שחט

Hebrew

Verb

שָׁחַט • (shakhát) (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

1 Pronounced שָׁחַטְתֶּם and שָׁחַטְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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Descendants

  • German: schächten