Shâchaṭ — H7820

H7820 · Hebrew — שחט

Pronunciation: shaw-khat'

Definition

verb

to hammer out

  1. to beat, hammer
    1. (Qal) beaten (participle)
  2. (TWOT) to kill, slaughter

Usually translated as

beat

Origin

a primitive root (identical with H7819 through the idea of striking)

Occurrences

Shâchaṭ occurs 5 times in 4 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Kings (2), 2 Chronicles (2)

Strong's Lexicon — S