KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: The killing of persons or animals, especially in great number. Sense 2: As a verb, to kill or slay.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 14:17
Complete exact-word concordance
The place of the scripture which he read was this, He was led as a sheep to the slaughter; and like a lamb dumb before his shearer, so opened he not his mouth:
The place of the Scripture, which hee read, was this, Hee was led as a sheepe to the slaughter, & like a Lambe dumbe before the shearer, so opened he not his mouth:
1611 marginal noteEsay. 53.7.
AND Saul, yet breathing out threatenings and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest,
¶ And Saul yet breathing out threatnings & slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went vnto the high Priest,
As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
(As it is written, for thy sake we are killed all the day long, wee are accounted as sheepe for the slaughter.)
1611 marginal notePsal. 44.22.
FOR this Melchisedec, king of Salem, priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the kings, and blessed him;
¶ For this Melchisedec king of Salem, Priest of the most high God, who met Abraham returning from the slaughter of the Kings, and blessed him:
Ye have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; ye have nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter.
Yee haue liued in pleasure on the earth, and bene wanton: ye haue nourished your hearts, as in a day of slaughter:
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