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Lexicon :: Strong's H7819 - šāḥaṭ

Aa
שָׁחַט
Transliteration
šāḥaṭ
Pronunciation
shaw-khat'
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Part of Speech
feminine noun, verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

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 82 times in 70 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Page 1 / 2 (Gen 22:10–2Ch 29:22)

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:10

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 22:10 - And stretching out his hand, Abraham took the knife to put his son to death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:31 - Then they took Joseph's coat, and put on it some of the blood from a young goat which they had put to death,

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:6 - Keep it till the fourteenth day of the same month, when everyone who is of the children of Israel is to put it to death between sundown and dark.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:21 - Then Moses sent for the chiefs of Israel, and said to them, See that lambs are marked out for yourselves and your families, and let the Passover lamb be put to death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:11 - And you are to put the ox to death before the Lord at the door of the Tent of meeting.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:16 - Then let it be put to death, so that the sides of the altar are marked with its blood.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:20 - You are to put the sheep to death, and take some of its blood and put it on the point of Aaron's right ear, and of the right ears of his sons, and on the thumbs of their right hands and the great toes of their right feet, dropping the rest of the blood on the sides of the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:25 - No leaven is to be offered with the blood of my offering, and the offering of the Passover feast may not be kept till the morning.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:5 - And the ox is to be put to death before the Lord: then Aaron's sons, the priests, are to take the blood and put some of it on and round the altar which is at the door of the Tent of meeting.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:11 - And he is to put it to death on the north side of the altar before the Lord: and Aaron's sons, the priests, are to put some of the blood on and round the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:2 - And he is to put his hand on the head of his offering and put it to death at the door of the Tent of meeting; and Aaron's sons, the priests, are to put some of the blood on and round the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:8 - And he is to put his hand on the head of his offering and put it to death before the Tent of meeting; and Aaron's sons are to put some of its blood on and round the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:13 - And let him put his hand on the head of it and put it to death before the Tent of meeting; and the sons of Aaron are to put some of its blood on and round the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:4 - And he is to take the ox to the door of the Tent of meeting before the Lord; and put his hand on its head and put it to death before the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:15 - And let the chiefs of the people put their hands on its head before the Lord, and put the ox to death before the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:24 - And he is to put his hand on the head of the goat and put it to death in the place where they put to death the burned offering before the Lord: it is a sin-offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:29

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:29 - And he is to put his hand on the head of the sin-offering and put it to death in the place where they put to death the burned offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:33

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:33 - And he is to put his hand on the head of the offering and put it to death for a sin-offering in the place where they put to death the burned offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:25 - Say to Aaron and his sons, This is the law for the sin-offering: the sin-offering is to be put to death before the Lord in the same place as the burned offering; it is most holy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:2 - They are to put to death the offering for wrongdoing in the same place as the burned offering; and the priest is to put the blood on and round the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:15 - And he put it to death; and Moses took the blood and put it on the horns of the altar and round it with his finger, and made the altar clean, draining out the blood at the base of the altar; so he made it holy, taking away what was unclean.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:19 - And he put it to death; and Moses put some of the blood on and round the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:23 - And he put it to death; and Moses took some of the blood and put it on the point of Aaron's right ear and on the thumb of his right hand and on the great 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 put to death the ox for the sin-offering for himself;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:12 - And he put to death the burned offering; and Aaron's sons gave him the blood and he put some of it on and round the altar;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:15 - And he made an offering for the people and took the goat of the sin-offering for the people and put it to death, offering it for sin, in the same way as the first.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:18 - And he put to death the ox and the sheep, which were the peace-offerings for the people; and Aaron's sons gave him the blood and he put some of it on and round the altar;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:5 - And the priest will give orders for one of the birds to be put to death in a vessel made of earth, over flowing water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:6 - And he will take the living bird and the wood and the red thread and the hyssop and put them in the blood of the bird which was put to death over flowing water.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:13 - And he is to put the male lamb to death in the place where they put to death the sin-offering and the burned offering, in the holy place; for as the sin-offering is the property of the priest, so is the offering for wrongdoing: it is most holy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:19 - And the priest will give the sin-offering, and take away the sin of him who is to be made clean from his unclean condition; and after that he will put the burned offering to death.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:25 - And he will put to death the lamb of the offering for wrongdoing and the priest will take some of the blood of the offering for wrongdoing and put it on the point of the right ear of him who is to be made clean, and on the thumb of his right hand and on the great toe of his right foot;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:50

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:50 - And put one of the birds to death in a vessel of earth over flowing water;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:51 - And take the cedar-wood and the hyssop and the red thread and the living bird and put them in the blood of the dead bird and in the flowing water, shaking it over the house seven times.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:11 - And Aaron is to give the ox of the sin-offering for himself and take away sin from himself and his house, and put to death the ox of the sin-offering which is for himself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:15 - Then let him put to death the goat of the sin-offering for the people, and take its blood inside the veil and do with it as he did with the blood of the ox, shaking drops of it on and before the cover of the ark.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:3 - If any man of Israel puts to death an ox or a lamb or a goat, in or outside the tent-circle;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:28 - A cow or a sheep may not be put to death with its young on the same day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:22 - Are flocks and herds to be put to death for them? or are all the fish in the sea to be got together so that they may be full?

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:16 - Because the Lord was not able to take this people into the land which he made an oath to give them, he sent destruction on them in the waste land.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:3 - Give her to Eleazar the priest and let him take her outside the tent-circle and have her put to death before him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 12:6 - Then they said to him, Now say Shibboleth; and he said Sibboleth, and was not able to say it in the right way; then they took him and put him to death at the crossing-places of Jordan; and at that time forty-two thousand Ephraimites were put to death.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:25 - And when they had made an offering of the ox, they took the child to Eli.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:32 - And rushing at the goods taken in the fight, the people took oxen and sheep and young oxen, and put them to death there on the earth, and had a meal, taking the flesh with the blood in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:34 - And Saul said, Go about among the people and say to them, Let every man come here to me with his ox and his sheep, and put them to death here, and take his meal: do no sin against the Lord by taking the blood with the flesh. So all the people took their oxen with them that night and put them to death there.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:40 - And Elijah said to them, Take the prophets of Baal, let not one of them get away. So they took them, and Elijah made them go down to the stream Kishon, and put them to death there.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:7 - And when the letter came to them, they took the king's sons and put them to death, all the seventy, and put their heads in baskets and sent them to him at Jezreel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:14 - And he said, Take them living. So they took them living, and put them to death in the water-hole of Beth-eked; of the forty-two men he put every one to death;

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:7 - And they put the sons of Zedekiah to death before his eyes, and then they put out his eyes, and chaining him with iron bands, took him to Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:22 - So they put the oxen to death and their blood was given to the priests to be drained out against the altar; then they put the male sheep to death, draining out their blood against the altar, and they put the lambs to death, draining out their blood against the altar.

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