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שחיטה

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Hebrew

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Pronunciation

Noun

שְׁחִיטָה (sh'khitá) f (plural indefinite שְׁחִיטוֹת, singular construct שְׁחִיטַת־) [pattern: קְטִילָה]

  1. slaughter, butchery (the killing of animals, generally for food)
    שחיטה כשרהsh'khita k'sherakosher slaughter
  2. slaughter, butchery, massacre (the killing of many people)
    Synonyms: הֶרֶג (héreg), טֶבַח (tévaḥ)
    • 2015 September 17, Avi Kohen, “פתק על הניידת: "שוטר טוב זה שוטר מת"”, in Israel HaYom:
      ״אם משטרה מתנכלת ותומכת ברצח אזרחים, קריאה לשחיטת שוטרים אינה נחשבת הסתה. שוטר טוב זה שוטר מת...״
      "im mishtará mitnakélet vetoméchet berétsach ezrachím, kri'á leshchitát shotrím eyná nechshévet hasatá. shotér tov ze shotér met..."
      "If the police harass and support murder of civillians, call for the slaughter of police officers is not considered incitement. A good cop is a dead cop..."

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Yiddish

Alternative forms

  • שכיטע (shkhite) Soviet phonetic spelling

Etymology

From Hebrew שְׁחִיטָה (sh'khitá).

Noun

שחיטה (shkhite) f

  1. slaughter

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