shehitah
or she·chi·tah
[ Sephardic Hebrew shuh-khee-tah; Ashkenazic Hebrew shuh-khee-tuh ]
/ Sephardic Hebrew ʃə xiˈtɑ; Ashkenazic Hebrew ʃəˈxi tə /
noun Hebrew.
the slaughtering of animals for food by a duly certified person in the manner prescribed by Jewish law.
Nearby words
sheffield, sheffield lake, sheffield plate, sheffield shield, shegetz, shehitah, sheik, sheika, sheikdom, sheikh, sheikhdom
Compare shohet.
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