šāḥūṭ שָׁחוּט ‘beaten’ (Hebrew)

Etymology^?: a primitive root (identical with šāḥaṭ שָׁחַט ‘to slaughter / slaughtering’ through the idea of striking)
Roots: שׁחט

šāḥūṭ v
1) to beat, hammer
 1a) (Qal) beaten (participle)
2) (TWOT) to kill, slaughter