Strong's Hebrew · H7821
שְׁחִיטָה
shᵉchîyṭâh · shekh-ee-taw'
Definitionslaughter
Derivationfrom H7819 (שָׁחַט);
KJV usagekilling.
Occurrences2 in the KJV · 2 verses
שְׁחִיטָה in Scripture
2 Samuel 18:28
And Ahimaaz called, and said unto the king, All is well. And he fell down to the earth upon his face before the king, and said, Blessed be the LORD thy God, which hath delivered up the men that lifted up their hand against my lord the king.
2 Chronicles 30:17
For there were many in the congregation that were not sanctified: therefore the Levites had the charge of the killing of the passovers for every one that was not clean, to sanctify them unto the LORD.