Word Study · Strong's H7819 · Hebrew
שָׁחַט
shachat
shaw-khat'
Strong's 1890 spelling: shâchaṭ
“to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre)”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre)
Rendered in the KJV as
kill, offer, shoot out, slay, slaughter.
- 81occurrencesin the Old Testament
- 14 of 39Old Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 65inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 81 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 65
- וְשָׁחַ֣ט4
- וַֽיִּשְׁחֲטוּ֙3
- וַֽיִּשְׁחֲט֖וּ3
- וַיִּשְׁחֲט֣וּ3
- וְשָׁחַ֥ט3
- וַיִּשְׁחֲטוּ־2
- וַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֖ם2
- וְשָׁחַ֛ט2
- וְשָׁחַ֖ט2
- יִשְׁחַ֥ט2
- הַשְּׁחוּטָ֔ה1
- הַשְּׁחֻטָ֔ה1
and 53 more spellings in the ledger below.
How it is rendered · 44
- and he will cut [the] throat of13
- and they slaughtered9
- and he cut [the] throat of3
- and he cut [the] throat of [it]3
- and you will slaughter3
- someone cuts [the] throat of3
- [which] had the throat cut2
- and he slaughtered2
- and he slaughtered them2
- and slaughter2
- and someone will cut [the] throat of2
- and they slaughtered them2
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 29
- Hc/Vqq3ms16
- Hc/Vqw3mp12
- Hc/Vqw3ms8
- verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular6
- verb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine plural5
- Hc/Vqq2ms3
- Hc/Vqw3ms/Sp3mp3
- conjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine plural2
- Hc/Vqw3mp/Sp3mp2
- preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)2
- the definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine singular2
- verb · passive or reflexive (niphal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person feminine singular2
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- Hc/Vqq3ms · 16
- Hc/Vqw3mp · 12
- Hc/Vqw3ms · 8
- HVqi3ms · 6
- HVqi3mp · 5
- Hc/Vqq2ms · 3
- Hc/Vqw3ms/Sp3mp · 3
- HC/Vqv2mp · 2
- Hc/Vqw3mp/Sp3mp · 2
- HR/Vqcc · 2
- HTd/Vqsfsa · 2
- HVNi3fs · 2
All 81, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- Leviticus36 of 81 · 44%
- 2 Chronicles8 of 81 · 10%
- Exodus6 of 81 · 7%
- Jeremiah6 of 81 · 7%
- Ezekiel6 of 81 · 7%
Leviticus carries the most and opens below; every other book is one click.
Genesis2 occurrences
- Genesis 22:10לִשְׁחֹ֖טlishchotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)Then Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son.here: to slaughter
- Genesis 37:31וַֽיִּשְׁחֲטוּ֙vaiyishchatuHc/Vqw3mpThen they took Joseph’s robe, slaughtered a young goat, and dipped the robe in its blood.here: and they slaughtered
Exodus6 occurrences
- Exodus 12:6וְשָׁחֲט֣וּveshachatuHc/Vqq3cpYou must keep it until the fourteenth day of the month, when the whole assembly of the congregation of Israel will slaughter the animals at twilight.here: and they will slaughter
- Exodus 12:21וְשַׁחֲט֥וּveshachatuconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine pluralThen Moses summoned all the elders of Israel and told them, “Go at once and select for yourselves a lamb for each family, and slaughter the Passover lamb.here: and slaughter
- Exodus 29:11וְשָׁחַטְתָּ֥veshachataHc/Vqq2msAnd you shall slaughter the bull before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.here: and you will slaughter
- Exodus 29:16וְשָׁחַטְתָּ֖veshachataHc/Vqq2msYou are to slaughter the ram, take its blood, and sprinkle it on all sides of the altar.here: and you will slaughter
- Exodus 29:20וְשָׁחַטְתָּ֣veshachataHc/Vqq2msSlaughter the ram, take some of its blood, and put it on the right earlobes of Aaron and his sons, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. Sprinkle the remaining blood on all sides of the altar.here: and you will slaughter
- Exodus 34:25תִשְׁחַ֥טtishchatverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine singularDo not offer the blood of a sacrifice to Me along with anything leavened, and do not let any of the sacrifice from the Passover Feast remain until morning.here: you must slaughter
Leviticus36 occurrences
- Leviticus 1:5וְשָׁחַ֛טveshachatHc/Vqq3msAnd he shall slaughter the young bull before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to present the blood and sprinkle it on all sides of the altar at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.here: and he will cut [the] throat of
- Leviticus 1:11וְשָׁחַ֨טveshachatHc/Vqq3msHe shall slaughter it on the north side of the altar before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to sprinkle its blood against the altar on all sides.here: and he will cut [the] throat of
- Leviticus 3:2וּשְׁחָט֕וֹushechatoHc/Vqq3ms/Sp3msHe is to lay his hand on the head of the offering and slaughter it at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons the priests shall sprinkle the blood on all sides of the altar.here: and he will cut throat its
- Leviticus 3:8וְשָׁחַ֣טveshachatHc/Vqq3msHe is to lay his hand on the head of his offering and slaughter it in front of the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle its blood on all sides of the altar.here: and he will cut [the] throat of
- Leviticus 3:13וְשָׁחַ֣טveshachatHc/Vqq3msHe must lay his hand on its head and slaughter it in front of the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons shall sprinkle its blood on all sides of the altar.here: and he will cut [the] throat of
- Leviticus 4:4וְשָׁחַ֥טveshachatHc/Vqq3msHe must bring the bull to the entrance to the Tent of Meeting before the LORD, lay his hand on the bull’s head, and slaughter it before the LORD.here: and he will cut [the] throat of
- Leviticus 4:15וְשָׁחַ֥טveshachatHc/Vqq3msThe elders of the congregation are to lay their hands on the bull’s head before the LORD, and it shall be slaughtered before the LORD.here: and someone will cut [the] throat of
- Leviticus 4:24וְשָׁחַ֣טveshachatHc/Vqq3msHe is to lay his hand on the head of the goat and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the LORD. It is a sin offering.here: and he will cut [the] throat of
- Leviticus 4:24יִשְׁחַ֥טyishchatverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularHe is to lay his hand on the head of the goat and slaughter it at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered before the LORD. It is a sin offering.here: someone cuts [the] throat of
- Leviticus 4:29וְשָׁחַט֙veshachatHc/Vqq3msHe is to lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place of the burnt offering.here: and he will cut [the] throat of
- Leviticus 4:33וְשָׁחַ֤טveshachatHc/Vqq3msAnd he is to lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it as a sin offering at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered.here: and he will cut [the] throat of
- Leviticus 4:33יִשְׁחַ֖טyishchatverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularAnd he is to lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it as a sin offering at the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered.here: someone cuts [the] throat of
- Leviticus 6:25תִּשָּׁחֵ֨טtishachetverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person feminine singular“Tell Aaron and his sons that this is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered, the sin offering shall be slaughtered before the LORD; it is most holy.here: it has its throat cut
- Leviticus 6:25תִּשָּׁחֵ֤טtishachetverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person feminine singular“Tell Aaron and his sons that this is the law of the sin offering: In the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered, the sin offering shall be slaughtered before the LORD; it is most holy.here: it will have its throat cut
- Leviticus 7:2יִשְׁחֲטוּ֙yishchatuverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine pluralThe guilt offering must be slaughtered in the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered, and the priest shall sprinkle its blood on all sides of the altar.here: people cut [the] throat of
- Leviticus 7:2יִשְׁחֲט֖וּyishchatuverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine pluralThe guilt offering must be slaughtered in the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered, and the priest shall sprinkle its blood on all sides of the altar.here: people will cut [the] throat of
- Leviticus 8:15וַיִּשְׁחָ֗טvaiyishchatHc/Vqw3msMoses slaughtered the bull, took some of the blood, and applied it with his finger to all four horns of the altar, purifying the altar. He poured out the rest of the blood at the base of the altar and consecrated it so that atonement could be made on it.here: and he cut [the] throat of [it]
- Leviticus 8:19וַיִּשְׁחָ֑טvaiyishchatHc/Vqw3msMoses slaughtered the ram and sprinkled the blood on all sides of the altar.here: and he cut [the] throat of [it]
- Leviticus 8:23וַיִּשְׁחָ֓ט׀vaiyishchatHc/Vqw3msMoses slaughtered the ram and took some of its blood and put it on Aaron’s right earlobe, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.here: and he cut [the] throat of [it]
- Leviticus 9:8וַיִּשְׁחַ֛טvaiyishchatHc/Vqw3msSo Aaron approached the altar and slaughtered the calf as a sin offering for himself.here: and he cut [the] throat of
- Leviticus 9:12וַיִּשְׁחַ֖טvaiyishchatHc/Vqw3msThen Aaron slaughtered the burnt offering. His sons brought him the blood, and he sprinkled it on all sides of the altar.here: and he cut [the] throat of
- Leviticus 9:15וַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֥הוּvaiyishchatehuHc/Vqw3ms/Sp3msAaron then presented the people’s offering. He took the male goat for the people’s sin offering, slaughtered it, and offered it for sin like the first one.here: and he cut throat its
- Leviticus 9:18וַיִּשְׁחַ֤טvaiyishchatHc/Vqw3msThen he slaughtered the ox and the ram as the people’s peace offering. His sons brought him the blood, and he sprinkled it on all sides of the altar.here: and he cut [the] throat of
- Leviticus 14:5וְשָׁחַ֖טveshachatHc/Vqq3msThen the priest shall command that one of the birds be slaughtered over fresh water in a clay pot.here: and someone will cut [the] throat of
- Leviticus 14:6הַשְּׁחֻטָ֔הhashechutahthe definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine singularAnd he is to take the live bird together with the cedar wood, scarlet yarn, and hyssop, and dip them into the blood of the bird that was slaughtered over the fresh water.here: [which] had the throat cut
- Leviticus 14:13וְשָׁחַ֣טveshachatHc/Vqq3msThen he is to slaughter the lamb in the sanctuary area where the sin offering and burnt offering are slaughtered. Like the sin offering, the guilt offering belongs to the priest; it is most holy.here: and he will cut [the] throat of
- Leviticus 14:13יִשְׁחַ֧טyishchatverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularThen he is to slaughter the lamb in the sanctuary area where the sin offering and burnt offering are slaughtered. Like the sin offering, the guilt offering belongs to the priest; it is most holy.here: someone cuts [the] throat of
- Leviticus 14:19יִשְׁחַ֥טyishchatverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularThen the priest is to sacrifice the sin offering and make atonement for the one to be cleansed from his uncleanness. After that, the priest shall slaughter the burnt offeringhere: he will cut [the] throat of
- Leviticus 14:25וְשָׁחַט֮veshachatHc/Vqq3msAnd after he slaughters the lamb for the guilt offering, the priest is to take some of the blood of the guilt offering and put it on the right earlobe of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.here: and he will cut [the] throat of
- Leviticus 14:50וְשָׁחַ֖טveshachatHc/Vqq3msand he shall slaughter one of the birds over fresh water in a clay pot.here: and he will cut [the] throat of
- Leviticus 14:51הַשְּׁחוּטָ֔הhashechutahthe definite article (“the”) + verb · simple (qal), passive participle · feminine singularThen he shall take the cedar wood, the hyssop, the scarlet yarn, and the live bird, dip them in the blood of the slaughtered bird and the fresh water, and sprinkle the house seven times.here: [which] had the throat cut
- Leviticus 16:11וְשָׁחַ֛טveshachatHc/Vqq3msWhen Aaron presents the bull for his sin offering and makes atonement for himself and his household, he is to slaughter the bull for his own sin offering.here: and he will cut [the] throat of
- Leviticus 16:15וְשָׁחַ֞טveshachatHc/Vqq3msAaron shall then slaughter the goat for the sin offering for the people and bring its blood behind the veil, and with its blood he must do as he did with the bull’s blood: He is to sprinkle it against the mercy seat and in front of it.here: and he will cut [the] throat of
- Leviticus 17:3יִשְׁחַ֜טyishchatverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular‘Anyone from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox, a lamb, or a goat in the camp or outside of ithere: he will cut [the] throat of
- Leviticus 17:3יִשְׁחַ֔טyishchatverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singular‘Anyone from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox, a lamb, or a goat in the camp or outside of ithere: he will cut [the] throat of [it]
- Leviticus 22:28תִשְׁחֲט֖וּtishchatuverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 2nd person masculine pluralBut you must not slaughter an ox or a sheep on the same day as its young.here: you must cut [the] throat of
Numbers3 occurrences
- Numbers 11:22יִשָּׁחֵ֥טyishachetverb · passive or reflexive (niphal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine singularIf all our flocks and herds were slaughtered for them, would they have enough? Or if all the fish in the sea were caught for them, would they have enough?”here: will it be slaughtered
- Numbers 14:16וַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֖םvaiyishchatemHc/Vqw3ms/Sp3mp‘Because the LORD was unable to bring this people into the land He swore to give them, He has slaughtered them in the wilderness.’here: and he has slaughtered them
- Numbers 19:3וְשָׁחַ֥טveshachatHc/Vqq3msGive it to Eleazar the priest, and he will have it brought outside the camp and slaughtered in his presence.here: and someone will slaughter
1 Samuel4 occurrences
- 1 Samuel 1:25וַֽיִּשְׁחֲט֖וּvaiyishchatuHc/Vqw3mpAnd when they had slaughtered the bull, they brought the boy to Eli.here: and they slaughtered
- 1 Samuel 14:32וַיִּשְׁחֲטוּ־vaiyishchatu-Hc/Vqw3mpSo they rushed greedily to the plunder, taking sheep, cattle, and calves. They slaughtered them on the ground and ate meat with the blood still in it.here: and they slaughtered [them]
- 1 Samuel 14:34וּשְׁחַטְתֶּ֤םushechatemHc/Vqq2mpThen he said, “Go among the troops and tell them, ‘Each man must bring me his ox or his sheep, slaughter them in this place, and then eat. Do not sin against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it.’” So that night everyone brought his ox and slaughtered it there.here: and you will slaughter [it]
- 1 Samuel 14:34וַיִּשְׁחֲטוּ־vaiyishchatu-Hc/Vqw3mpThen he said, “Go among the troops and tell them, ‘Each man must bring me his ox or his sheep, slaughter them in this place, and then eat. Do not sin against the LORD by eating meat with the blood still in it.’” So that night everyone brought his ox and slaughtered it there.here: and they slaughtered [it]
2 Kings3 occurrences
- 2 Kings 10:7וַֽיִּשְׁחֲט֖וּvaiyishchatuHc/Vqw3mpAnd when the letter arrived, they took the sons of the king and slaughtered all seventy of them. They put their heads in baskets and sent them to Jehu at Jezreel.here: and they slaughtered
- 2 Kings 10:14וַֽיִּשְׁחָט֞וּםvaiyishchatumHc/Vqw3mp/Sp3mpThen Jehu ordered, “Take them alive.” So his men took them alive, then slaughtered them at the well of Beth-eked—forty-two men. He spared none of them.here: and they slaughtered them
- 2 Kings 25:7שָׁחֲט֖וּshachatuverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person common pluralAnd they slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes. Then they put out his eyes, bound him with bronze shackles, and took him to Babylon.here: they slaughtered
2 Chronicles8 occurrences
- 2 Chronicles 29:22וַֽיִּשְׁחֲטוּ֙vaiyishchatuHc/Vqw3mpSo they slaughtered the bulls, and the priests took the blood and sprinkled it on the altar. They slaughtered the rams and sprinkled the blood on the altar. And they slaughtered the lambs and sprinkled the blood on the altar.here: and they slaughtered
- 2 Chronicles 29:22וַיִּשְׁחֲט֣וּvaiyishchatuHc/Vqw3mpSo they slaughtered the bulls, and the priests took the blood and sprinkled it on the altar. They slaughtered the rams and sprinkled the blood on the altar. And they slaughtered the lambs and sprinkled the blood on the altar.here: and they slaughtered
- 2 Chronicles 29:22וַֽיִּשְׁחֲטוּ֙vaiyishchatuHc/Vqw3mpSo they slaughtered the bulls, and the priests took the blood and sprinkled it on the altar. They slaughtered the rams and sprinkled the blood on the altar. And they slaughtered the lambs and sprinkled the blood on the altar.here: and they slaughtered
- 2 Chronicles 29:24וַיִּשְׁחָטוּם֙vaiyishchatumHc/Vqw3mp/Sp3mpAnd the priests slaughtered the goats and put their blood on the altar for a sin offering, to make atonement for all Israel, because the king had ordered the burnt offering and the sin offering for all Israel.here: and they slaughtered them
- 2 Chronicles 30:15וַיִּשְׁחֲט֣וּvaiyishchatuHc/Vqw3mpAnd on the fourteenth day of the second month they slaughtered the Passover lamb. The priests and Levites were ashamed, and they consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the house of the LORD.here: and they slaughtered
- 2 Chronicles 35:1וַיִּשְׁחֲט֣וּvaiyishchatuHc/Vqw3mpThen Josiah celebrated the Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem, and the Passover lamb was slaughtered on the fourteenth day of the first month.here: and people slaughtered
- 2 Chronicles 35:6וְשַׁחֲט֖וּveshachatuconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), command · 2nd person masculine pluralSlaughter the Passover lambs, consecrate yourselves, and make preparations for your fellow countrymen to carry out the word of the LORD given by Moses.”here: and slaughter
- 2 Chronicles 35:11וַֽיִּשְׁחֲט֖וּvaiyishchatuHc/Vqw3mpAnd they slaughtered the Passover lambs, while the priests sprinkled the blood handed to them and the Levites skinned the animals.here: and they slaughtered
Isaiah3 occurrences
- Isaiah 22:13וְשָׁחֹ֣טveshachotconjunction (“and”) + verb · simple (qal), infinitive absoluteBut look, there is joy and gladness, butchering of cattle and slaughtering of sheep, eating of meat and drinking of wine: “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die!”here: and they are slaughtering
- Isaiah 57:5שֹׁחֲטֵ֤יshochateiverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine plural · in construct (“…of”)who burn with lust among the oaks, under every luxuriant tree, who slaughter your children in the valleys, under the clefts of the rocks?here: [who] slaughter
- Isaiah 66:3שׁוֹחֵ֨טshochetverb · simple (qal), participle (“the one who…”) · masculine singularWhoever slaughters an ox is like one who slays a man; whoever sacrifices a lamb is like one who breaks a dog’s neck; whoever presents a grain offering is like one who offers pig’s blood; whoever offers frankincense is like one who blesses an idol. Indeed, they have chosen their own ways and delighted in their abominations.here: [one who] slaughters
Jeremiah6 occurrences
- Jeremiah 9:8שָׁח֛וּטshochetverb · simple (qal), passive participle · masculine singularTheir tongues are deadly arrows; they speak deception. With his mouth a man speaks peace to his neighbor, but in his heart he sets a trap for him.here: beaten
- Jeremiah 39:6וַיִּשְׁחַט֩vaiyishchatHc/Vqw3msThere at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also killed all the nobles of Judah.here: and he slaughtered
- Jeremiah 39:6שָׁחַ֖טshachatverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularThere at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also killed all the nobles of Judah.here: he slaughtered
- Jeremiah 41:7וַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֞םvaiyishchatemHc/Vqw3ms/Sp3mpAnd when they came into the city, Ishmael son of Nethaniah and the men with him slaughtered them and threw them into a cistern.here: and he slaughtered them
- Jeremiah 52:10וַיִּשְׁחַ֧טvaiyishchatHc/Vqw3msThere at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also killed all the officials of Judah.here: and he slaughtered
- Jeremiah 52:10שָׁחַ֥טshachatverb · simple (qal), completed action · 3rd person masculine singularThere at Riblah the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah before his eyes, and he also killed all the officials of Judah.here: he slaughtered
Ezekiel6 occurrences
- Ezekiel 16:21וַֽתִּשְׁחֲטִ֖יvatishchatiHc/Vqw2fsYou slaughtered My children and delivered them up through the fire to idols.here: and you slaughtered
- Ezekiel 23:39וּֽבְשַׁחֲטָ֤םuveshachatamconjunction (“and”) + preposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”) + pronoun suffix · 3rd person masculine pluralOn the very day they slaughtered their children for their idols, they entered My sanctuary to profane it. Yes, they did this inside My house.here: and when had slaughtered they
- Ezekiel 40:39לִשְׁח֤וֹטlishchotpreposition + verb · simple (qal), infinitive (“to…”)Inside the portico of the gateway were two tables on each side, on which the burnt offerings, sin offerings, and guilt offerings were to be slaughtered.here: to slaughter
- Ezekiel 40:41יִשְׁחָֽטוּ׃yishchatuverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine pluralSo there were four tables inside the gateway and four outside—eight tables in all—on which the sacrifices were to be slaughtered.here: people slaughter
- Ezekiel 40:42יִשְׁחֲט֧וּyishchatuverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine pluralThere were also four tables of dressed stone for the burnt offering, each a cubit and a half long, a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit high. On these were placed the utensils used to slaughter the burnt offerings and the other sacrifices.here: people slaughtered
- Ezekiel 44:11יִשְׁחֲט֨וּyishchatuverb · simple (qal), ongoing or future action · 3rd person masculine pluralYet they shall be ministers in My sanctuary, having charge of the gates of the temple and ministering there. They shall slaughter the burnt offerings and other sacrifices for the people and stand before them to minister to them.here: they will slaughter
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