To KILL — the ordinary, general Hebrew verb, used of slaying in battle, of Cain killing Abel (Genesis 4:8), of executions and of slaughter at large. ⚠ It is worth knowing precisely because it is ABSENT from the sixth commandment: Exodus 20:12 uses ratzach instead, and the choice between the two words is the whole of the 'kill or murder' question. → first discussed at Exod 20:12