Original: שָׁחַט

Transliteration: shâchaṭ

Phonetic: shaw-khat'

Short Definition: Beat

Original: שׁחט

Transliteration: shâchaṭ

Phonetic: shaw-khat'

BDB Definition:

1. to beat, hammer
   1. (Qal) beaten (participle)
2. (TWOT) to kill, slaughter

Origin: a primitive root [identical with H7819 through the idea of striking]

TWOT entry: 2362

Part(s) of speech: Verb

Cognate: H7819, H7821