שְׁחִיטָה
shechita · slaughter
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H7821 · appears 1 time in the Bible
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shechita (שְׁחִיטָה) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “slaughter”.
The act of slaughtering the sacrificial animal. It occurs only once.
How to say it
she·chi·ta
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
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Where it appears
- 2 Chronicles 30:17
For many in the assembly were those who had not sanctified themselves; so the Levites were in charge of the slaughter of the Passover lambs for everyone who was not clean, to sanctify them to YHWH.