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It conveys a sense of decisive action, typically involving a physical confrontation or execution of justice.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite society, the act of killing was understood within the context of divine justice, warfare, and personal retribution. The Hebrew Bible often reflects the harsh realities of ancient Near Eastern life, where conflicts and divine mandates sometimes necessitated acts of violence. The concept of "qetal" would have been familiar to the Israelites as part of their legal and moral framework, where certain acts of killing were sanctioned under specific circumstances.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>(Aramaic) corresponding to <a href="/hebrew/6991.htm">qatal</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>to slay<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>kill (1), killed (1), slain (3), slay (1), slew (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>slay <p>(Aramaic) corresponding to <a href="/hebrew/6991.htm">qatal</a>; to kill -- slay. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/6991.htm">qatal</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>לְהִתְקְטָלָֽה׃ לְקַטָּלָ֔ה להתקטלה׃ לקטלה מִֽתְקַטְּלִ֑ין מתקטלין קְטִ֕יל קְטִילַ֤ת קַטִּ֣ל קָטֵ֗ל קטיל קטילת קטל kaTel katTil keTil ketiLat lə·hiṯ·qə·ṭā·lāh lə·qaṭ·ṭā·lāh lehitketaLah ləhiṯqəṭālāh lekattaLah ləqaṭṭālāh miṯ·qaṭ·ṭə·lîn mitkatteLin miṯqaṭṭəlîn qā·ṭêl qaṭ·ṭil qāṭêl qaṭṭil qə·ṭî·laṯ qə·ṭîl qəṭîl qəṭîlaṯ<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/daniel/2-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 2:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">נֶפְקַ֔ת וְחַכִּֽימַיָּ֖א <b> מִֽתְקַטְּלִ֑ין </b> וּבְע֛וֹ דָּנִיֵּ֥אל</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> that the wise men <span class="itali">should be slain;</span> and they looked<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> that the wise <span class="itali">[men] should be slain;</span> and they sought<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/2-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> went the wise <span class="itali">should be slain</span> looked Daniel<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/2-13.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 2:13</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">דָּנִיֵּ֥אל וְחַבְר֖וֹהִי <b> לְהִתְקְטָלָֽה׃ </b> פ </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and his friends <span class="itali">to kill</span> [them].<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Daniel and his fellows <span class="itali">to be slain.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/2-13.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Daniel and his friends <span class="itali">to kill</span><p><b><a href="/text/daniel/2-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 2:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">דִּ֚י נְפַ֣ק <b> לְקַטָּלָ֔ה </b> לְחַכִּימֵ֖י בָּבֶֽל׃</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> had gone forth <span class="itali">to slay</span> the wise men<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> which was gone forth <span class="itali">to slay</span> the wise<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/2-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> who had gone <span class="itali">to slay</span> the wise of Babylon<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/3-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 3:22</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וַעֲבֵ֣ד נְג֔וֹ <b> קַטִּ֣ל </b> הִמּ֔וֹן שְׁבִיבָ֖א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the flame of the fire <span class="itali">slew</span> those men<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the flame of the fire <span class="itali">slew</span> those men<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/3-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Meshach and Abed-nego <span class="itali">slew</span> them the flame<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/5-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 5:19</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">צָבֵ֜א הֲוָ֣א <b> קָטֵ֗ל </b> וְדִֽי־ הֲוָ֤ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> he wished <span class="itali">he killed</span> and whomever<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/5-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> wished he <span class="itali">killed</span> and whomever he<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/5-30.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 5:30</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/5.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בֵּ֚הּ בְּלֵ֣ילְיָ֔א <b> קְטִ֕יל </b> בֵּלְאשַׁצַּ֖ר מַלְכָּ֥א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the Chaldean king <span class="itali">was slain.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the king of the Chaldeans <span class="itali">slain.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/5-30.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> night <span class="itali">was slain</span> Belshazzar king<p><b><a href="/text/daniel/7-11.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Daniel 7:11</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/7.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">עַד֩ דִּ֨י <b> קְטִילַ֤ת </b> חֵֽיוְתָא֙ וְהוּבַ֣ד</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/daniel/7.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> the beast <span class="itali">was slain,</span> and its body<br><a href="/kjvs/daniel/7.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the beast <span class="itali">was slain,</span> and his body<br><a href="/interlinear/daniel/7-11.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> till which <span class="itali">was slain</span> the beast was destroyed<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6992.htm">7 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6992.htm">Strong's Hebrew 6992<br>7 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/katel_6992.htm">qā·ṭêl — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/kattil_6992.htm">qaṭ·ṭil — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/ketil_6992.htm">qə·ṭîl — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/ketilat_6992.htm">qə·ṭî·laṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/lehitketalah_6992.htm">lə·hiṯ·qə·ṭā·lāh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/lekattalah_6992.htm">lə·qaṭ·ṭā·lāh — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/mitkattelin_6992.htm">miṯ·qaṭ·ṭə·lîn — 1 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