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Thou shalt not kill

part of the Ten Commandments (Ex. 20:13, Deut. 5:7)
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Summary

Thou shalt not kill is a commandment[1]. It draws 1,747 Wikipedia views per month (commandment category, ranking #3 of 13).[2]

Key Facts

  • Part of: Ten Commandments[3]
  • Commons category: Thou shalt not kill[4]
  • Has cause: Cain and Abel[5]
  • Main subject: murder[6]
  • Published in: Exodus 20[7]
  • Native label: לֹא תִרְצָח[8]
  • P14483: q/quinto-mandamiento[9]

Why It Matters

Thou shalt not kill has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5d ago · Charp238 · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 16
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'commons', 'cs', 'en', 'fa', 'he', 'id', 'it', 'pt', 'ru', 'th', 'tl', 'u
    Wikidata description → part of the Ten Commandments (Ex. 20:13, Deut. 5:7)
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Part of: Ten Commandments"
  2. 24d ago · Charp238 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → q/quinto-mandamiento
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ P14483: q/quinto-mandamiento"
  3. 6w ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Published in → Exodus 20
    Part of → —
    Instance of → commandment
    Main subject → murder
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Mediawiki page id: 13640, Add qualifier to All the Tropes article ID `Thou_Shalt_Not_Kill`"
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