The meaning of “כָּתַת”
Understanding kâthath reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
beat (down, to pieces), break in pieces, crushed, destroy, discomfit, smite, stamp. l - to bruise or violently strike 1)...
כָּתַת
beat (down, to pieces), break in pieces, crushed, destroy, discomfit, smite, stamp. l - to bruise or violently strike 1) to beat, crush by beating, crush to pieces, crush fine 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to beat or crush fine 1a2) to beat, hammer 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to beat or crush fine 1b2) to beat, hammer 1c) (Pual) to be beaten 1d) (Hiphil) to beat in pieces, shatter 1e) (Hophal) to be beaten, be crushed
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Leviticus 22:24 | “Ye shall not offer unto the Lord that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut; neither shall ye make any offering thereof in your land.” Word: כָּתַת (kâthath) | |
| Deuteronomy 9:21 | “And I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and burnt it with fire, and stamped it, and ground it very small, even until it was as small as dust: and I cast the dust thereof into the brook that descended out of the mount.” Word: כָּתַת (kâthath) | |
| 2 Chronicles 34:7 | “And when he had broken down the altars and the groves, and had beaten the graven images into powder, and cut down all the idols throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem.” Word: כָּתַת (kâthath) | |
| Psalms 89:23 | “And I will beat down his foes before his face, and plague them that hate him.” Word: כָּתַת (kâthath) | |
| Jeremiah 46:5 | “Wherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: for fear was round about, saith the Lord.” Word: כָּתַת (kâthath) |
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