7819a – שָׁחַט (shachat)

to slaughter

Type:	Verb Verb   Rootword
Hebrew:	שָׁחַט (shachat)
Pronunciation:	sha-chat    Listen
Gematria:	317(300 + 8 + 9)    words with the same gematria
Origin:	a primitive root
Usage:	80 times in OT

Description

v
1) to kill, slaughter, beat
1a) (Qal)
1a1) to slaughter
1a1a) beast for food
1a1b) sacrifice
1a1c) person in human sacrifice
1a1d) beaten, hammered (of shekels)
1b) (Niphal) to be slaughtered, be slain (of food or sacrifice)

Word root

Word with shachat as root:

שְׁחִיטָה

shechitah

H7821

slaughtering

Equivalent Greek words

In the greek translation Septuagint (LXX) the Hebrew word shachat was translated to the following:

σφάζω

sphazo

G4969

slay

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