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PRONUNCIATION OF SHEHITA

shehita  [ʃɛˈhiːtə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHEHITA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Shehita is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SHEHITA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

shehita

Shechita

The Hebrew term shechita, also transliterated shehitah, shechitah, shehita, means the slaughtering of mammals and birds for food. In Hebrew the word is generic and does not imply any religious or cultural practice but in English the term has come to be used particularly for "kosher slaughter", that is the slaughter of animals for food according to Jewish dietary laws . The animal must be killed "with respect and compassion" by a religious Jew who is duly licensed and trained, often called in English a shochet although in Hebrew this word refers to a butcher regardless of any particular religion or culture. The act is performed by severing the trachea, esophagus, carotid arteries, jugular veins and vagus nerve in a swift action using an extremely sharp blade only by a qualified shochet. According to Jewish religious sources, this results in a rapid drop in blood pressure in the brain and loss of consciousness rendering the animal insensible to pain and to exsanguinate in a prompt and precise action.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SHEHITA


akita
əˈkiːtə
beta
ˈbiːtə
eater
ˈiːtə
eta
ˈiːtə
heater
ˈhiːtə
liter
ˈliːtə
Lolita
ˌlɒˈliːtə
margarita
ˌmɑːɡəˈriːtə
meter
ˈmiːtə
partita
pɑːˈtiːtə
peter
ˈpiːtə
preheater
priːˈhiːtə
reheater
ˌriːˈhiːtə
schechita
ʃeˈhiːtə
schechitah
ʃɛˈhiːtə
shehitah
ʃɛˈhiːtə
superheater
ˌsuːpəˈhiːtə
tweeter
ˈtwiːtə
vita
ˈviːtə
zeta
ˈziːtə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SHEHITA

sheetless
sheetlike
sheetrock
sheety
sheeve
Sheffer´s stroke
Sheffield
Sheffield Shield
shegetz
Sheherazade
shehitah
sheik
sheikdom
sheikh
sheikha
sheikhdom
sheila
sheiling
sheitan
shekel

WORDS THAT END LIKE SHEHITA

agita
amrita
capita
casita
Chita
dolce vita
gordita
granita
incognita
inedita
margherita
Oita
Ouachita
per capita
pita
shechita
Sita
Washita
Wichita
Yamashita

Synonyms and antonyms of shehita in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «shehita» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SHEHITA

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The translations of shehita from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shehita» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

shehita
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

shehita
570 millions of speakers

English

shehita
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

shehita
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

shehita
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

shehita
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

shehita
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

shehita
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

shehita
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Shehita
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

shehita
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

shehita
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

shehita
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Shehita
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

shehita
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

shehita
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शेहिता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

shehita
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

shehita
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

shehita
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

shehita
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

shehita
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

shehita
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

shehita
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

shehita
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

shehita
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of shehita

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SHEHITA»

The term «shehita» is barely ever used and occupies the 207.799 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SHEHITA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «shehita» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «shehita» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about shehita

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHEHITA»

Discover the use of shehita in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shehita and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cacheroute: Cacherout, Shehita, Hadash, Controverses Autour ...
Ce contenu est une compilation d'articles de l'encyclopedie libre Wikipedia.
Source Wikipedia, 2013
2
Masterplan, Judaism: Its Program, Meanings, and Goals
27. Shehita. THE TORAH'S PAINLESS METHOD OF SLAUGHTER You shall slaughter it as I have commanded you. - DEUTERONOMY 12:21 You shall not eat any animal that died of itself, for you are a holy people to God your God .
Aryeh Carmell, 1999
3
Rabbis and Their Community: Studies in the Eastern European ...
At many of the local butchers today, the meat [sold] is “meat which has been hidden from sight.”28 The butchers, not you as a community, control the shehita and the shohtim. A year's work has been completely nullified because the butchers ...
Ira Robinson, 2007
4
The A to Z of Judaism
The Nazis alleged that shehita was cruel. First, they demanded prestunning; then , they banned shehita; then, they slaughtered the Jews. Others who have objected to shehita have done so out of more honorable but nevertheless misguided ...
Norman Solomon, 2009
5
The Jews of Kurdistan
Candidates for this profession are taught by a recognized shohet. Quite often, the calling is hereditary, the sons ofshohetim being trained by their fathers. In general , shehita [slaughtering] is taken up by the sons of the poor, because the sons of ...
Erich Brauer, Raphael Patai, 1993
6
The Jews of Pinsk, 1881 to 1941
As in other instances, however, the Bund and the Agudah joined forces and voted against the transfer of shehita to the kehillah,359 perhaps out of a desire to prevent the “Zionist kehillah” from gaining strength. The council yielded and left the ...
Azriel Shohet, Mark Mirsky, Moshe Rosman, 2013
7
The Global Guide to Animal Protection
One ofthe greatest of rabbinic expositors, Moses Maimonides, himself explicitly said that the clear purpose behind shehita was to minimize suffering. Moreover, at the time ofits instigation, shehita and halalwere the most humane methods ...
Andrew Linzey, 2013
8
Transactions
... Abraham Pierpoint XXI 214 Shaw, Benjamin XIX 49 Shaw, George Bernard XVIII 88 XXIV 98 Shaw, William XXII 111113 XXIV 63n Shealtiel, Joseph see Saltiel Shechitah see Shehita Shee, William XVIII 265 Sheerness XIV 4 XVII 178 179 ...
‎1978
9
The Jewish library
VIII Opinions Regarding the Shehita The movements after the slaughtering have been used by opponents of Shehita as a basis of attack against it. Innumerable attempts have been made to emphasize the "brutality" of Shehita by pointing to ...
Leo Jung, 1930
10
Library of Congress Subject Headings
S6] UF Shechita Shechitah Shehita Shochet Shohet Slaughtering and slaughter- houses— Jews [Former heading] BT J ews—Dietary laws Judaism—Customs and practices Slaughtering and slaughter-houses Shehnai , (May Subd Geog) UF ...
Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office, 2009

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHEHITA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shehita is used in the context of the following news items.
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British MP says stunning is shehita-compatible
Ritually slaughtered meat being processed at the Zaklady Miesne Mokobody slaughterhouse near Warsaw in 2011. (photo credit: Courtesy of Zaklady Miesne ... «The Times of Israel, Oct 14»
2
Brigitte Bardot wants ban on shehita
“Ms. Bardot's depiction of shehita as 'ritual sacrifice' is not only deeply offensive and a slur against the Jewish people, but also shows a stunning lack of ... «The Times of Israel, Sep 14»
3
La vérité sur l'interdiction danoise de la shehita
L'abattage, qui a fait un scandale à l'échelle internationale, montre qu' « elle [l'interdiction de la shehita] concerne moins le bien-être des animaux et plus les ... «The Times of Israël, Mar 14»
4
Polish PM to investigate kosher slaughter issue
A bill that would re-instate shehita, or kosher slaughter, which has been illegal since the beginning of the year, was voted down by the lower house of the Polish ... «The Times of Israel, Jul 13»
5
Poland declines to investigate 'shehita'
The prosecutor began investigating the March 12 shehita, or kosher slaughter, of a cow in the northeastern town of Tykocin after hearing about it from a county ... «The Times of Israel, Apr 13»
6
Réunion de rabbins sur l'abattage casher
"La question brûlante et unique pendant cette conférence est celle de la shehita" ou la méthode casher de l'abattage rituel des animaux, a indiqué à l'AFP le ... «Le Figaro, Oct 11»

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