קְטָלָא, (preced.) killing, death-penalty. Targ. Lev. XX, 9; 11 (O. ed. Berl. קַטְּ׳). Targ. Prov. XXIV, 11; a. e.—Snh. 11ᵃ שמעון … לחרבא וחברוהי לק׳ Simon and Yishmael are destined to fall by the sword, and their colleagues to be executed. Ab. I, 13 ק׳ חייב deserves death. Snh. 73ᵇ מסרה נפשה לק׳ she was prepared to die (resisting her assailant). Ib. 78ᵇ בר ק׳ הוא … קְטָלֵיה במאי he was guilty of a capital crime, but Moses did not know in what manner he was to be executed. Ib. 79ᵇ אי בר ק׳ הוא וכ׳ if he is to be put to death &c. Keth. 35ᵃ האי בק׳ כתיב this (makkeh, Lev. XXIV, 2