šeḫṭu  [GU₄.UD : ]

1) a jump , a leap , an attack , a raid ; 2) astronomy : the rising of a heavenly body , šeḫṭu šamši(m) : sunrise ; 3) animal, lion, snake ... : an attack , a bouncing ; 4) ḫarrān šeḫṭu : a raiding expedition , a "roundup" (?) ; 5) a name for Planet : Mercury ;

Cf. šeḫṭu, išḫiṭum, šāḫiṭum, mašḫaṭu, mušṭaḫṭu, šaḫḫuṭītu, šaḫāṭu (2)

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