shohet

Or sho·chet

[shaw-khet, shoh-kheyt, shoi-khit, shoh-khit]

noun

Hebrew.

plural

shohetim ,

plural

shohets .

1. a person certified by a rabbi or Jewish court of law to slaughter animals for food in the manner prescribed by Jewish law.

Word History and Origins

Origin of shohet¹

shōḥēṭ literally, one who slaughters

Example Sentences

Writer Tegan Shohet brings no nuance to a politically fraught episode.

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That night I dreamt that my brother the Shohet and I were on trial in Heaven before the seat of judgment, with various animals complaining against us.

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Three brothers had I. The first-born, Simhah, may he rest in peace, had been married long before; he was the junior Shohet in town, and a candidate for the Rabbinate.

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And Simhah was a privileged person; he was not only the Shohet of the community and a great Lamdan, but also a married man, and the father of four children to boot.

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I said: "Had Rabbi Simhah the Shohet been in his place, he surely would have withstood all temptations!"

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