שָׁחַט
To slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre)
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What does שָׁחַט (šāḥaṭ) mean in the Bible?
שָׁחַט (šāḥaṭ) is a Hebrew word meaning "to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre)". to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre) BDB: slaughter Usage: kill, offer, shoot out, slay, slaughter.
Meaning
Sacrificial slaughter or violent killing; the context—altar or battlefield—determines moral valence
to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre) BDB: slaughter Usage: kill, offer, shoot out, slay, slaughter.
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
Qal basic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense 20×
Niphal passive or reflexive — the subject receives or experiences the action 3×
Biblical Occurrences
Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.
Biblical Witnesses
Showing 8 of 82 occurrences in the biblical text.