Slay in Hebrew is רָצַח (raṣáḥ).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
רָצַח
raṣáḥ
verb
In English
slay
/sleɪ/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for slay as a verb.
to kill, murder
- רָצַחרצחraṣáḥ
This is more about the Hebrew word רָצַח.
- Written with vowel points
- רָצַח
- Written without vowel points
- רצח
- Said
- raṣáḥ
- Its meanings in English
- slay, to murder
These English words share a Hebrew word with slay.
These words come before and after slay in the list.
These are the questions people ask about slay in Hebrew.
How do you say slay in Hebrew?
slay in Hebrew is רָצַח, said raṣáḥ. Without vowel points it is written רצח.
What else does רצח mean in English?
Besides slay, רצח can mean to murder.
How is slay pronounced in English?
slay is pronounced /sleɪ/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry slay and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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