שָׁחַט
Transliteration
šāḥaṭ
Pronunciation
shaw-khat'
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root [identical with שָׁחַט (H7819) through the idea of striking]
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 2362

Strong’s Definitions

שָׁחַט shâchaṭ, shaw-khat'; a primitive root (identical with H7819 through the idea of striking); to hammer out:—beat.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x

The KJV translates Strong's H7820 in the following manner: beaten (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 5x
The KJV translates Strong's H7820 in the following manner: beaten (5x).

  1. to beat, hammer

    1. (Qal) beaten (participle)

  2. (TWOT) to kill, slaughter

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
שָׁחַט shâchaṭ, shaw-khat'; a primitive root (identical with H7819 through the idea of striking); to hammer out:—beat.
STRONGS H7820: Abbreviations
שָׁחַט 84 verb slaughter, beat (originally beat, flay? compare Assyrian šaḫâṭu, flay, take off dress; Arabic slay (but = ḫ; is this loan-word in Arabic ?); Late Hebrew = Biblical Hebrew, especially in ritual); —
Qal ... passive שָׁחוּט 1 Kings 10:16 +, etc.; — slaughter:
4. passive participle = beaten, hammered, זָהָב שָׁחוּט 1 Kings 10:16, 1 Kings 10:17 2 Chronicles 9:15a 2 Chronicles 9:16, of shekels 2 Chronicles 9:15

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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Kings

10:16; 10:16; 10:17

2 Chronicles

9:15; 9:15; 9:16