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Slaughterer in Hebrew is שׁוֹחֵט (shokhét).

It can also be said קצב, depending on the meaning. Below are the vowel points, how each word is said, its gender and its plural.

שׁוֹחֵט
shokhét
noun · masculine
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In English

slaughterer

/ˈslɔtɚɚ/ /ˈslɔːtəɹə/

The stress falls on the vowel in colour.

English words in HebrewWords starting with S

These are the Hebrew words for slaughterer as a noun.

a ritual slaughterer

  • שׁוֹחֵטשוחטshokhétmasculine

a butcher

This is more about the Hebrew word שׁוֹחֵט.

Written with vowel points
שׁוֹחֵט
Written without vowel points
שוחט
Said
shokhét
Plural
שׁוֹחֲטִים
Its meanings in English
slaughterer, slaughterer, butcher

These English words share a Hebrew word with slaughterer.

These words come before and after slaughterer in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨slaughterer⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨slaughterer⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨slaughterer⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨שׁוֹחֵט⁩, said shokhét. Without vowel points it is written ⁨שוחט⁩. Its plural is ⁨שׁוֹחֲטִים⁩.

What are other Hebrew words for ⁨slaughterer⁩?

Besides ⁨שוחט⁩, ⁨slaughterer⁩ can be said ⁨קַצָּב⁩ (katsáv), depending on the meaning.

Is ⁨שוחט⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨שוחט⁩ is masculine.

What else does ⁨שוחט⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨slaughterer⁩, ⁨שוחט⁩ can mean ⁨slaughterer, butcher⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry slaughterer and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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