שָׁחַט
shâchaṭ · shaw-khat'
to hammer out
Lexicon
Derivation: a primitive root (identical with H7819 (שָׁחַט) through the idea of striking);
to hammer out
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: beat.
Letters
- שShin300
Picture: two front teeth (or a composite bow)
- Concrete
- teeth · sharp · press · bow
- Extended
- to consume · to destroy · to press or grind · to change · again
- חHet8
Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure
- Concrete
- wall · fence · tent wall
- Extended
- to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private
- טTet9
Picture: a basket, or something coiled
- Concrete
- basket · coil · snake · container
- Extended
- to surround · to contain · to store · to twist
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
to consume, to destroy › to separate and protect › to surround and contain
To consume, to destroy that works to separate and protect that works to surround and contain.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of שָׁחַט above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
5 occurrences · 5 OT · 0 NT · 2 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of beaten3 · 60%
- shekels of beaten1 · 20%
- made he of beaten1 · 20%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.