שחיטה

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שחיטה

/ʃă.ħi.ˈtˤɔ/
/ʃχiˈta/ Modern Israeli

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Action noun of שָׁחַט (shakhát, “to slaughter”).

noun שְׁחִיטָה · sh'khitá · שְׁחִיטוֹת · שְׁחִיטַת־ · שְׁחִיטָתִי

slaughter, butchery (the killing of animals, generally for food) שחיטה כשרה
slaughter, butchery, massacre (the killing of many people) ״אם משטרה מתנכלת ותומכת ברצח אזרחים, קריאה לשחיטת שוטרים אינה נחשבת הסתה. שוטר טוב זה שוטר מת...״
Similar: הֶרֶג, טֶבַח

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slaughter killing of animals

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"שחיטה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%97%D7%99%D7%98%D7%94. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

שחיטה. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%97%D7%99%D7%98%D7%94

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"שחיטה." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%97%D7%99%D7%98%D7%94.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {שחיטה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A9%D7%97%D7%99%D7%98%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}