Slaughter
Bible Usage:
- slaughter used 56 times.
- First Reference: Genesis 14:17
- Last Reference: James 5:5
Dictionaries:
- Included in Eastons: No
- Included in Hitchcocks: No
- Included in Naves: No
- Included in Smiths: No
- Included in Websters: Yes
- Included in Strongs: Yes
- Included in Thayers: Yes
- Included in BDB: Yes
Strongs Concordance:
- H2027 Used 4 times
- H2028 Used 5 times
- H2873 Used 4 times
- H2874 Used 9 times
- H2878 Used 2 times
- H4046 Used 3 times
- H4293 Used 1 time
- H4347 Used 14 times
- H4480 Used 6 times
- H4660 Used 1 time
- H7524 Used 1 time
- H7819 Used 1 time
- G2871 Used 1 time
- G4967 Used 3 times
- G5408 Used 1 time
SLAUGHTER, noun slaw'ter [See Slay.]
1. In a general sense, a killing. Applied to men, slaughter usually denotes great destruction of life by violent means; as the slaughter of men in battle.
2. Applied to beasts, butchery; a killing of oxen or other beasts for market.
SLAUGHTER, verb transitive slaw'ter.
1. To kill; to slay; to make great destruction of life; as , to slaughter men in battle.
2. To butcher; to kill for the market; as beasts.
SLAUGHTERED, participle passive slaw'tered. Slain; butchered.
SLAUGHTER-HOUSE, noun slaw'ter-house, A house where beasts are butchered for the market.
SLAUGHTERING, participle present tense slaw'tering, Killing; destroying human life; butchering.
SLAUGHTER-MAN, noun slaw'ter-man. One employed in killing.
SLAUGHTEROUS, adjective slaw'terous. Destructive; murderous.