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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).
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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 Abraham stretched forth his hand, and took the knife to slay H7819 his son.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:31

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:31 - And they took Joseph's coat, and killed H7819 a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:6 - And ye shall keep it up until the fourteenth day of the same month: and H7819 the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel shall kill H7819 it in the evening.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:21

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:21 - Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel, and said unto them, Draw out and take you a lamb according to your families, and kill H7819 the passover.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:11

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:11 - And thou shalt kill H7819 the bullock before the LORD, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:16

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:16 - And thou shalt slay H7819 the ram, and thou shalt take his blood, and sprinkle it round about upon the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:20

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:20 - Then shalt thou kill H7819 the ram, and take of his blood, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:25

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:25 - Thou shalt H7819 not offer H7819 the blood of my sacrifice with leaven; neither shall the sacrifice of the feast of the passover be left unto the morning.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:5 - And he shall kill H7819 the bullock before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:11 - And he shall kill H7819 it on the side of the altar northward before the LORD: and the priests, Aaron's sons, shall sprinkle his blood round about upon the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:2 - And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill it H7819 at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:8 - And he shall lay his hand upon the head of his offering, and kill H7819 it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron's sons shall sprinkle the blood thereof round about upon the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:13 - And he shall lay his hand upon the head of it, and kill H7819 it before the tabernacle of the congregation: and the sons of Aaron shall sprinkle the blood thereof upon the altar round about.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:4 - And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD; and shall lay his hand upon the bullock's head, and kill H7819 the bullock before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:15 - And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands upon the head of the bullock before the LORD: and H7819 the bullock shall be killed H7819 before the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 4:24 - And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the goat, and kill H7819 it in the place where they kill H7819 the burnt 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 shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay H7819 the sin offering in 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 upon the head of the sin offering, and slay H7819 it for a sin offering in the place where they kill H7819 the burnt offering.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:25 - Speak unto Aaron and to his sons, saying, This is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is killed H7819 shall H7819 the sin offering be killed H7819 before the LORD: it is most holy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 7:2 - In the place where they kill H7819 the burnt offering shall they kill H7819 the trespass offering: and the blood thereof shall he sprinkle round about upon the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:15 - And he slew H7819 it; and Moses took the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and purified the altar, and poured the blood at the bottom of the altar, and sanctified it, to make reconciliation upon it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:19 - And he killed H7819 it; and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:23

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 8:23 - And he slew H7819 it; and Moses took of the blood of it, and put it upon the tip of Aaron's right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:8 - Aaron therefore went unto the altar, and slew H7819 the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:12 - And he slew H7819 the burnt offering; and Aaron's sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled round about upon the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:15 - And he brought the people's offering, and took the goat, which was the sin offering for the people, and slew it, H7819 and offered it for sin, as the first.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:18 - He slew also H7819 the bullock and the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings, which was for the people: and Aaron's sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled upon the altar round about,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:5 - And the priest shall command that H7819 one of the birds be killed H7819 in an earthen vessel over running water:

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:6 - As for the living bird, he shall take it, and the cedar wood, and the scarlet, and the hyssop, and shall dip them and the living bird in the blood of the bird that was killed H7819 over the running water:

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:13 - And he shall slay H7819 the lamb in the place where he shall kill H7819 the sin offering and the burnt offering, in the holy place: for as the sin offering is the priest's, so is the trespass offering: it is most holy:

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:19 - And the priest shall offer the sin offering, and make an atonement for him that is to be cleansed from his uncleanness; and afterward he shall kill H7819 the burnt offering:

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:25 - And he shall kill H7819 the lamb of the trespass offering, and the priest shall take some of the blood of the trespass offering, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot:

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:50

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:50 - And he shall kill H7819 the one of the birds in an earthen vessel over running water:

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:51 - And he shall take the cedar wood, and the hyssop, and the scarlet, and the living bird, and dip them in the blood of the slain H7819 bird, and in the running water, and sprinkle the house seven times:

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:11 - And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill H7819 the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself:

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 16:15 - Then shall he kill H7819 the goat of the sin offering, that is for the people, and bring his blood within the vail, and do with that blood as he did with the blood of the bullock, and sprinkle it upon the mercy seat, and before the mercy seat:

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 17:3 - What man soever there be of the house of Israel, that killeth H7819 an ox, or lamb, or goat, in the camp, or that killeth H7819 it out of the camp,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 22:28 - And whether it be cow or ewe, ye shall H7819 not kill H7819 it and her young both in one day.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:22

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:22 - Shall H7819 the flocks and the herds be slain H7819 for them, to suffice them? or shall all the fish of the sea be gathered together for them, to suffice them?

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:16

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:16 - Because the LORD was not able to bring this people into the land which he sware unto them, therefore he hath slain them H7819 in the wilderness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:3 - And ye shall give her unto Eleazar the priest, that he may bring her forth without the camp, and one shall slay H7819 her before his face:

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 12:6 - Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right. Then they took him, and slew him H7819 at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:25 - And they slew H7819 a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:32 - And the people flew upon the spoil, and took sheep, and oxen, and calves, and slew H7819 them on the ground: and the people did eat them with the blood.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:34

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:34 - And Saul said, Disperse yourselves among the people, and say unto them, Bring me hither every man his ox, and every man his sheep, and slay H7819 them here, and eat; and sin not against the LORD in eating with the blood. And all the people brought every man his ox with him that night, and slew H7819 them there.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:40

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:40 - And Elijah said unto them, Take the prophets of Baal; let not one of them escape. And they took them: and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slew them H7819 there.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:7 - And it came to pass, when the letter came to them, that they took the king's sons, and slew H7819 seventy persons, and put their heads in baskets, and sent him them to Jezreel.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:14 - And he said, Take them alive. And they took them alive, and slew them H7819 at the pit of the shearing house, even two and forty men; neither left he any of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:7 - And they slew H7819 the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and put out the eyes of Zedekiah, and bound him with fetters of brass, and carried him to Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:22 - So they killed H7819 the bullocks, and the priests received the blood, and sprinkled it on the altar: likewise, when they had killed H7819 the rams, they sprinkled the blood upon the altar: they killed also H7819 the lambs, and they sprinkled the blood upon the altar.

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