Shochet
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈʃoʊxɛt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Shochet is a noun meaning A person certified under Jewish law to slaughter cattle and poultry.
Meaning
A person certified under Jewish law to slaughter cattle and poultry.
Example Sentences
2001, Oliver Sacks, Uncle Tungsten: Memories of a Chemical Boyhood, Alfred A. Knopf (2001), 9, He was by profession a boot and shoe manufacturer, a shochet (a kosher slaughterer), and later a grocer […]
Word Forms
- shochets
- shochetim
- shochtim
- shochat
- shohet
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include shohet, shochat, schochet, schochat, slaughterer, shechita.
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