כָּרַת
Strong's H3772
kârath
/kaw-rath'/
to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces)
Quick Facts
- Strong's Number
- H3772
- Hebrew
- כָּרַת
- Transliteration
- kârath
- Pronunciation
- /kaw-rath'/
- KJV Translations
- 15 distinct renderings
- Language
- Biblical Hebrew
Definition & Etymology
Full Definition
to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces)
Derivation
a primitive root;
KJV Translation Breakdown
This Hebrew word is translated as the following in the King James Version:
be chewedbe con-(feder-) atecovenantcut (downoff)destroyfailfellerbe freedhew (down)make a league (covenant)loseperishutterlywant
Related Hebrew Words
Words sharing the same root or referenced in the derivation of kârath:
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