Strong's Lexicon ragam: To stone, to pelt with stones Original Word: רָגַם Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3036 (λιθάζω, lithazō) - to stone, to pelt with stones Usage: The Hebrew verb "ragam" primarily means to stone or to pelt with stones. It is used in the context of executing judgment or punishment, often as a communal act of enforcing the law. The act of stoning was a method of capital punishment prescribed in the Mosaic Law for certain offenses, symbolizing the community's role in upholding divine justice. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Israelite society, stoning was a common form of capital punishment. It was a communal act, involving the participation of the witnesses and the community, emphasizing the collective responsibility in maintaining the holiness and purity of the community. Stoning was prescribed for various offenses, including idolatry, blasphemy, and certain sexual sins, reflecting the seriousness with which these transgressions were viewed in the context of the covenant relationship between God and Israel. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origina prim. root Definition to stone, kill by stoning NASB Translation certainly stone (1), stone (7), stoned (7). Brown-Driver-Briggs [רָגַם] verb stone, kill by stoning (denominative ? compare סקל; or originally = throw, hurl ? Late Hebrew רָגַם throw at (rare); Arabic  throw stones at, stone, also (from accompaniment of stone-throwing) revile, curse, compare Ethiopic  curse, WeHeld 2.111, 250; Aramaic רְגַם,  stone); &; Qal Perfect3plural consecutive וְרָֽגְמוּ Leviticus 24:14 2t., suffix וּרְגָמֻהוּ Deuteronomy 21:21; Imperfect3masculine pluralיִרְגְמוּ Leviticus 20:16,27 ׳וַיִּר, Joshua 7:25 4t.; suffix יִרְגְמֻהוּ Leviticus 20:2, ׳וַיִּר2Chronicles 24:21; Infinitive absolute רָגוֺם Leviticus 24:16; Numbers 15:35; construct לִרְגּוֺם Numbers 14:10; & stone, with accusative of person + בָּאֲבָנִים Deuteronomy 21:21 (D), Numbers 14:10; Numbers 15:35,36 (P), + בָּאֶבֶן Ezekiel 16:40; Leviticus 20:2,27 (H); + accusative אֶבֶן Joshua 7:25 (JE), Leviticus 24:23 (P), 2 Chronicles 24:21; with ב person + accusative אֶבֶן 1 Kings 12:18 2Chronicles 10:18; with עַל person + accusative אֶבֶן Ezekiel 23:47; with accusative of person alone Leviticus 24:14 (P); with ב person alone, רָגוֺם יִרְגְּמוּבֿוֺ Leviticus 24:16 (P). &; Synonym סקל q. v. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance certainly, stone A primitive root (compare regeb, ruwa', raqam); to cast together (stones), i.e. To lapidate -- X certainly, stone. see HEBREW regeb see HEBREW ruwa' see HEBREW raqam Forms and Transliterations וְרָגְמ֥וּ וְרָגְמ֨וּ וַיִּרְגְּמ֥וּ וַיִּרְגְּמ֨וּ וַיִּרְגְּמֻ֥הוּ וַיִּרְגְּמוּ־ וּ֠רְגָמֻהוּ וירגמהו וירגמו וירגמו־ ורגמהו ורגמו יִרְגְּמ֥וּ יִרְגְּמֻ֥הוּ יִרְגְּמוּ־ ירגמהו ירגמו ירגמו־ לִרְגּ֥וֹם לרגום רָג֥וֹם רָג֨וֹם רגום lir·gō·wm lirGom lirgōwm rā·ḡō·wm raGom rāḡōwm ū·rə·ḡā·mu·hū Uregamuhu ūrəḡāmuhū vaiyirgeMu vaiyirgeMuhu verageMu veragMu way·yir·gə·mū way·yir·gə·mū- way·yir·gə·mu·hū wayyirgəmū wayyirgəmū- wayyirgəmuhū wə·rā·ḡə·mū wərāḡəmū yir·gə·mū yir·gə·mū- yir·gə·mu·hū yirgeMu yirgəmū yirgəmū- yirgeMuhu yirgəmuhūLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel TextsEnglishman's Concordance Leviticus 20:2 HEB: עַ֥ם הָאָ֖רֶץ יִרְגְּמֻ֥הוּ בָאָֽבֶן׃ NAS: of the land shall stone him with stones. KJV: of the land shall stone him with stones. INT: the people of the land shall stone stones Leviticus 20:27 Leviticus 24:14 Leviticus 24:16 Leviticus 24:16 Leviticus 24:23 Numbers 14:10 Numbers 15:35 Numbers 15:36 Deuteronomy 21:21 Joshua 7:25 1 Kings 12:18 2 Chronicles 10:18 2 Chronicles 24:21 Ezekiel 16:40 Ezekiel 23:47 16 Occurrences |
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