KJV dictionary & concordance

slay

Meaning of “slay”

To kill or put to death.

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117 occurrences113 verses29 booksKJV PCE

Some verses contain the word more than once.

First occurrence: Genesis 4:14

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And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.

1 word occurrence in this verse

The 1611 reading

1611 witness · John 5:16 · retained source text

And therefore did the Iewes persecute Iesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the Sabbath day.

Complete reference index — all 113 verses

Genesis 4:14 Genesis 18:25 Genesis 20:4 Genesis 20:11 Genesis 22:10 Genesis 27:41 Genesis 34:30 Genesis 37:18 Genesis 37:20 Genesis 37:26 Genesis 42:37 Genesis 43:16 Exodus 2:15 Exodus 4:23 Exodus 5:21 Exodus 21:14 Exodus 23:7 Exodus 29:16 Exodus 32:12 Exodus 32:27 Leviticus 4:29 Leviticus 4:33 Leviticus 14:13 Leviticus 20:15 Numbers 19:3 Numbers 25:5 Numbers 35:19 Numbers 35:21 Deuteronomy 9:28 Deuteronomy 19:6 Deuteronomy 27:25 Joshua 13:22 Judges 8:19 Judges 8:20 Judges 9:54 1 Samuel 2:25 1 Samuel 5:10 1 Samuel 5:11 1 Samuel 14:34 1 Samuel 15:3 1 Samuel 19:5 1 Samuel 19:11 1 Samuel 19:15 1 Samuel 20:8 1 Samuel 20:33 1 Samuel 22:17 2 Samuel 1:9 2 Samuel 3:37 2 Samuel 21:2 1 Kings 1:51 1 Kings 3:26 1 Kings 3:27 1 Kings 15:28 1 Kings 17:18 1 Kings 18:9 1 Kings 18:12 1 Kings 18:14 1 Kings 19:17 1 Kings 20:36 2 Kings 8:12 2 Kings 10:25 2 Kings 17:26 2 Chronicles 20:23 2 Chronicles 23:14 Nehemiah 4:11 Nehemiah 6:10 Esther 8:11 Job 9:23 Job 13:15 Job 20:16 Psalms 34:21 Psalms 37:14 Psalms 37:32 Psalms 59:11 Psalms 94:6 Psalms 109:16 Psalms 139:19 Proverbs 1:32 Isaiah 11:4 Isaiah 14:30 Isaiah 27:1 Isaiah 65:15 Jeremiah 5:6 Jeremiah 15:3 Jeremiah 18:23 Jeremiah 20:4 Jeremiah 29:21 Jeremiah 40:14 Jeremiah 40:15 Jeremiah 41:8 Jeremiah 50:27 Ezekiel 9:6 Ezekiel 13:19 Ezekiel 23:47 Ezekiel 26:8 Ezekiel 26:11 Ezekiel 40:39 Ezekiel 44:11 Daniel 2:14 Hosea 2:3 Hosea 9:16 Amos 2:3 Amos 9:1 Amos 9:4 Habakkuk 1:17 Zechariah 11:5 Luke 11:49 Luke 19:27 John 5:16 Acts 5:33 Acts 9:29 Acts 11:7 Revelation 9:15

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Genesis 22:10 Exodus 12:6 1 Samuel 22:17 Psalm 44:22 Luke 15:23 Revelation 6:4 Genesis 43:16 Leviticus 14:13 Numbers 35:19 John 5:16 1 Samuel 23:1 Genesis 4:14 Exodus 23:7 Judges 8:19 2 Samuel 21:2 Nehemiah 4:11 Isaiah 27:1 Ezekiel 40:39 Revelation 9:15