֶם לַמִּשְׁפָּט וְהָיִיתִי׀ עֵד מְמַהֵר בַּֽמְכַשְּׁפִים וּבַמְנָאֲפִים וּבַנִּשְׁבָּעִים לַשָּׁקֶר וּבְעֹשְׁקֵי שְׂכַר-שָׂכִיר אַלְמָנָה וְיָתוֹם וּמַטֵּי-גֵר וְלֹא יְרֵאוּנִי אָמַר יְהוָה צְבָאֽוֹת׃
5
And I will come near to you to judgment; and I will be a swift witness against the sorcerers, and against the adulterers, and against false swearers, and against those that oppress the hireling in his wages, the widow, and the fatherless, and that turn aside the stranger from his right, and fear not me, saith the LORD of hosts.

Isaiah 13:15

כָּל-הַנִּמְצָא יִדָּקֵר וְכָל-הַנִּסְפֶּה יִפּוֹל בֶּחָֽרֶב׃
15
Every one that is found shall be thrust through; and every one that is joined unto them shall fall by the sword.

Jeremiah 22:3

כֹּה׀ אָמַר יְהוָה עֲשׂוּ מִשְׁפָּט וּצְדָקָה וְהַצִּילוּ גָזוּל מִיַּד עָשׁוֹק וְגֵר יָתוֹם וְאַלְמָנָה אַל-תֹּנוּ אַל-תַּחְמֹסוּ וְדָם נָקִי אַֽל-תִּשְׁפְּכוּ בַּמָּקוֹם הַזֶּֽה׃
3
Thus saith the LORD; Execute ye judgment and righteousness, and deliver the spoiled out of the hand of the oppressor: and do no wrong, do no violence to the stranger, the fatherless, nor the widow, neither shed innocent blood in this place.
Psalms 94:5
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Psalms 94:7