Strongs Number: H7820
- Hebrew Word
- שָׁחַט
- Transliteration
- shâchaṭ
- Phonetic
- shaw-khat'
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Strongs Definition
-
to hammer out
- BDB Definition
-
1. to beat, hammer
a. (Qal) beaten (participle)
2. to kill, slaughter
- Origin
- A primitive root (rather identical with H7819 through the idea of striking)
- Bible Usage
- beat.