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shohet

American  
[shaw-khet, shoh-kheyt, shoi-khit, shoh-khit] / ʃɔˈxɛt, ˈʃoʊ xeɪt, ˈʃɔɪ xɪt, ˈʃoʊ xɪt /
Or shochet

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.

Etymology

Origin of shohet

shōḥēṭ literally, one who slaughters

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