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# kill

«kill» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **To make a person, animal or plant die** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (kill, kills, killed, killing); noun (a kill — an animal killed by another)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To make a person, animal or plant die. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kill/#m1)

2) Informal: to cause great pain: «My feet are killing me». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kill/#m2)

3) Informal: to stop something: kill the engine, kill time (do something while you wait). [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kill/#m3)

4) A noun: an animal killed by a hunter, such as a lion's kill. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kill/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Often to slaughter an animal for sacrifice or for food, as well as to put a person to death. Interpretation: Tradition draws a line between killing animals in the proper way for food or offerings and murder, which is forbidden, since human life is sacred. In the primary lessons: In science: food chains — predators kill prey to eat; frost can kill plants; germs can be killed by soap and heat; some poisons kill. In safety: dangerous things like cars, fire, deep water and electricity can kill — that is why the rules are strict. In stories: a villain or a dragon might be killed. Informal phrases are not real killing: «kill time», «killing me», «dressed to kill». Phrases: kill germs, killed in an accident, kill time, killer whale, weed killer.

### examples

- And when it was killed, Moses dashed the blood against the altar round about. (Torah LEV.8.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kill/#x1)
- And he shall kill one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water. (Torah LEV.14.50, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kill/#x2)
- And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a he-goat, and dipped the coat in the blood; (Torah GEN.37.31, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kill/#x3)
- But Abishai the son of Zeruiah succoured him, and smote the Philistine, and killed him. (Prophets 2SA.21.17, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kill/#x4)
- Evil shall kill the wicked; and they that hate the righteous shall be held guilty. (Writings PSA.34.22, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kill/#x5)
- A Psalm of David; Michtam; when Saul sent, and they watched the house to kill him. (Writings PSA.59.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kill/#x6)
- Lions kill zebras for food. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kill/#x7)
- Soap kills germs on your hands. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kill/#x8)
- The frost killed the tomato plants. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kill/#x9)
- Electricity can kill — never touch wires. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kill/#x10)
- We played cards to kill time at the airport. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kill/#x11)
- My new shoes are killing me! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kill/#x12)
- Killer whales are actually large dolphins. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kill/#x13)
- Weed killer is poison, so keep away from it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kill/#x14)

### note

Regular verb: killed. Many informal uses do not mean death: «kill time», «My legs are killing me», «If Mum finds out she'll kill me» (she'll be very cross). Read the context. «Killer whale» is another name for orca.

### In the corpora

- [And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a he-goat, and dipped the coat in the blood;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1210/)
- [And thou shalt kill the bullock before the LORD, at the door of the tent of meeting.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.852/)
- [And when it was killed, Moses dashed the blood against the altar round about.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.193/)
- [And the priest shall command to kill one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.374/)
- [And he shall kill one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.419/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «kill» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/K/kill/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.