שחיטה

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Hebrew

Root
שׁ־ח־ט (sh-kh-ṭ)

Pronunciation

Noun

שְׁחִיטָה • (sh'khitá) f (plural indefinite שְׁחִיטוֹת, singular construct שְׁחִיטַת־)

  1. slaughter, butchery (the killing of animals, generally for food)
    שחיטה כשרה ― sh'khita k'shera ― kosher slaughter
  2. slaughter, butchery, massacre (the killing of many people)
    Synonyms: הֶרֶג (héreg), טֶבַח (tévaḥ)
    • 2015 September 17, Avi Kohen, “פתק על הניידת: "שוטר טוב זה שוטר מת"”, in Israel HaYom:
      "אם משטרה מתנכלת ותומכת ברצח אזרחים, קריאה לשחיטת שוטרים אינה נחשבת הסתה. שוטר טוב זה שוטר מת..."
      "im mishtará mitnakélet vetoméchet berétsach ezrachím, kri'á leshchitát shotrím eyná nechshévet hasatá. shotér tov ze shotér met..."
      "If the police harass and support murder of civillians, call for the slaughter of police officers is not considered incitement. A good cop is a dead cop..."

Declension

Declension of שְׁחִיטָה
Number Isolated forms With possessive pronouns
State Form Person singular plural
m. f. m. f.
singular indefinite שְׁחִיטָה first שְׁחִיטָתִי שְׁחִיטָתֵנוּ
definite הַשְּׁחִיטָה second שְׁחִיטָתְךָ שְׁחִיטָתֵךְ שְׁחִיטַתְכֶם שְׁחִיטַתְכֶן
construct שְׁחִיטַת־ third שְׁחִיטָתוֹ שְׁחִיטָתָהּ שְׁחִיטָתָם שְׁחִיטָתָן
plural indefinite שְׁחִיטוֹת first שחיטותיי / שְׁחִיטוֹתַי שְׁחִיטוֹתֵינוּ
definite הַשְּׁחִיטוֹת second שְׁחִיטוֹתֶיךָ שחיטותייך / שְׁחִיטוֹתַיִךְ שְׁחִיטוֹתֵיכֶם שְׁחִיטוֹתֵיכֶן
construct שְׁחִיטוֹת־ third שְׁחִיטוֹתָיו שְׁחִיטוֹתֶיהָ שְׁחִיטוֹתָם שְׁחִיטוֹתָן

Yiddish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Hebrew שְׁחִיטָה (sh'khitá).

Noun

שחיטה • (shkhite) f

  1. slaughter
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