Strong's Lexicon
ragam: To stone, to pelt with stones
Original Word:רָגַם
Part of Speech:Verb
Transliteration:ragam
Pronunciation:rah-GAHM
Phonetic Spelling:(raw-gam')
Definition:To stone, to pelt with stones
Meaning:to cast together, to lapidate
Word Origin:A primitive root
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G3036 (λιθάζω, lithazō) - to stone, to pelt with stones
Usage:The Hebrew verb "ragam" primarily means to stone or to pelt with stones. It is used in the context of executing judgment or punishment, often as a communal act of enforcing the law. The act of stoning was a method of capital punishment prescribed in the Mosaic Law for certain offenses, symbolizing the community's role in upholding divine justice.
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Israelite society, stoning was a common form of capital punishment. It was a communal act, involving the participation of the witnesses and the community, emphasizing the collective responsibility in maintaining the holiness and purity of the community. Stoning was prescribed for various offenses, including idolatry, blasphemy, and certain sexual sins, reflecting the seriousness with which these transgressions were viewed in the context of the covenant relationship between God and Israel.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origina prim. root
Definitionto stone, kill by stoning
NASB Translationcertainly stone (1), stone (7), stoned (7).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
[] (denominative ? compare ; or originally =
throw, hurl ? Late Hebrew
throw at (rare); Arabic
throw stones at, stone, also (from accompaniment of stone-throwing)
revile, curse, compare Ethiopic
curse, We
Held 2.111, 250; Aramaic ,
stone); &;
Perfect3plural consecutiveLeviticus 24:14 2t., suffixDeuteronomy 21:21;Imperfect3masculine pluralLeviticus 20:16,27 ,Joshua 7:25 4t.; suffixLeviticus 20:2, 2Chronicles 24:21;Infinitive absoluteLeviticus 24:16;Numbers 15:35;constructNumbers 14:10; &stone, with accusative of person +Deuteronomy 21:21 (D),Numbers 14:10;Numbers 15:35,36 (P), +Ezekiel 16:40;Leviticus 20:2,27 (H); + accusativeJoshua 7:25 (JE),Leviticus 24:23 (P), 2 Chronicles 24:21; with person + accusative1 Kings 12:18 2Chronicles 10:18; with person + accusativeEzekiel 23:47; with accusative of person aloneLeviticus 24:14 (P); with person alone,Leviticus 24:16 (P). &; Synonym q. v.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
certainly, stone
A primitive root (compareregeb,ruwa',raqam); to cast together (stones), i.e. To lapidate -- X certainly, stone.
see HEBREWregeb
see HEBREWruwa'
see HEBREWraqam
Forms and Transliterations
וְרָגְמ֥וּ וְרָגְמ֨וּ וַיִּרְגְּמ֥וּ וַיִּרְגְּמ֨וּ וַיִּרְגְּמֻ֥הוּ וַיִּרְגְּמוּ־ וּ֠רְגָמֻהוּ וירגמהו וירגמו וירגמו־ ורגמהו ורגמו יִרְגְּמ֥וּ יִרְגְּמֻ֥הוּ יִרְגְּמוּ־ ירגמהו ירגמו ירגמו־ לִרְגּ֥וֹם לרגום רָג֥וֹם רָג֨וֹם רגום lir·gō·wm lirGom lirgōwm rā·ḡō·wm raGom rāḡōwm ū·rə·ḡā·mu·hū Uregamuhu ūrəḡāmuhū vaiyirgeMu vaiyirgeMuhu verageMu veragMu way·yir·gə·mū way·yir·gə·mū- way·yir·gə·mu·hū wayyirgəmū wayyirgəmū- wayyirgəmuhū wə·rā·ḡə·mū wərāḡəmū yir·gə·mū yir·gə·mū- yir·gə·mu·hū yirgeMu yirgəmū yirgəmū- yirgeMuhu yirgəmuhū
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