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1 Samuel 1:25

“And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.” (KJV)

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Lexical meaning

שָׁחַטshâchaṭ · shaw-khat'
H7819 · Hebrew

Definition: to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre)
Derivation: a primitive root;
KJV renderings: kill, offer, shoot out, slay, slaughter.
Grammar: וַֽ — conjunction
יִּשְׁחֲט֖וּ — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural
Code HC/Vqw3mp
Usage: Occurs 82 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 22:10 Genesis 37:31 Exodus 12:6 Exodus 12:21 Exodus 29:11

Theological interpretation (AI)

The card on the left shows lexical data from published sources. Interpretation is separate: ask the Companion to explain how traditions read שָׁחַט here.

Verse 24 Verse 26

Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex (public domain). Morphology & lemmas: Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible, CC BY 4.0 (hb.openscriptures.org). Lexicon: Strong's Hebrew Dictionary (1894, public domain; JSON edition © Open Scriptures, CC BY-SA). Verse numbers follow the Hebrew text, which occasionally differs from English Bibles.