Murder in Hebrew is רֶצַח (rétzakh).
It can also be said סיוט, להקת עורבים, or הביס, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.
murder
/ˈmɜːdə(ɹ)/ /ˈmɝ.dɚ/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for murder as a noun.
an act of deliberate killing
- רֶצַחרצחrétzakhmasculine
the crime of deliberate killing
- רֶצַחרצחrétzakhmasculine
terrible to endure
- סִיּוּטסיוטsi'utmasculineIn the Hebrew dictionary
flock of crows
- להקת עורבים
These are the Hebrew words for murder as a verb.
deliberately kill
- רָצַחרצחratzákh
defeat decisively
- הֵבִיסהביסhevís
express one’s anger at
- הִבִּיעַ כַּעַסהביע כעסhibía' ká'as
- זָעַםזעםza'ámIn the Hebrew dictionary
devour
- טָרַףטרףtaráfIn the Hebrew dictionary
This is more about the Hebrew word רֶצַח.
- Written with vowel points
- רֶצַח
- Written without vowel points
- רצח
- Said
- rétzakh
- Its meanings in English
- murder, murder: the crime of deliberately killing
These English words share a Hebrew word with murder.
These words come before and after murder in the list.
These are the questions people ask about murder in Hebrew.
How do you say murder in Hebrew?
murder in Hebrew is רֶצַח, said rétzakh. Without vowel points it is written רצח.
What are other Hebrew words for murder?
Besides רצח, murder can be said סִיּוּט (si'ut), להקת עורבים, הֵבִיס (hevís), הִבִּיעַ כַּעַס (hibía' ká'as), or זָעַם (za'ám), depending on the meaning.
Is רצח masculine or feminine?
The word רצח is masculine.
What else does רצח mean in English?
Besides murder, רצח can mean murder: the crime of deliberately killing.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry murder and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.