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Strong's #7819 - שָׁחַט

Transliteration

shâchaṭ

Phonetics

shaw-khat'

Origin

a primitive root

Parts of Speech

feminine noun, verb

TWOT

2362

Definition

Brown-Driver-Briggs
Strong

Brown-Driver-Briggs' Definition

v
1. to kill, slaughter, beat
  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)
n f
1. (BDB) slaughtering
  1. word doubtful

Greek Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 4969 ‑ σφάζω (sfad'‑zo);

Frequency Lists

Book
Word

Verse Results

ASV (81)

Genesis 2

Exodus 6

Leviticus 36

Numbers 3

Judges 1

1 Samuel 4

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 3

2 Chronicles 8

Ezra 1

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 6

Ezekiel 6

Hosea 1

BSB (80)

Genesis 2

Exodus 6

Leviticus 36

Numbers 3

Judges 1

1 Samuel 4

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 3

2 Chronicles 8

Ezra 1

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 6

Ezekiel 6

Hosea 1

CSB (78)

Genesis 2

Exodus 6

Leviticus 36

Numbers 3

Judges 1

1 Samuel 4

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 3

2 Chronicles 8

Ezra 1

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 6

Ezekiel 6

ESV (80)

Genesis 2

Exodus 6

Leviticus 35

Numbers 3

Judges 1

1 Samuel 4

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 3

2 Chronicles 8

Ezra 1

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 6

Ezekiel 6

Hosea 1

KJV (81)

Genesis 2

Exodus 6

Leviticus 36

Numbers 3

Judges 1

1 Samuel 4

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 3

2 Chronicles 8

Ezra 1

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 6

Ezekiel 6

Hosea 1

LEB (80)

Genesis 2

Exodus 6

Leviticus 36

Numbers 3

Judges 1

1 Samuel 4

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 3

2 Chronicles 8

Ezra 1

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 5

Ezekiel 6

Hosea 1

LSB (85)

Genesis 2

Exodus 6

Leviticus 36

Numbers 3

Judges 1

1 Samuel 4

1 Kings 3

2 Kings 3

2 Chronicles 11

Ezra 1

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 6

Ezekiel 6

N95 (85)

Genesis 2

Exodus 6

Leviticus 36

Numbers 3

Judges 1

1 Samuel 4

1 Kings 3

2 Kings 3

2 Chronicles 11

Ezra 1

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 6

Ezekiel 6

NAS (85)

Genesis 2

Exodus 6

Leviticus 36

Numbers 3

Judges 1

1 Samuel 4

1 Kings 3

2 Kings 3

2 Chronicles 11

Ezra 1

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 6

Ezekiel 6

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (81)

Genesis 2

Exodus 6

Leviticus 36

Numbers 3

Judges 1

1 Samuel 4

1 Kings 1

2 Kings 3

2 Chronicles 8

Ezra 1

Isaiah 3

Jeremiah 6

Ezekiel 6

Hosea 1

ASV (81)

and he killed 1

and he shall kill 5

and he slew 3

and kill 8

and killed 1

and killing 1

and one shall slay 1

and shall kill 1

and slay 1

and slew 5

and slew them there 2

and they killed 4

and they slew 2

and thou shalt kill 1

and thou shalt slay 1

be killed 1

be slain 1

for when they had slain 1

he shall kill 1

he slew 2

he that killeth 1

hold on him, and slew 1

in making slaughter 1

is a deadly 1

is killed 1

killed 1

of it, and kill 1

of the slain 1

on that side, to slay 1

or that killeth 1

shall be killed 1

shall kill 1

shall they kill 1

slew 4

so they killed 1

that killeth 1

that slay 1

that thou hast slain 1

that was killed 1

then shall he kill 1

then shalt thou kill 1

then they killed 1

they killed 1

they shall slay 1

thou shalt not offer 1

to kill 1

to slay 1

unto them, therefore he hath slain 1

where they kill 4

whereupon they slew the sacrifices 1

wherewith they slew 1

ye shall not kill 1

BSB (80)

aaron shall then slaughter 1

also killed 1

and after he slaughters 1

and he shall slaughter 2

and slaughter 8

and slaughtered 5

and slaughtering 1

and the levites slaughtered 1

and they slaughtered 2

and when they had slaughtered 1

and you shall slaughter 1

are deadly 1

are slaughtered 1

be slaughtered 1

he has slaughtered 1

he is to slaughter 1

he shall slaughter 1

him and killed 1

in slaughter 1

is slaughtered 4

killed 1

must be slaughtered 1

of the slaughtered 1

offer 1

on which the sacrifices were to be slaughtered 1

shall be slaughtered 2

shall slaughter 1

slaughter 3

slaughter them 1

slaughtered 3

slaughtered it 1

slaughtered the bull 1

slaughtered the goats 1

slaughtered the ram 2

slaughtered them 1

slaughters 1

so they slaughtered 1

that was slaughtered 1

the priest shall slaughter 1

then aaron slaughtered 1

then he is to slaughter 1

then he slaughtered 1

then slaughtered them 1

they slaughtered 4

they slaughtered them 1

to slaughter 1

used to slaughter 1

was slaughtered 1

were slaughtered 1

were to be slaughtered 1

who slaughter 1

whoever slaughters 1

will slaughter 1

you are to slaughter 1

you slaughtered 1

CSB (78)

done 1

killed 2

present 1

slaughter 25

slaughtered 42

slaughters 5

the slaughtered 1

the slaughtering 1

ESV (80)

kill 27

killed 12

killeth 1

killing 1

kills 2

offer 1

out 1

slaughter 7

slaughtered 28

KJV (81)

kill 23

killed 15

killeth 3

killing 1

offer 1

out 1

slain 5

slaughter 1

slay 9

slaying 1

slew 21

LEB (80)

a deep pit 1

and he shall slaughter 8

and he slaughtered 3

and he slaughtered it 2

and he slaughtered it 1

and it will be slaughtered in his presence 1

and killed 1

and slaughter 7

and slaughtered 3

and the slaughtering of 1

and then they slaughtered 1

and they killed 1

and they slaughtered 5

and you slaughtered 1

and you will slaughter 3

be slaughtered 1

he must slaughter 2

he shall slaughter 1

he slaughtered 2

he slaughters 1

him and executed 1

is slaughtered 1

killed 1

must be slaughtered ⌊before⌋ 1

slaughter 2

slaughtered 8

slaughters 2

someone to slaughter 1

the one who slaughters 1

them in the slaughtered bird 1

them they slaughtered sacrifices 1

then he shall slaughter 1

then he slaughtered 2

then they slaughtered 1

they must slaughter 1

they slaughter 1

they slaughtered 3

to slaughter 2

who slaughter 1

will slaughter 2

LSB (85)

beaten 5

offer 1

slaughter 33

slaughtered 39

slaughtering 2

slaughters 3

slay 2

N95 (85)

beaten 5

deadly 1

kill 2

killed 1

kills 1

offer 1

slain 5

slaughter 17

slaughtered 28

slaughtering 1

slaughters 2

slay 16

slew 5

NAS (85)

beaten 5

deadly 1

offer 1

slaughter 35

slaughtered 39

slaughtering 1

slaughters 3

NLT (0)

The World English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

WEB (81)

and kill 9

and killed 6

and killed them there 2

and killing 1

and one shall kill 1

and shall kill 1

and they killed 3

be slaughtered 1

for when they had slain 1

he also killed 1

he killed 5

he shall kill 7

he who kills 1

in slaughter 1

is a deadly 1

is killed 1

kill 1

killed 5

of the slain 1

or who kills 1

shall be killed 2

shall kill 1

so they killed 1

that was killed 1

that you have slain 1

them to kill 1

then he shall kill 1

then they killed 1

then you shall kill 1

they killed 4

they shall kill 1

to kill 1

where they kill 4

whereupon they killed the sacrifices 1

who kill 1

who kills 1

with which they killed 1

you shall kill 2

you shall not kill 1

you shall not offer 1

Ancient Hebrew Lexicon Definitions

2823) u h s (סהההתה ShHhTh) AC: Strike CO: ? AB: ?: The striking of a knife (or other weapon) for slaughtering or a hammer to pound out metal. [from: hs- destruction by striking]

V) u h s (סהההתה ShHhTh) - Strike: To pound with a hammer or to strike to kill. KJV (86): (vf: Paal, Niphal, Participle) kill, slay, offer, shoot, slaughter - Strongs: H7819 (שָׁחַט), H7820 (שָׁחַט)

b^f1) e u i h s (סהההיתהה ShHhYThH) - Striking: A slaughtering with a knife. KJV (1): killing - Strongs: H7821 (שְׁחִיטָה)

Brown-Driver-Briggs Expanded Definition

שָׁחַט verb slaughter, beat (originally beat, flay? compare Assyrian ša—â‰u, flay, take off dress; Arabic

slay (but

= —; is this loan-word in Arabic ?); Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew, especially in ritual); —

Qal Perfect 3 masculine singular ׳שׁ Jeremiah 39:6 +, suffix וּשְׁחָטוֺ consecutive Leviticus 3:2, etc.; Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִשְׁחַט Leviticus 4:24 +, 2 feminine singular וַתִּשְׁחֲטִי Ezekiel 16:21,3masculine plural suffix וַיִּשְׁחָט֫וּהוּ Judges 12:6; Imperative masculine plural שַׁחֲטוּ Exodus 12:21; 2 Chronicles 35:6; Infinitive absolute שָׁחֹט Isaiah 22:13; construct לִשְׁחֹט Genesis 22:10, וֺט- Ezekiel 40:39, suffix שַׁחֲטָם (Ges^{§ 64 a}) Ezekiel 23:39; Participle active שׁוֺחֵט Isaiah 66:3, etc.; passive שָׁחוּט 1 Kings 10:16 +, etc.; — slaughter:

1 beast for food 1 Samuel 14:32,34 (twice in verse); Isaiah 22:13 ("" הָרַג), compare Leviticus 17:3 (twice in verse), for blood Genesis 37:31 (E).

2 usually (51t.; Hexateuch only P, 38t.) technical term of killing sacrifice (BJacob^{ZAW xvii (1897), 5i}), 1 Samuel 1:25; Exodus 29:11; Leviticus 1:5,11; Leviticus 4:24; Leviticus 9:8; Numbers 19:3; 2 Chronicles 29:22 (twice in verse); 2 Chronicles 29:24 +; absolute Ezekiel 40:41 (אֶל location); bird Leviticus 14:5,6,50,51; beast in illicit sacrifice Isaiah 66:3; with accusative of sacrifice (עוֺלָה, אָשָׁם, חַטָאת, etc.) Ezekiel 40:39 (אֶל location), Ezekiel 40:42; Ezekiel 44:11; Leviticus 4:24; Leviticus 7:2; Leviticus 14:13 +; passover lamb Exodus 12:6, accusative הַמֶּסַח Exodus 12:21; 2 Chronicles 30:15; 35:1,6,11; Ezra 6:20.

3 slaughter person Judges 12:6; 1 Kings 18:40; 2 Kings 10:7,14 (אֶל location), 2 Kings 25:7 = Jeremiah 39:6a = Jeremiah 52:10a, Jeremiah 39:6b = Jeremiah 52:10b, 41:7; ׳י subject Numbers 14:16 (JE); in human sacrifice Genesis 22:10 (E), to false gods Ezekiel 16:21; Ezekiel 23:39; Isaiah 57:5.

4 passive participle = beaten, hammered, זָהָב שָׁחוּט 1 Kings 10:16,17 2 Chronicles 9:15a 2 Chronicles 9:16, of shekels 2 Chronicles 9:15; so also Jeremiah 9:7 Qr חֵץשָׁחוּט (> Kt שׁוֺחֵט) hammered (i.e. sharpened) arrow.

Niph`al Imperfect 3 masculine singular יִשָּׁחֵט Numbers 11:22 (J) be slaughtered for food (subject beast); 3 feminine singular תִּשָּׁחֵט Leviticus 6:18 (twice in verse) (P) be slain, of sacrifice.

שְׁחֲטָה noun feminine (

Qal Infinitive construct Kö^{i. 263}) doubtful word; — שֵׂטִים הֶעְמִיקוּ׳וְשׁ Hosea 5:2 RV (compare AV) the revolters are gone deep in slaughtering ['Opferschlächterei' Kö^{ii. 1. 590, n. 1}], Ew Now (formerly), Che in corrupting (read then שַׁחֲתָה); We Now GASm Marti שַׁחַת הַשִּׁטִּים have made deep the pit of Shittim (as place of idolatry).

שְׁחִין see שׁחן. שְׁחִיף see [ שָׂחִיף]. below,

שָׁחִיס Isaiah 37:30 = סָחִישׁ (in "" 2 Kings 19:29), q. v.

שׁחל (√ of following; Dl^Prol.34 compare Assyrian ša—âlu, call, proclaim; perhaps both onomatopoetic, as Arabic bray (of ass), compare Nö^{ZMG xi (1886), 725}).

Gesenius' Hebrew and Chaldee Definition

שָׁחַט Arab. سحط

(1) to slay animals, Genesis 37:31; Isaiah 22:13 especially a victim, Levit. 1:5, 11 and even a human victim, Genesis 22:10; Isaiah 57:5. Hosea 5:2, שַׁחֲטָה שֵׂטִים הֶעֱמִיקוּ “in slaughtering (victims) they make deep their transgression.”

(2) to kill (persons), 2 Kings 25:7 Jerem. 39:6. חֵץ שׁוֹחֵט Jeremiah 9:7, a deadly arrow. In קרי there is שָׁחוּט, the sense not being different, prop. made to kill.

(3) זָהָב שָׁחוּט 1 Kings 10:16, 17 1 Kings 10:17; 2 Chronicles 9:15, 16 2 Chronicles 9:16, prob. mixed gold, alloyed with another metal, comp. Arab. سلحط to dilute wine with water; see more in Comment. on Isaiah 1:22. The LXX. understood gold beaten out, compare שָׁטַח to spread out, the letters being transposed.

Niphal, pass. of No. 1, Levit. 6:18 Numbers 11:22. Hence

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List of Word Forms

הַשְּׁחֻטָ֔ה הַשְּׁחוּטָ֔ה השחוטה השחטה וְשַׁחֲט֖וּ וְשַׁחֲט֥וּ וְשַׁחֲטָ֥ה וְשָׁחֲט֣וּ וְשָׁחַ֖ט וְשָׁחַ֛ט וְשָׁחַ֞ט וְשָׁחַ֣ט וְשָׁחַ֤ט וְשָׁחַ֥ט וְשָׁחַ֨ט וְשָׁחַט֙ וְשָׁחַט֮ וְשָׁחַטְתָּ֖ וְשָׁחַטְתָּ֣ וְשָׁחַטְתָּ֥ וְשָׁחֹ֣ט וַֽיִּשְׁחֲט֖וּ וַֽיִּשְׁחֲטוּ֙ וַֽיִּשְׁחָט֞וּם וַֽתִּשְׁחֲטִ֖י וַיִּשְׁחֲט֣וּ וַיִּשְׁחֲט֤וּ וַיִּשְׁחֲטוּ־ וַיִּשְׁחַ֖ט וַיִּשְׁחַ֛ט וַיִּשְׁחַ֤ט וַיִּשְׁחַ֧ט וַיִּשְׁחַט֩ וַיִּשְׁחָ֑ט וַיִּשְׁחָ֓ט ׀ וַיִּשְׁחָ֗ט וַיִּשְׁחָט֖וּהוּ וַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֖ם וַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֞ם וַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֥הוּ וַיִּשְׁחָטוּם֙ וּֽבְשַׁחֲטָ֤ם וּשְׁחַטְתֶּ֤ם וּשְׁחָט֕וֹ ובשחטם וישחט וישחטהו וישחטו וישחטו־ וישחטוהו וישחטום וישחטם ושחט ושחטה ושחטו ושחטת ושחטתם ותשחטי יִשְׁחֲט֖וּ יִשְׁחֲט֧וּ יִשְׁחֲט֨וּ יִשְׁחֲטוּ֙ יִשְׁחַ֔ט יִשְׁחַ֖ט יִשְׁחַ֜ט יִשְׁחַ֥ט יִשְׁחַ֧ט יִשְׁחָֽטוּ׃ יִשָּׁחֵ֥ט ישחט ישחטו ישחטו׃ לִשְׁח֤וֹט לִשְׁחֹ֖ט לשחוט לשחט שָׁחֲט֖וּ שָׁחַ֖ט שָׁחַ֥ט שֹׁחֲטֵ֤י שָׁח֛וּט שׁוֹחֵ֨ט שוחט שחוט שחט שחטו שחטי תִּשָּׁחֵ֤ט תִּשָּׁחֵ֨ט תִשְׁחֲט֖וּ תִשְׁחַ֥ט תשחט תשחטו haš·šə·ḥu·ṭāh haš·šə·ḥū·ṭāh hashshechuTah haššəḥuṭāh haššəḥūṭāh liš·ḥō·wṭ liš·ḥōṭ lishChot lišḥōṭ lišḥōwṭ šā·ḥă·ṭū šā·ḥaṭ šā·ḥūṭ šāḥaṭ šāḥăṭū šāḥūṭ shaChat shachaTu shaChut shochaTei shoChet šō·ḥă·ṭê šō·w·ḥêṭ šōḥăṭê šōwḥêṭ ṯiš·ḥă·ṭū ṯiš·ḥaṭ tiš·šā·ḥêṭ ṯišḥaṭ ṯišḥăṭū tishChat tishchaTu tishshaChet tiššāḥêṭ ū·ḇə·ša·ḥă·ṭām ū·šə·ḥā·ṭōw ū·šə·ḥaṭ·tem ūḇəšaḥăṭām ūšəḥāṭōw ūšəḥaṭtem ushechaTo ushechatTem uveshachaTam vaiyishChat vaiyishchaTehu vaiyishchaTem vaiyishchaTu vaiyishchaTuhu vaiyishchaTum vattishchaTi veshaChat veshachaTah veshachatTa veshachaTu veshaChot wat·tiš·ḥă·ṭî wattišḥăṭî way·yiš·ḥā·ṭê·hū way·yiš·ḥā·ṭêm way·yiš·ḥă·ṭū way·yiš·ḥă·ṭū- way·yiš·ḥā·ṭū·hū way·yiš·ḥā·ṭūm way·yiš·ḥaṭ way·yiš·ḥāṭ wayyišḥaṭ wayyišḥāṭ wayyišḥāṭêhū wayyišḥāṭêm wayyišḥăṭū wayyišḥăṭū- wayyišḥāṭūhū wayyišḥāṭūm wə·ša·ḥă·ṭāh wə·ša·ḥă·ṭū wə·šā·ḥă·ṭū wə·šā·ḥaṭ wə·šā·ḥaṭ·tā wə·šā·ḥōṭ wəšāḥaṭ wəšaḥăṭāh wəšāḥaṭtā wəšaḥăṭū wəšāḥăṭū wəšāḥōṭ yiš·ḥă·ṭū yiš·ḥā·ṭū yiš·ḥaṭ yiš·šā·ḥêṭ yišḥaṭ yišḥăṭū yišḥāṭū yishChat yishchaTu yishshaChet yiššāḥêṭ