(Topheth of) Slaughter
ha.re.gah denotes slaughter, used for a day, a valley, and a flock in the supplied passages.
The attested passages use the term for slaughter in several attached expressions: a day set apart for it, a valley renamed for it, and a flock described in relation to it.
Senses in use
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Slaughter in named or described settings · dominant
The same feminine singular absolute form occurs in a request to set people apart for “a day of slaughter” in Jeremiah 12:3, in the renaming of a place as “the Valley of Slaughter” in Jeremiah 19:6 and Jeremiah 7:32, and in the description of “the flock of the Slaughter” that is to be pastured in Zechariah 11:4 and Zechariah 11:7. These clauses show the term attached to a day, a valley, and a flock rather than presenting distinct lexical uses.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB presents the term with “slaughter” in each supplied verse, within the phrases “day of slaughter,” “Valley of Slaughter,” and “flock of the Slaughter.” These phrases confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than isolating a precise English equivalent in every instance.