Word Study · Strong's H7275 · Hebrew
רָגַם
ragam
raw-gam'
Strong's 1890 spelling: râgam
“to cast together (stones), i.e. to lapidate”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to cast together (stones), i.e. to lapidate
Rendered in the KJV as
[idiom] certainly, stone.
- 16occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 7 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 13inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 16 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 13
- וַיִּרְגְּמ֥וּ2
- וַיִּרְגְּמ֨וּ2
- וְרָגְמ֥וּ2
- וַיִּרְגְּמֻ֥הוּ1
- וַיִּרְגְּמוּ־1
- וּ֠רְגָמֻהוּ1
- וְרָגְמ֨וּ1
- יִרְגְּמֻ֥הוּ1
- יִרְגְּמ֥וּ1
- יִרְגְּמוּ־1
- לִרְגּ֥וֹם1
- רָג֥וֹם1
and 1 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 10
- and they stoned5
- and they will stone3
- and they stoned him1
- and they will stone him1
- certainly to stone1
- it will stone1
- people will stone1
- they will stone1
- they will stone him1
- to stone1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 8
- Hc/Vqw3mp5
- Hc/Vqq3cp3
- verb · simple (qal), infinitive absolute2
- verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine plural2
- Hc/Vqq3cp/Sp3ms1
- Hc/Vqw3mp/Sp3ms1
- preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)1
- verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine plural + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- Hc/Vqw3mp · 5
- Hc/Vqq3cp · 3
- HVqaa · 2
- HVqi3mp · 2
- Hc/Vqq3cp/Sp3ms · 1
- Hc/Vqw3mp/Sp3ms · 1
- HR/Vqcc · 1
- HVqi3mp/Sp3ms · 1
All 16, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Leviticus6 of 16 · 38%
- Numbers3 of 16 · 19%
- 2 Chronicles2 of 16 · 13%
- Ezekiel2 of 16 · 13%
- Deuteronomy1 of 16 · 6%
Leviticus carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Leviticus6 occurrences
- Leviticus 20:2יִרְגְּמֻ֥הוּyirgemuhuverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine plural + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine singular“Tell the Israelites, ‘Any Israelite or foreigner living in Israel who gives any of his children to Molech must be put to death. The people of the land are to stone him.here: they will stone him
- Leviticus 20:27יִרְגְּמ֥וּyirgemuverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine pluralA man or a woman who is a medium or spiritist must surely be put to death. They shall be stoned; their blood is upon them.’”here: people will stone
- Leviticus 24:14וְרָגְמ֥וּveragmuHc/Vqq3cp“Take the blasphemer outside the camp, and have all who heard him lay their hands on his head; then have the whole assembly stone him.here: and they will stone
- Leviticus 24:16רָג֥וֹםragomverb · simple (qal), infinitive absoluteWhoever blasphemes the name of the LORD must surely be put to death; the whole assembly must surely stone him, whether he is a foreign resident or native; if he blasphemes the Name, he must be put to death.here: certainly to stone
- Leviticus 24:16יִרְגְּמוּ־yirgemu-verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine pluralWhoever blasphemes the name of the LORD must surely be put to death; the whole assembly must surely stone him, whether he is a foreign resident or native; if he blasphemes the Name, he must be put to death.here: they will stone
- Leviticus 24:23וַיִּרְגְּמ֥וּvaiyirgemuHc/Vqw3mpThen Moses spoke to the Israelites, and they took the blasphemer outside the camp and stoned him. So the Israelites did as the LORD had commanded Moses.here: and they stoned
Numbers3 occurrences
- Numbers 14:10לִרְגּ֥וֹםlirgompreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)But the whole congregation threatened to stone Joshua and Caleb. Then the glory of the LORD appeared to all the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting.here: to stone
- Numbers 15:35רָג֨וֹםragomverb · simple (qal), infinitive absoluteAnd the LORD said to Moses, “The man must surely be put to death. The whole congregation is to stone him outside the camp.”here: it will stone
- Numbers 15:36וַיִּרְגְּמ֥וּvaiyirgemuHc/Vqw3mpSo the whole congregation took the man outside the camp and stoned him to death, as the LORD had commanded Moses.here: and they stoned
2 Chronicles2 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 10:18וַיִּרְגְּמוּ־vaiyirgemu-Hc/Vqw3mpThen King Rehoboam sent out Hadoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but the Israelites stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste and escaped to Jerusalem.here: and they stoned
- 2 Chronicles 24:21וַיִּרְגְּמֻ֥הוּvaiyirgemuhuHc/Vqw3mp/Sp3msBut they conspired against Zechariah, and by order of the king, they stoned him in the courtyard of the house of the LORD.here: and they stoned him
Ezekiel2 occurrences
- Ezekiel 16:40וְרָגְמ֥וּveragemuHc/Vqq3cpThey will bring a mob against you, who will stone you and cut you to pieces with their swords.here: and they will stone
- Ezekiel 23:47וְרָגְמ֨וּveragemuHc/Vqq3cpThe mob will stone them and cut them down with their swords. They will kill their sons and daughters and burn down their houses.here: and they will stone