שְׁחַט

שְׁחַטch. sam(שחט IIto slay an animal by cutting the throat according to ritual laws).Targ. O. Num. 11:32 ed. Vien., v. שְׁטַח.Ḥull.28a sq. היכי נעביד נִשְׁחֲטֵיה … קשְׁחִיט how shall we proceed? shall we cut it and then examine (the gullet)? Maybe it was cut at a perforated spot. Meg.7b שַׁחֲטֵיה לר׳וכ׳ he cut R. Zeras throat; a. fr.Part. pass. שְׁחִיט, v. supra. Ḥull.4a הוה ש׳ שפיר was properly cut. Ithpe. אִשְׁתְּחִיט to be cut. Gitt.69b.