שָׁחַט

שָׁחַטII (b. h.; cmp. חטט) to cut the throat, esp. to slay an animal by cutting the throat according to ritual laws. Ḥull.I, 1 הכל שוֹחֲטִיןוכ׳ all persons are fit to do the ritual slaughtering, and their act is legal, except ; וכולן ששָׁחֲטוּוכ׳ and all those (mentioned as unfit), if they cut under the supervision of others Ib. II, 3 היה שוֹחֵט והתיזוכ׳ if he was cutting (drawing the knife across the throat, v. preced.) and cut the head off with one movement. Ib. 1 השוחט … ושניםוכ׳ if one cuts one organ (windpipe or gullet, v. סִימָן) of a bird, and two ; ib. עד שיִשְׁחוֹטוכ׳, v. וָרִיד; a. fr.Part. pass. שָׁחוּט; f. שְׁחוּטָה Nidd.15a שור ש׳ לפניך the ox lies slaughtered before thee, i. e. the evidence is before you. Ḥull.95a בְּשַׂר ש׳ meat of an animal ritually cut, opp. בשר נבלה; a. fr. Nif. נִשְׁחַט to be cut, killed according to ritual. Ib. 9a עד … במה נִשְׁחֲטָה, v. חֲזָקָה. Ib. נשחטה הרי היאוכ׳ if it has been properly slaughtered, it is presumed to be permitted until ; a. fr. Hif. הִשְׁחִיט to cause to slaughter. Ib. V, 4 בארבע … מַשְׁחִיטִין את הטבחוכ׳ at these four periods we force the butcher to slaughter (provide meat); Erub.81b.