סָקַלçâqal

stone, put to death by stoning, free from stones, appears like denominative, but noun unknown

Pronunciation: saw-kal' · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H5619

Meanings

Qal: pelt with stones, stone to death (Deuteronomy 13:11; Exodus 17:4; Deuteronomy 22:24)

Niph`al: be stoned to death (Ezekiel 19:13; Ezekiel 21:28; Ezekiel 21:29)

Pi`el

1. stone, pelt with stones (2 Samuel 16:6; 2 Samuel 16:13)

2. free, from stones (Isaiah 5:2; 2 Samuel 4:6; Isaiah 62:10)

Pu`al: be stoned to death (1 Kings 21:14; 1 Kings 21:15)

Where it appears

Appears 22 times in the Bible.

  • Exodus 8:26 But Moses replied, “That wouldn’t be right. The Egyptians detest the sacrifices that we offer to the Lord our God. Look, if we offer our sacrifices here where the Egyptians can see us, they will stone us.
  • Exodus 17:4 Then Moses cried out to the Lord, “What should I do with these people? They are ready to stone me!”
  • Exodus 19:13 No hand may touch the person or animal that crosses the boundary; instead, stone them or shoot them with arrows. They must be put to death.’ However, when the ram’s horn sounds a long blast, then the people may go up on the mountain.”
  • Exodus 21:28 “If an ox gores a man or woman to death, the ox must be stoned, and its flesh may not be eaten. In such a case, however, the owner will not be held liable.
  • Exodus 21:29 But suppose the ox had a reputation for goring, and the owner had been informed but failed to keep it under control. If the ox then kills someone, it must be stoned, and the owner must also be put to death.
  • Exodus 21:32 But if the ox gores a slave, either male or female, the animal’s owner must pay the slave’s owner thirty silver coins, and the ox must be stoned.
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Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).