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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
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 - And Abraham reached out with his hand and took the knife to [fn]slaughter H7819 his son.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 37:31 - So they took Joseph’s tunic, and slaughtered H7819 a male goat, and dipped the tunic in the blood;

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 12:6 - ‘[fn]You shall keep it until the fourteenth day of the same month, then the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel is to slaughter H7819 it [fn]at twilight.

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Then Moses called for all the elders of Israel and said to them, “Go and take for yourselves [fn]lambs according to your families, and slaughter H7819 the Passover lamb.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:11 - “And you shall slaughter H7819 the bull before the LORD at the doorway of the tent of meeting.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:16 - and you shall slaughter H7819 the ram and take its blood and sprinkle it around on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 29:20 - “And you shall slaughter H7819 the ram, and take some of its blood and put it on the lobe of Aaron’s right ear and on the lobes of his sons’ right ears, and on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet, and sprinkle the rest of the blood around on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:25 -

“You shall not [fn]offer H7819 the blood of My sacrifice with leavened bread, nor is the sacrifice of the Feast of the Passover to [fn]be left over until morning.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 1:5 - ‘Then he shall [fn]slaughter H7819 the [fn]bull before the LORD; and Aaron’s sons the priests shall offer up the blood and sprinkle 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 - ‘And he shall slaughter H7819 it on the side of the altar northward before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests shall sprinkle its blood around on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 3:2 - ‘And 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 sprinkle the blood around on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 3:8

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

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

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

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 4:24

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 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 Box Lev 4:33

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 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 the LORD; it is most holy.

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

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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 consecrated it, to make atonement for it.

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

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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 -

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 brought the blood to him, and he sprinkled it around on the altar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 9:15 -

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:5

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 14:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:6 - “As for the live bird, he shall take it together with the cedar wood, the [fn]scarlet string, and the hyssop, and 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 Box Lev 14:13

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:19 - “The priest shall next offer the [fn]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 Box Lev 14:25

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 14:25 - “Next he shall slaughter H7819 the lamb of the guilt offering; and the priest is to 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 Box Lev 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 - “Then he shall take the cedar wood, the hyssop, and the [fn]scarlet string, with the live bird, and dip them in the blood of the slaughtered H7819 bird as well as in the [fn]running water, and sprinkle the house seven times.

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“Then Aaron shall offer the bull of the [fn]sin offering which is for himself and make atonement for himself and for his household, and he shall slaughter H7819 the bull of the [fn]sin offering which is for himself.

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“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 sprinkle it on the atoning cover and in front of the atoning cover.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 17:3

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

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 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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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 11:22 - “Are flocks and herds to be slaughtered H7819 for them, so that it will be sufficient for them? Or are all the fish of the sea to be [fn]caught for them, so that it will be sufficient for them?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:16 - ‘Since the LORD could not bring this people into the land which He promised them by oath, He slaughtered H7819 them in the wilderness.’

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Unchecked Copy Box Num 19:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 19:3 - ‘And you shall give it to Eleazar the priest, and it shall be brought outside the camp and be slaughtered H7819 in his presence.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jdg 12:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 12:6 - then they would say to him, “Just say, ‘Shibboleth.’” But he said, “Sibboleth,” for he was not [fn]prepared to [fn]pronounce it correctly. Then they seized him and slaughtered H7819 him at the crossing places of the Jordan. So at that time forty-two thousand from Ephraim fell.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 1:25 - Then they [fn]slaughtered H7819 the bull, and brought the boy to Eli.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Sa 14:32

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:32 - So the people loudly rushed upon the spoils, and took sheep, oxen, and calves, and slaughtered H7819 them on the ground; and the people ate them with the blood.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 14:34 - Then Saul said, “Disperse yourselves among the people and say to them, ‘Each one of you bring me his ox or his sheep, and slaughter H7819 it here and eat; and do not sin against the LORD by eating it with the blood.’” So all the people brought them that night, each one his ox [fn]with him, and they slaughtered H7819 them there.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 18:40 - Then Elijah said to them, “Seize the prophets of Baal; do not let one of them escape.” So they seized them; and Elijah brought them down to the brook Kishon, and slaughtered H7819 them there.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:7 - When the letter came to them, they took the king’s sons and slaughtered H7819 them, seventy men, and put their heads in baskets, and sent them to him at Jezreel.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 10:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 10:14 - Then he said, “Take them alive.” So they took them alive, and slaughtered H7819 them at the pit of Beth-eked, forty-two men; and he left none of them.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ki 25:7

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 25:7 - And they slaughtered H7819 the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, then put out Zedekiah’s eyes and bound him with bronze shackles, and brought him to Babylon.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 29:22 - So they slaughtered H7819 the bulls, and the priests took the blood and sprinkled it on the altar. They also slaughtered H7819 the rams and sprinkled the blood on the altar; they slaughtered H7819 the lambs as well, and sprinkled the blood on the altar.

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