šāḥaṭ שָׁחַט ‘^Ato slaughter, ^Bslaughtering’ (Hebrew)

Etymology^?: a primitive root
Variants: שַׁחֲטָה, שָׁחַט

šāḥaṭ ^Av ^Bn, f
Av
1) to kill, slaughter, beat
 1a) (Qal)
  1a1) to slaughter
1a1a) beast for food
1a1b) sacrifice
1a1c) person in human sacrifice
1a1d) beaten, hammered (of shekels)
 1b) (Niphal) to be slaughtered, be slain (of food or sacrifice)
B1) (BDB) slaughtering
 1a) word doubtful