The meaning of “שָׁחַט”
Understanding shâchaṭ reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
kill, offer, shoot out, slay, slaughter. - to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre) v 1) to kill, slaughter, beat 1a) (Qa...
שָׁחַט
kill, offer, shoot out, slay, slaughter. - to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre) 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) n f 2) (BDB) slaughtering 2a) word doubtful
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Genesis 37:31 | “And they took Joseph’s coat, and killed a kid of the goats, and dipped the coat in the blood;” Word: שָׁחַט (shâchaṭ) | |
| Leviticus 9:8 | “Aaron therefore went unto the altar, and slew the calf of the sin offering, which was for himself.” Word: שָׁחַט (shâchaṭ) | |
| Judges 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 at the passages of Jordan: and there fell at that time of the Ephraimites forty and two thousand.” Word: שָׁחַט (shâchaṭ) | |
| 1 Kings 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 there.” Word: שָׁחַט (shâchaṭ) | |
| 2 Chronicles 35:1 | “Moreover Josiah kept a passover unto the Lord in Jerusalem: and they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the first month.” Word: שָׁחַט (shâchaṭ) |
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