שחט

Hebrew

Verb

שָׁחַט • (shakhát) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

1. to slaughter (especially to slaughter an animal in accordance with Jewish ritual dietary law)

Conjugation

Conjugation of שָׁחַט (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לשחוט / לִשְׁחֹט action noun: שְׁחִיטָה passive participle: שָׁחוּט
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	שָׁחַטְתִּי		שָׁחַטְנוּ
	second	שָׁחַטְתָּ	שָׁחַטְתְּ	שְׁחַטְתֶּם1	שְׁחַטְתֶּן1
	third	שָׁחַט	שָׁחֲטָה	שָׁחֲטוּ
present		שׁוֹחֵט	שׁוֹחֶטֶת	שׁוֹחֲטִים	שׁוֹחֲטוֹת
future	first	אֶשְׁחַט		נִשְׁחַט
	second	תִּשְׁחַט	תִּשְׁחֲטִי	תִּשְׁחֲטוּ	תִּשְׁחַטְנָה2
	third	יִשְׁחַט	תִּשְׁחַט	יִשְׁחֲטוּ	תִּשְׁחַטְנָה2
imperative		שְׁחַט	שַׁחֲטִי	שַׁחֲטוּ	שְׁחַטְנָה2
notes		Pronounced שָׁחַטְתֶּם and שָׁחַטְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Synonyms

• הָרַג (harág)
• טָבַח (tavákh)

Derived terms

• שׁוֹחֵט (shokhét, “butcher”)

Descendants

• → German: schächten