רָגַם
ra.gam
“to stone”
Definition
to cast together (stones), i.e. to lapidate
a primitive root (compare H7263 (רֶגֶב), H7321 (רוּעַ), H7551 (רָקַם));
- to stone, slay or kill by stoning 1a) (Qal) to stone
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Occurrences
רָגַם appears 15 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
Then King Rehoboam sent out Adoram, who was in charge of the forced labor, but all Israel stoned him to death. And King Rehoboam mounted his chariot in haste and escaped to Jerusalem.
Then all the men of his city will stone him to death. So you must purge the evil from among you, and all Israel will hear and be afraid.
“Why have you brought this trouble upon us?” said Joshua. “Today the LORD will bring trouble upon you!” And all Israel stoned him to death. Then they stoned the others and burned their bodies.
“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.
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.
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