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schechita

schechita is the alternative form of shehitah.

Meaning of shehitah

Noun

shehitah (uncountable)

  1. The ritual slaughter of mammals and birds according to Jewish dietary laws.
    • The two Hasidim oversee shehitah, the Jewish ritual slaughtering of meat according to the Book of Leviticus.2007 August 22, Joan Nathan, “Of Church and Steak: Farming for the Soul”, in New York Times

Questions about schechita

What is schechita the alternative form of?
Schechita is the alternative form of shehitah.

Words near schechita in the dictionary

  1. schebangs
  2. schechina
  3. schechinah
  4. schechinahs
  5. schechinas
  6. schechita
  7. Schechner
  8. Schechnerian
  9. Schechners
  10. Schechter
  11. Schechterle

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Adapted from Wiktionary: schechita (page history and authors); shehitah (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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