Lexicon
שְׁחִיטָה
she.chi.tah
H7821
H:N-F Hebrew

slaughtering

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she.chi.tah denotes the slaughtering of Passover lambs for those needing consecration.

The attested use names the slaughtering connected with Passover lambs as the Levites act for people who had not consecrated themselves in 2 Chronicles 30:17.

Senses in use

  1. Slaughtering of Passover lambs · dominant

    In 2 Chronicles 30:17, the construct singular noun occurs in the clause describing the Levites' action on behalf of those who were unclean. The APB renders the verse with the Levites who “slaughtered the Passover lambs” so that the people might be consecrated to the LORD.

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Chronicles 30:17, the APB presents the clause as the Levites who “slaughtered the Passover lambs”; This identifies the verse's action rather than a precise one-word rendering.

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