Definition
a primitive root; to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre)
Traditional renderings: kill, offer, shoot out, slay, slaughter.
Traditional renderings: kill, offer, shoot out, slay, slaughter.
In the Greek Old Testament
How the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders שָׁחַט:
Usage patterns
Occurrences
81 total
- Genesis 22:10לִשְׁחֹ֖ט · to slaughterThen Abraham reached out his hand and took the knife to slaughter his son.
- Genesis 37:31וַֽיִּשְׁחֲטוּ֙ · slaughteredThen they took Joseph’s robe, slaughtered a young goat, and dipped the robe in its blood.
- Exodus 12:6וְשָׁחֲט֣וּ · will slaughterYou 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.
- Exodus 12:21וְשַׁחֲט֥וּ · and slaughterThen 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.
- Exodus 29:11וְשָׁחַטְתָּ֥ · And you shall slaughterAnd you shall slaughter the bull before the LORD at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
- Exodus 29:16וְשָׁחַטְתָּ֖ · You are to slaughterYou are to slaughter the ram, take its blood, and splatter it on all sides of the altar.
- Exodus 29:20וְשָׁחַטְתָּ֣ · SlaughterSlaughter 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. Splatter the remaining blood on all sides of the altar.
- Exodus 34:25תִשְׁחַ֥ט · offerDo 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.
- Leviticus 1:5וְשָׁחַ֛ט · And he shall slaughterAnd he shall slaughter the young bull before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to present the blood and splatter it on all sides of the altar at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.
- Leviticus 1:11וְשָׁחַ֨ט · He shall slaughterHe shall slaughter it on the north side of the altar before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to splatter its blood against the altar on all sides.
- Leviticus 3:2וּשְׁחָט֕וֹ · and slaughterHe 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 splatter the blood on all sides of the altar.
- Leviticus 3:8וְשָׁחַ֣ט · and slaughterHe 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 splatter its blood on all sides of the altar.
- Leviticus 3:13וְשָׁחַ֣ט · and slaughterHe must lay his hand on its head and slaughter it in front of the Tent of Meeting. Then Aaron’s sons shall splatter its blood on all sides of the altar.
- Leviticus 4:4וְשָׁחַ֥ט · and slaughterHe 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.
- Leviticus 4:15וְשָׁחַ֥ט · shall be slaughteredThe 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.
- Leviticus 4:24וְשָׁחַ֣ט · and slaughter; יִשְׁחַ֥ט · is slaughteredHe 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.
- Leviticus 4:29וְשָׁחַט֙ · and slaughterHe is to lay his hand on the head of the sin offering and slaughter it at the place of the burnt offering.
- Leviticus 4:33וְשָׁחַ֤ט · and slaughter; יִשְׁחַ֖ט · is slaughteredAnd 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.
- Leviticus 6:25תִּשָּׁחֵ֨ט · is slaughtered; תִּשָּׁחֵ֤ט · shall be slaughtered“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.
- Leviticus 7:2יִשְׁחֲטוּ֙ · must be slaughtered; יִשְׁחֲט֖וּ · is slaughteredThe guilt offering must be slaughtered in the place where the burnt offering is slaughtered, and the priest shall splatter its blood on all sides of the altar.
- Leviticus 8:15וַיִּשְׁחָ֗ט · slaughtered [the bull]Moses 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.
- Leviticus 8:19וַיִּשְׁחָ֑ט · slaughtered [the ram]Moses slaughtered the ram and splattered the blood on all sides of the altar.
- Leviticus 8:23וַיִּשְׁחָ֓ט׀ · slaughtered [the ram]Moses 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.
- Leviticus 9:8וַיִּשְׁחַ֛ט · and slaughteredSo Aaron approached the altar and slaughtered the calf as a sin offering for himself.
- Leviticus 9:12וַיִּשְׁחַ֖ט · Then [Aaron] slaughteredThen Aaron slaughtered the burnt offering. His sons brought him the blood, and he splattered it on all sides of the altar.
- Leviticus 9:15וַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֥הוּ · slaughtered itAaron 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.
- Leviticus 9:18וַיִּשְׁחַ֤ט · Then he slaughteredThen he slaughtered the ox and the ram as the people’s peace offering. His sons brought him the blood, and he splattered it on all sides of the altar.
- Leviticus 14:5וְשָׁחַ֖ט · be slaughteredThen the priest shall command that one of the birds be slaughtered over fresh water in a clay pot.
- Leviticus 14:6הַשְּׁחֻטָ֔ה · that was slaughteredAnd 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.
- Leviticus 14:13וְשָׁחַ֣ט · Then he is to slaughter; יִשְׁחַ֧ט · are slaughteredThen 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.
- Leviticus 14:19יִשְׁחַ֥ט · [the priest] shall slaughterThen 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 offering
- Leviticus 14:25וְשָׁחַט֮ · And after he slaughtersAnd 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.
- Leviticus 14:50וְשָׁחַ֖ט · and he shall slaughter…and he shall slaughter one of the birds over fresh water in a clay pot.
- Leviticus 14:51הַשְּׁחוּטָ֔ה · of the slaughteredThen 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.
- Leviticus 16:11וְשָׁחַ֛ט · he is to slaughterWhen 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.
- Leviticus 16:15וְשָׁחַ֞ט · [Aaron] shall then slaughterAaron 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.
- Leviticus 17:3יִשְׁחַ֜ט · slaughters; יִשְׁחַ֔ט‘Anyone from the house of Israel who slaughters an ox, a lamb, or a goat in the camp or outside of it
- Leviticus 22:28תִשְׁחֲט֖וּ · slaughterBut you must not slaughter an ox or a sheep on the same day as its young.
- Numbers 11:22יִשָּׁחֵ֥ט · were slaughteredIf 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?”
- Numbers 14:16וַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֖ם · He has slaughtered them‘Because the LORD was unable to bring this people into the land He swore to give them, He has slaughtered them in the wilderness.’
- Numbers 19:3וְשָׁחַ֥ט · and slaughteredGive it to Eleazar the priest, and he will have it brought outside the camp and slaughtered in his presence.
- Judges 12:6וַיִּשְׁחָט֖וּהוּ · and killed him…they told him, “Please say Shibboleth.” If he said, “Sibboleth,” because he could not pronounce it correctly, they seized him and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. So at that time 42,000 Ephraimites were killed.
- 1 Samuel 1:25וַֽיִּשְׁחֲט֖וּ · And when they had slaughteredAnd when they had slaughtered the bull, they brought the boy to Eli.
- 1 Samuel 14:32וַיִּשְׁחֲטוּ־ · They slaughtered themSo 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.