וְ/שָׁחַ֣ט
𐤅/𐤔𐤇𐤈
veshachat
and slaughter
a primitive root; to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre); kill, offer, shoot out, slay, slaughter.
Leviticus 3:13 · Word #6
Lexicon H7819
| Lemma | שָׁחַט |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤔𐤇𐤈 |
| Transliteration | shâchaṭ |
| Strong's | H7819 |
| In-context | and slaughter |
Morphology HC/Vqq3ms
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | q — Sequential Perfect — Perfect with waw-consecutive, continuing a narrative |
| Person | 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they") |
| Gender | m — Masculine — Masculine |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H7819-22
and he slaughtered
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וְ attached to Qal wayyiqtol (vav-consecutive imperfect) 3rd masculine singular of שָׁחַט; standard narrative preterite form meaning “and he slaughtered.” |
| Rendering Rationale | The verb is Qal wayyiqtol 3rd masculine singular, indicating a simple active past narrative action: “and he slaughtered.” The rendering preserves the concrete sense of ritual or deliberate slaughter inherent in the root שׁחט, rather than a general term for killing. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root שחט (to slaughter, to butcher, to kill for sacrifice, ritual killing)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H7819-01 |
hashechutah | the slaughtered one (feminine singular) |
H7819-04 |
shachatu | they slaughtered |
H7819-13 |
ushechato | and he slaughtered him |
Word Usage (82 occurrences of H7819)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Genesis 22:10 | לִ/שְׁחֹ֖ט | lishechot | to slaughter |
| Genesis 37:31 | וַֽ/יִּשְׁחֲטוּ֙ | vayishechatu | they slaughtered |
| Exodus 12:6 | וְ/שָׁחֲט֣וּ | veshachatu | and they shall slaughter |