שָׁחַט
šaḥăṭâ
slaughter
Strong's H7819VerbHebrewTWOT 2362

שָׁחַט (šaḥăṭâ) is a Hebrew verb meaning slaughter. It appears 82 times in 14 books of the Hebrew Bible (Strong's H7819).

Same Hebrew root (TWOT 2362)

Range of meaning (TWOT 2362)slaughter, beat; hammer out; kill, offer, shoot out, slay
Full entry: Brown-Driver-Briggs and Strong's

שָׁחַט verb: slaughter, beat

Strong's H7819 שָׁחַט: to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre)
KJV:kill, offer, shoot out, slay, slaughter.

Strong's H7820 שָׁחַט: to hammer out
KJV:beat.

Meanings: Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906) and Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1890), public domain, via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0). TWOT numbers for reference only.

See it in Scripture

Genesis 22:10Exodus 12:6Leviticus 1:5

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