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Lexicon :: Strong's H7819 - šāḥaṭ

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שָׁחַט
Transliteration
šāḥaṭ
Pronunciation
shaw-khat'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun, verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
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TWOT Reference: 2362

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁחַט shâchaṭ, shaw-khat'; a primitive root; to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre):—kill, offer, shoot out, slay, slaughter.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 81x

The KJV translates Strong's H7819 in the following manner: kill (42x), slay (36x), offer (1x), shot out (1x), slaughter (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 81x
The KJV translates Strong's H7819 in the following manner: kill (42x), slay (36x), offer (1x), shot out (1x), slaughter (1x).
verb

  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)

      feminine noun

  2. (BDB) slaughtering

    1. word doubtful

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁחַט shâchaṭ, shaw-khat'; a primitive root; to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre):—kill, offer, shoot out, slay, slaughter.
STRONGS H7819: Abbreviations
שָׁחַט 84 verb slaughter, beat (originally beat, flay? compare Assyrian šaḫâṭu, flay, take off dress; Arabic bdb100601 slay (but bdb100602 = ḫ; is this loan-word in Arabic ?); Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew, especially in ritual); —
Qal Perfect 3rd person masculine singular שׁ׳ Jeremiah 39:6 +, suffix וּשְׁחָטוֺ consecutive Leviticus 3:2, etc.; Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִשְׁחַט Leviticus 4:24 +, 2nd person feminine singular וַתִּשְׁחֲטִי Ezekiel 16:21, 3rd person masculine 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 [H7820 1 Kings 10:16] +, etc.; — slaughter:
1. beast for food 1 Samuel 14:32, 1 Samual 14:34 (twice in verse); Isaiah 22:13 (|| הָרַג), compare Leviticus 17:3 (twice in verse), for blood Genesis 37:31 (E).
2. usually (51 times; Hexateuch only P, 38 times) technical term of killing sacrifice (BJacobZAW xvii (1897), 5i), 1 Samuel 1:25; Exodus 29:11; Leviticus 1:5, Leviticus 1:11; 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, Leviticus 14:6, Leviticus 14:50, Leviticus 14:51; beast in illicit sacrifice Isaiah 66:3; with accusative of sacrifice (עוֺלָה, אָשָׁם, חַטָּאת, 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 הַפֶּסַח Exodus 12:21; 2 Chronicles 30:15; 2 Chronicles 35:1, 2 Chronicles 35:6,11; Ezra 6:20.
3. slaughter person Judges 12:6; 1 Kings 18:40; 2 Kings 10:7, 2 Kings 10:14 (אֶל location), 2 Kings 25:7 = Jeremiah 39:6a = Jeremiah 52:10a, Jeremiah 39:6b = Jeremiah 52:10b, Jeremiah 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,
[H7820 זָהָב שָׁחוּט 1 Kings 10:16, 17; 2 Chronicles 9:15a, 16, of shekels 2 Chronicles 9:15];
so also Jeremiah 9:7 [Jeremiah 9:8] Qr חֵץשָׁחוּט (> Kt שׁוֺחֵט) hammered (i.e. sharpened) arrow.
† Niph. Imperfect 3rd person masculine singular יִשָּׁחֵט Numbers 11:22 (J) be slaughtered for food (subject beast); 3rd person feminine singular תִּשָּׁחֵט Leviticus 6:18 [Leviticus 6:25] (twice in verse) (P) be slain, of sacrifice.

† שַׁחֲטָה noun feminine (Qal Infinitive construct Köi. 263) doubtful word; — שֵׂטִים הֶעְמִיקוּ וְשׁ׳ Hosea 5:2 RV (compare AV) the revolters are gone deep in slaughtering ['Opferschlächterei' Köii. 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 Shiṭṭim (as place of idolatry).
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

Genesis

22:10; 22:10; 37:31

Exodus

12:6; 12:21; 12:21; 29:11

Leviticus

1:5; 1:11; 3:2; 4:24; 4:24; 4:24; 6:25; 7:2; 9:8; 14:5; 14:6; 14:13; 14:50; 14:51; 17:3

Numbers

11:22; 14:16; 19:3

Judges

12:6; 12:6

1 Samuel

1:25; 14:32; 14:34

1 Kings

18:40

2 Kings

10:7; 10:14; 25:7

2 Chronicles

29:22; 29:24; 30:15; 35:1; 35:6; 35:6; 35:11

Ezra

6:20

Isaiah

22:13; 22:13; 57:5; 66:3; 66:3

Jeremiah

9:8; 39:6; 39:6; 39:6; 41:7; 52:10; 52:10

Ezekiel

16:21; 16:21; 23:39; 23:39; 40:39; 40:39; 40:41; 40:42; 44:11

Hosea

5:2

H7819

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Strong's Number H7819 matches the Hebrew שָׁחַט (šāḥaṭ),
which occurs 36 times in 30 verses in 'Lev' in the WLC Hebrew.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:5 - ‘Then he shall slaughter H7819 the [fn]young bull before Yahweh; and Aaron’s sons the priests shall bring near the blood and splash the blood around on the altar that is at the doorway of the tent of meeting.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:11 - ‘And he shall slaughter H7819 it on the side of the altar northward before Yahweh, and Aaron’s sons the priests shall splash its blood around on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:2 - ‘Then he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter H7819 it at the doorway of the tent of meeting, and Aaron’s sons the priests shall splash the blood around on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:8 - and he shall lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter H7819 it before the tent of meeting, and Aaron’s sons shall splash its blood around on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:13 - and he shall lay his hand on its head and slaughter H7819 it before the tent of meeting, and the sons of Aaron shall splash its blood around on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:4 - ‘Then he shall bring the bull to the doorway of the tent of meeting before Yahweh, and he shall lay his hand on the head of the bull and slaughter H7819 the bull before Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:15 - ‘Then the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands on the head of the bull before Yahweh, and the bull shall be slaughtered H7819 before Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:24 - ‘Then he shall lay his hand on the head of the male goat and slaughter H7819 it in the place where [fn]they slaughter H7819 the burnt offering before Yahweh; it is a sin offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:29 - ‘And he shall lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter H7819 the sin offering at the place of the burnt offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:33 - ‘And he shall lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter H7819 it for a sin offering in the place where [fn]they slay H7819 the burnt offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:25 - “Speak to Aaron and to his sons, saying, ‘This is the law of the sin offering: in the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered H7819, the sin offering shall be slaughtered H7819 before Yahweh; it is most holy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:2 - ‘In the place where they slaughter H7819 the burnt offering they are to slaughter H7819 the guilt offering, and he shall splash its blood around on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:15 - Next [fn]Moses slaughtered H7819 it and took the blood and with his finger put some of it around on the horns of the altar and purified the altar. Then he poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar and set it apart as holy, to make atonement for it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:19 - [fn]Then Moses slaughtered H7819 it and splashed the blood around on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:23 - [fn]And Moses slaughtered H7819 it and took some of its blood and put it on the lobe of Aaron’s right ear and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:8 -

So Aaron came near to the altar and slaughtered H7819 the calf of the sin offering which was for himself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:12 -

Then he slaughtered H7819 the burnt offering; and Aaron’s sons handed the blood to him, and he splashed it around on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:15 -

Then he brought near the people’s offering and took the goat of the sin offering which was for the people and slaughtered H7819 it and offered it for sin, like the first.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:18 -

Then he slaughtered H7819 the ox and the ram, the sacrifice of peace offerings which was for the people; and Aaron’s sons handed the blood to him, and he splashed it around on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:5 - “The priest shall also give a command to slaughter H7819 the one bird in an earthenware vessel over [fn]running water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:6 - “As for the live bird, he shall take it together with the cedar wood and the [fn]scarlet string and the hyssop, and he shall dip them and the live bird in the blood of the bird that was slaughtered H7819 over the [fn]running water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:13 - “Next he shall slaughter H7819 the male lamb in the place where they slaughter H7819 the sin offering and the burnt offering, at the place of the sanctuary—for the guilt offering, like the sin offering, belongs to the priest; it is most holy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:19 - “The priest shall next offer the sin offering and make atonement for the one to be cleansed from his uncleanness. Then afterward, he shall slaughter H7819 the burnt offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:25 - “Next he shall slaughter H7819 the lamb of the guilt offering; and the priest shall take some of the blood of the guilt offering and put it on the lobe of the right ear of the one to be cleansed and on the thumb of his right hand and on the big toe of his right foot.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:50

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:50 - and he shall slaughter H7819 the one bird in an earthenware vessel over [fn]running water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:51 - “Then he shall take the cedar wood and the hyssop and the [fn]scarlet string, with the live bird, and he shall dip them in the blood of the slaughtered H7819 bird as well as in the [fn]running water, and he shall sprinkle the house seven times.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:11 -

“Then Aaron shall bring near the bull of the sin offering, which is for himself, and make atonement for himself and for his household, and he shall slaughter H7819 the bull of the sin offering which is for himself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:15 -

“Then he shall slaughter H7819 the goat of the sin offering which is for the people and bring its blood inside the veil and do with its blood as he did with the blood of the bull. And he shall sprinkle it on the mercy seat and in front of the mercy seat.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:3 - “Any man from the house of Israel who slaughters H7819 an ox or a lamb or a goat in the camp, or who slaughters H7819 it outside the camp,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:28 - “But, whether it is an ox or a sheep, you shall not slaughter H7819 both it and its young in one day.
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