sha.chat denotes the slaughter of animals, especially in offering rites, and can also describe the killing of people.

The verb most often marks the slaughter of animals in sacrificial and Passover procedures, regularly followed by actions involving blood or the altar. It also describes the killing of people in scenes of judgment or violence, and appears in contexts where animals are slaughtered for eating or celebration.

1. Slaughtering animals in offering and Passover rites · dominant

   In Leviticus 1:5 the Qal sequential perfect occurs before the priests present and dash the animal's blood at the altar. In Exodus 12:6 the assembly is to slaughter the designated animal, while 2 Chronicles 35:11 places the action in the Passover sequence before the priests handle the blood.

   Leviticus 1:5Leviticus 16:15Exodus 12:62 Chronicles 29:222 Chronicles 35:62 Chronicles 35:11
2. Killing people · common

   In 2 Kings 10:7 the Qal sequential imperfect describes the killing of the king's sons after they are seized. Jeremiah 39:6 uses the form for the king of Babylon's killing of Zedekiah's sons and Judah's nobles, while Ezekiel 16:21 applies it to the speaker's sons being offered through fire.

   1 Kings 18:402 Kings 10:72 Kings 25:7Jeremiah 39:6Jeremiah 41:7Ezekiel 16:21
3. Slaughtering animals for eating or celebration · occasional

   In 1 Samuel 14:32 the people take sheep, cattle, and calves from the spoil, slaughter them on the ground, and eat. In 1 Samuel 14:34 each man brings an ox or sheep to be slaughtered and eaten, and Isaiah 22:13 pairs the infinitive absolute with eating meat and drinking wine.

   1 Samuel 14:321 Samuel 14:34Isaiah 22:13

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across these verses, the APB generally uses forms of "slaughter," including "slaughtered," "slaughtering," and "slaughterers." These renderings confirm the clauses' overall action rather than assigning a separate English equivalent in every case.