שָׁחַט (shâchaṭ) — Kill

Hebrew word study: שָׁחַט (shâchaṭ), Strong's H7819. to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre)

HebrewStrong's H7819
Quick definition
Hebrew word
שָׁחַט (shâchaṭ)
Pronounced: shaw-khat'

Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.

to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre)

Word study
Derivation: a primitive root;

KJV translation words: kill, offer, shoot out, slay, slaughter.

Where this word appears

Strong's H7819 is tagged on 81 words in 70 verses across 14 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 22:10 and last appears in Hosea 5:2.

How it is rendered in the text

The plain-English sense shown on each tagged word, with the number of times each appears.

and he will cut the throat of ×13and they slaughtered ×9and he cut the throat of ×3and he cut the throat of it ×3and they slaughtered them ×3and you will slaughter ×3someone cuts the throat of ×3and slaughter ×2and someone will cut the throat of ×2he will cut the throat of ×2to slaughter ×2which had the throat cut ×2

Forms found in the text

The spellings in which the word is actually written, which can differ by prefix, ending or tense.

וְשָׁחַט ×16וַיִּשְׁחֲטוּ ×12יִשְׁחַט ×6וַיִּשְׁחַט ×5יִשְׁחֲטוּ ×4וְשָׁחַטְתָּ ×3וַיִּשְׁחָט ×3וַיִּשְׁחָטֵם ×3וְשַׁחֲטוּ ×2תִּשָּׁחֵט ×2

Books where it appears most

Leviticus ×362 Chronicles ×8Exodus ×6Jeremiah ×6Ezekiel ×61 Samuel ×4Numbers ×32 Kings ×3

Verses (first 25 of 70)

  • Genesis 22:10 — לִשְׁחֹט — to slaughter
  • Genesis 37:31 — וַיִּשְׁחֲטוּ — and they slaughtered
  • Exodus 12:6 — וְשָׁחֲטוּ — and they will slaughter
  • Exodus 12:21 — וְשַׁחֲטוּ — and slaughter
  • Exodus 29:11 — וְשָׁחַטְתָּ — and you will slaughter
  • Exodus 29:16 — וְשָׁחַטְתָּ — and you will slaughter
  • Exodus 29:20 — וְשָׁחַטְתָּ — and you will slaughter
  • Exodus 34:25 — תִשְׁחַט — you must slaughter
  • Leviticus 1:5 — וְשָׁחַט — and he will cut the throat of
  • Leviticus 1:11 — וְשָׁחַט — and he will cut the throat of
  • Leviticus 3:2 — וּשְׁחָטוֹ — and he will cut throat its
  • Leviticus 3:8 — וְשָׁחַט — and he will cut the throat of
  • Leviticus 3:13 — וְשָׁחַט — and he will cut the throat of
  • Leviticus 4:4 — וְשָׁחַט — and he will cut the throat of
  • Leviticus 4:15 — וְשָׁחַט — and someone will cut the throat of
  • Leviticus 4:24 — וְשָׁחַט — and he will cut the throat of
  • Leviticus 4:29 — וְשָׁחַט — and he will cut the throat of
  • Leviticus 4:33 — וְשָׁחַט — and he will cut the throat of
  • Leviticus 6:25 — תִּשָּׁחֵט — it has its throat cut
  • Leviticus 7:2 — יִשְׁחֲטוּ — people cut the throat of
  • Leviticus 8:15 — וַיִּשְׁחָט — and he cut the throat of it
  • Leviticus 8:19 — וַיִּשְׁחָט — and he cut the throat of it
  • Leviticus 8:23 — וַיִּשְׁחָט — and he cut the throat of it
  • Leviticus 9:8 — וַיִּשְׁחַט — and he cut the throat of
  • Leviticus 9:12 — וַיִּשְׁחַט — and he cut the throat of

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Related entries

Entries whose derivation names this word: H7820 שָׁחַט (shâchaṭ), H7821 שְׁחִיטָה (shᵉchîyṭâh).

Counts and verses come from the word-by-word tagging of the original-language text published on this site (STEPBible data, CC BY 4.0). They count tagged words, not English translations.

Frequently asked questions

What does shâchaṭ (H7819) mean?

To slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre).

How is H7819 translated in the KJV?

The KJV translates H7819 as: kill, offer, shoot out, slay, slaughter..

How often does שָׁחַט (shâchaṭ) appear?

Strong's H7819 is tagged on 81 words in 70 verses across 14 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 22:10 and last appears in Hosea 5:2.