# רֶצַח (retsach)

Israeli respelling: re-tsach. Hear on Google uses modern Hebrew.

Strong’s H7524. 2 Old Testament occurrences.

a crushing; specifically, a murder-cry

King James renderings: slaughter, sword.

Lexicon: Strong’s Hebrew, public domain. The derived file is shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Canonical: https://apologetics.wiki/bible/hebrew/retsach-h7524

## Occurrences

- [Psalms 42:10](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/psalms/42/10) — As with a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach me; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God?
- [Ezekiel 21:22](https://apologetics.wiki/bible/ezekiel/21/22) — At his right hand was the divination for Jerusalem, to appoint captains, to open the mouth in the slaughter, to lift up the voice with shou…