Brown-Driver-Briggs' Hebrew DefinitionsBDB8588 שׁחיטה 1. slaughtering, killing, slaying (of act) Origin: from H7819 TWOT: 2362a Parts of Speech: Noun Feminine
שׁחט shâchaṭ shaw-khat' A primitive root; to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre)KJV Usage: kill, offer, shoot out, slay, slaughter.
שׁחט shâchaṭ shaw-khat' A primitive root (rather identical with H7819 through the idea of striking); to hammer outKJV Usage: beat.