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שָׁחַט H7820
H7820 is the Hebrew word שָׁחַט, transliterated shâchaṭ and said shaw-khat'. The King James Version most often renders it beaten.
What it means
to hammer out.
Where it comes from
a primitive root (identical with H7819 (שָׁחַט) through the idea of striking).
How the King James Version translates it
Across 5 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.
Strong's own list of renderings: beat.
Verses using שָׁחַט
All 4 verses, quoted in full.
1 Kings 10:16 · KJV
And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of gold went to one target.
1 Kings 10:17 · KJV
And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold; three pound of gold went to one shield: and the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
2 Chronicles 9:15 · KJV
And king Solomon made two hundred targets of beaten gold: six hundred shekels of beaten gold went to one target.
2 Chronicles 9:16 · KJV
And three hundred shields made he of beaten gold: three hundred shekels of gold went to one shield. And the king put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon.
Common questions
What does Strong's H7820 mean?
H7820 is the Hebrew word שָׁחַט (shâchaṭ), meaning to hammer out.
How is H7820 translated in the King James Version?
The King James translators rendered it beaten (3 times), shekels of beaten (1 time), made he of beaten (1 time).
How many times does H7820 appear in the Bible?
שָׁחַט (shâchaṭ) is tagged in 4 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.
Where does H7820 come from?
Strong's gives its derivation as: a primitive root (identical with H7819 (שָׁחַט) through the idea of striking).
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