shohet

or sho·chet

[ Sephardic Hebrew shaw-khet; Ashkenazic Hebrew shoh-kheyt, shoi-khit; English shoh-khit ]

noun

, Hebrew.

, plural shohe·tim [shoh, kh, -, teem], English sho·hets.

1. a person certified by a rabbi or Jewish court of law to slaughter animals for food in the manner prescribed by Jewish law.

Word History and Origins

Origin of shohet¹

shōḥēṭ literally, one who slaughters

Example Sentences

Writer Tegan Shohet brings no nuance to a politically fraught episode.

From New York Times

That night I dreamt that my brother the Shohet and I were on trial in Heaven before the seat of judgment, with various animals complaining against us.

From Project Gutenberg

Three brothers had I. The first-born, Simhah, may he rest in peace, had been married long before; he was the junior Shohet in town, and a candidate for the Rabbinate.

From Project Gutenberg

And Simhah was a privileged person; he was not only the Shohet of the community and a great Lamdan, but also a married man, and the father of four children to boot.

From Project Gutenberg

I said: "Had Rabbi Simhah the Shohet been in his place, he surely would have withstood all temptations!"

From Project Gutenberg