Original: שָׁחַט

Transliteration: shâchaṭ

Phonetic: shaw-khat'

Short Definition: Kill

Original: שׁחט

Transliteration: shâchaṭ

Phonetic: shaw-khat'

BDB Definition:

1. to kill, slaughter, beat (verb)
   1. (Qal)
      1. to slaughter
         1. beast for food
         2. sacrifice
         3. person in human sacrifice
         4. beaten, hammered (of shekels)
   2. (Niphal) to be slaughtered, be slain (of food or sacrifice)
2. (BDB) slaughtering (noun feminine)
   1. word doubtful

Origin: a primitive root

TWOT entry: 2362

Part(s) of speech:

Cognate: H7820, H7821