Hereg (הרג) means killing in Hebrew.
It is a masculine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
הֶרֶג
hereg
noun · masculine
In English
killing
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives one meaning for Hereg.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1שימת קץ לחיים.
וְהָיָה עַל־כָּל־הַר גָּבֹהַּ, וְעַל כָּל־גִּבְעָה נִשָּׂאָה – פְּלָגִים יִבְלֵי־מָיִם; בְּיוֹם הֶרֶג רָב, בִּנְפֹל מִגְדָּלִים.
The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.
The word Hereg is a masculine noun.
- Written with vowel points
- הֶרֶג
- Written without vowel points
- הרג
- Said
- hereg
- Root
- ה־ר־ג
- Pattern
- קֶטֶל
- Gematria
- 208
This is how Hereg is said in other languages.
- English
- killing
- Spanish
- matanza, asesinato
These words mean nearly the same as Hereg.
- המתה
- הריגהmanslaughter
- קטל
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These words come before and after Hereg in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Hereg.
What does Hereg (הרג) mean in Hebrew?
Hereg (הרג) means killing. It is said hereg, with the stress on he.
What is a synonym for Hereg (הרג)?
Words that mean nearly the same as Hereg (הרג) are המתה, הריגה, and קטל.
Is Hereg (הרג) masculine or feminine?
The word Hereg (הרג) is a masculine noun.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry הרג of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.