Original Language Studio
Leviticus 9:18
“He slew also the bullock and the ram for a sacrifice of peace offerings, which was for the people: and Aaron’s sons presented unto him the blood, which he sprinkled upon the altar round about,” (KJV)
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Lexical meaning
H7819 · Hebrew
- Definition
- to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre)
- Derivation
- a primitive root;
- KJV renderings
- kill, offer, shoot out, slay, slaughter.
- Grammar
- וַ — conjunction
- יִּשְׁחַ֤ט — verb Qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular
- Usage
- Occurs 82 times in the Hebrew Bible.Genesis 22:10Genesis 37:31Exodus 12:6Exodus 12:21Exodus 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.
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.