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Lexicon :: Strong's H3772 - kāraṯ

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כָּרַת
Transliteration
kāraṯ
Pronunciation
kaw-rath'
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A primitive root
Dictionary Aids

TWOT Reference: 1048

Strong’s Definitions

כָּרַת kârath, kaw-rath'; a primitive root; 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):—be chewed, be con-(feder-) ate, covenant, cut (down, off), destroy, fail, feller, be freed, hew (down), make a league (covenant), × lose, perish, × utterly, × want.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 288x

The KJV translates Strong's H3772 in the following manner: cut off (145x), make (85x), cut down (23x), cut (9x), fail (6x), destroy (4x), want (3x), covenanted (2x), hew (2x), miscellaneous (9x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 288x
The KJV translates Strong's H3772 in the following manner: cut off (145x), make (85x), cut down (23x), cut (9x), fail (6x), destroy (4x), want (3x), covenanted (2x), hew (2x), miscellaneous (9x).

  1. to cut, cut off, cut down, cut off a body part, cut out, eliminate, kill, cut a covenant

    1. (Qal)

      1. to cut off

        1. to cut off a body part, behead

      2. to cut down

      3. to hew

      4. to cut or make a covenant

    2. (Niphal)

      1. to be cut off

      2. to be cut down

      3. to be chewed

      4. to be cut off, fail

    3. (Pual)

      1. to be cut off

      2. to be cut down

    4. (Hiphil)

      1. to cut off

      2. to cut off, destroy

      3. to cut down, destroy

      4. to take away

      5. to permit to perish

    5. (Hophal) cut off

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כָּרַת kârath, kaw-rath'; a primitive root; 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):—be chewed, be con-(feder-) ate, covenant, cut (down, off), destroy, fail, feller, be freed, hew (down), make a league (covenant), × lose, perish, × utterly, × want.
STRONGS H3772: Abbreviations
† כָּרַת 291 verb cut off, cut down (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian karâtu, II. hew off DlHWB 357); —
Qal Perfect כ׳ Genesis 15:18 + 19 times; 2nd person masculine singular כָּרָ֑תָּ Deuteronomy 20:20; 1st person singular כָּרַתִּי Exodus 34:27 + 15 times; + 8 times Perfect; Imperfect יִכְרֹת Job 40:28 + 21 times; 2nd person masculine singular תִּכְרָתֿ Isaiah 57:8; 1st person singular אֶכְרוֺת Isaiah 61:8; 1 Samuel 11:2; אֶכְרְתָה Isaiah 55:3; 3rd person masculine plural יִכְרֹ֑תוּ Hosea 12:2; Psalm 83:6; 1st person plural נִכְרְתָה Genesis 26:28; Genesis 31:44; suffix נִכְרְתֶנּוּ Jeremiah 11:19; + 31 times Imperfect Imperative כְּרָתֿ 1 Samuel 11:1; כָּרְתָה 2 Samuel 3:12; + 4 times Imperative; Infinitive absolute כָּרֹת Hosea 10:4; כָּרוֺת Nehemiah 9:8; construct כְּרֹת Jeremiah 34:8 + 2 times; כְּרָתֿ Isaiah 44:14 + 2 times; כְּרוֺת 2 Chronicles 2:7; 2 Chronicles 29:10; suffix כָּרְתִי 1 Samuel 24:12; Participle active כֹּרֵת Exodus 34:10 + 3 times; + 3 times Participle active passive כָּרוּת Leviticus 22:24; construct כְּרוּת Deuteronomy 23:2; plural ת [וֺ]כְּרֻת [H3773 1 Kings 7:12] + 3 times; —
1. cut off :
a. things: with accusative foreskin Exodus 4:25 (J); privy member Leviticus 22:24 (H) Deuteronomy 23:2; cluster of grapes Numbers 13:23, 24 (E); bough of tree Judges 9:48, 49; skirt 1 Samuel 24:5; 1 Samuel 24:6; 1 Samuel 24:12; head of man 1 Samuel 17:51; 1 Samuel 31:9; 2 Samuel 20:22; garments 2 Samuel 10:4 = 1 Chronicles 19:4; palms of hands 1 Samuel 5:4; sprigs Isaiah 18:5.
b. persons, with accusative of person מִן location Jeremiah 11:19; Jeremiah 50:16.
2. cut down, with accusative trees Deuteronomy 19:5; Deuteronomy 20:19, 20; 2 Kings 19:23 = Isaiah 37:24; Isaiah 44:14; Jeremiah 6:6; Jeremiah 10:3; Jeremiah 22:7; Jeremiah 46:23; Ezekiel 31:12; asherim Exodus 34:13 (J) Judges 6:25, 26, 30; 1 Kings 15:13 2 Chronicles 15:16; 2 Kings 18:4; 2 Kings 23:14
3. hew, timber 1 Kings 5:20 (twice in verse) = 2 Chronicles 2:7; 2 Chronicles 2:15; Isaiah 14:8; כֹּרְתֵי הָעֵצִים hewers of timber 2 Chronicles 2:9; כְּרֻת(וֺ)ת hewn beams H37731 Kings 6:36; H37731 Kings 7:2, H37731 Kings 7:12;
4. בְּרִית כ׳ cut, or make a covenant (because of the cutting up and distribution of the flesh of the victim for eating in the sacrifice of the covenants, see בְּרִית); הָעֵגֶל אֲשֶׁר כ׳ the calf which they cut Jeremiah 34:18 (referring to Genesis 15:10); עֲלֵיזֶֿבַח Psalm 50:5; absolute Genesis 21:27, 32; Genesis 31:44 (E) 1 Samuel 18:3; 1 Kings 5:26; Hosea 10:4; with אֶת with Genesis 15:18; Exodus 34:27; Deuteronomy 31:16 (J) Deuteronomy 5:3; Deuteronomy 28:69 (twice in verse); Deuteronomy 29:13; 2 Samuel 3:12, 13, 21; 2 Kings 17:15, 35, 38; Isaiah 28:15; Jeremiah 11:10; Jeremiah 31:31, 32, 33; Jeremiah 34:8, 13; Ezekiel 17:13; Zechariah 11:10; Psalm 105:9 = 1 Chronicles 16:16; with עִם Genesis 26:28 (J) Exodus 24:8 (E) Deuteronomy 4:23; Deuteronomy 5:2; Deuteronomy 9:9; Deuteronomy 29:11; Deuteronomy 29:24; 1 Kings 8:21 2 Chronicles 6:11; 23:3; Nehemiah 9:8; Hosea 2:20; Hosea 12:2; Job 40:28; בְּ׳ omitted 1 Samuel 20:16; 1 Samuel 22:8; 1 Kings 8:9 2 Chronicles 5:10; with לְ Exodus 23:32; Exodus 34:12, 15; Joshua 9:6, 7, 11, 15, 16; Joshua 24:25 (JE) Deuteronomy 7:2; Judges 2:2; 1 Samuel 11:1; 2 Samuel 5:3; 1 Kings 20:34; 2 Kings 11:4; 1 Chronicles 11:3; 2 Chronicles 21:7; 29:10; Ezra 10:3; Isaiah 55:3; Isaiah 61:8; Jeremiah 32:40; Ezekiel 34:25; Ezekiel 37:26; Job 31:1; Psalm 89:4; בְּ׳ omitted 1 Samuel 11:2; 2 Chronicles 7:18; נֶגֶד Exodus 34:10 (J); לִפְנֵי 1 Samuel 23:18; 2 Kings 23:3 2 Chronicles 34:31; Jeremiah 34:15, 18; בֵּין וּבֵין 2 Kings 11:17; 2 Chronicles 23:16; with עַל against, Psalm 83:6; אֲמָנָה is used for ברית Nehemiah 10:1; and דָּבָר Haggai 2:5.
Note. — וַתִּכְרָתלָֿךְ מֵהֶם Isaiah 57:8 is usually rendered as RV made for thee a covenant with them, with ellipsis of בּ׳ as above. But מִן is not used in such a construction. The clause is commonly regarded as corrupt by recent critics. Gr emends עִמָּהֶם for מֵהֶם, this is easiest and gives the usual construction; Du followed by Buhl, reads וַתִּכְרִי after Hosea 3:2.
Niph. Perfect 3rd person masculine singular נִכְרַת Joel 1:5 + 5 times; נִכְרָ֑ת Joel 1:16 + 2 times; 3rd person feminine singular נִכְרְתָה Genesis 17:14 + 16 times; נִכְרָ֑תָה Psalm 37:38; 2nd person masculine singular נִכְרַתָּ Obadiah 10; + 8 times Perfect; Imperfect יִכָרֵת Genesis 9:11 + 21 times; יִכָּֽרֶתֿ Obadiah 9; 3rd person masculine plural יִכָּֽרְתוּ Zechariah 13:8; יִכָּרֵת֑וּן Joshua 3:13; Psalm 37:9; + 9 times Imperfect; Infinitive הִכָּרֵת Numbers 15:31; Psalm 37:34. —
1. be cut off:
a. of things, forward tongue Proverbs 10:31; burden from a nail Isaiah 22:25; chariots Zechariah 9:10; dwelling Zephaniah 3:7.
b. of persons, the people of the land by a famine (בְּ) Genesis 41:36 (E); all flesh by waters of deluge (מִמֵּי) Genesis 9:11 (P); the anointed Daniel 9:26; enemies Isaiah 11:13; Micah 5:8; the wicked Isaiah 29:20; Hosea 8:4; Nahum 2:1; Psalm 37:9; Psalm 37:22; Psalm 37:28; Psalm 37:34; Psalm 37:38; Proverbs 2:22; others Obadiah 9, Obadiah 10; Zephaniah 1:11; Zechariah 13:8; Zechariah 14:2.
c. in the technical phrases of H and P וְנִכְרְתָה הַנֶּפֶשׁ ההיא that person shall be cut off (by death penalty) מֵעַמֶּיהָ Genesis 17:14; Leviticus 7:20, 21, 25, 27; Numbers 9:13; Leviticus 19:8; מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל Exodus 12:15; Numbers 19:13; מֵעֲדַת יִשְׂרָאֵל Exodus 12:19; מִקֶּרֶב עַמֶּיהָ Exodus 31:14; Numbers 15:30; (עַמָּהּ); מִלְּפָנַי Leviticus 22:3; מִתּוֺךְ הַקָּהָל Numbers 19:20; similarly with variation of subject Exodus 30:33, 38; Leviticus 17:4, 9; Leviticus 18:29; Leviticus 20:18; Leviticus 23:29, and with omission of word with מִן Leviticus 17:14; Leviticus 20:17; Numbers 15:31 (twice in verse).
2. be cut down, a tree Job 14:7.
3. be chewed between the teeth Numbers 11:33 (J).
4. be cut off, in a more general sense, fail: of waters Joshua 3:13, 16 (JE) Joshua 4:7 (twice in verse) (D); new wine Joel 1:5; meat Joel 1:16; hope Proverbs 23:18; Proverbs 24:14; a name Isaiah 48:19; Isaiah 56:5; Ruth 4:10; a sign Isaiah 55:13; faithfulness Jeremiah 7:28; אִישׁ לֹא יִכָּרֵת לְ׳ there shall not fail thee a man 1 Kings 2:4; 1 Kings 8:25 2 Chronicles 6:16; 1 Kings 9:5 2 Chronicles 7:18; Jeremiah 33:17, 18; Jeremiah 35:19; לא יכרת מן there shall not fail of Joshua 9:23 (J) 2 Samuel 3:29.
Pual Perfect כָּרַּת Ezekiel 16:4; 3rd person feminine singular כֹּרָ֑תָה Judges 6:28; —
1. be cut off, navel string Ezekiel 16:4.
2. be cut down, Asherah Judges 6:28.
Hiph. Perfect הִכְרִית 1 Samuel 28:9; 1 Kings 11:16; 3rd person feminine singular הִכְרִיתָה Leviticus 26:22; 1st person singular הִכְרַתִּי Joshua 23:4 + 32 times; + 4 times Perfect; Imperfect יַכְרִית Deuteronomy 12:29 + 2 times; jussive יַכְרֵת Psalm 12:4 + 4 times; 1st person singular וָֽֽֽאַכְרִ֫תָה 2 Samuel 7:9; 1st person plural suffix וְנַכְרִיתֶנָּה Jeremiah 48:2; + 9 times Imperfect; Infinitive הַכְרִית Jeremiah 44:8 + 15 times; הַכְרִת 1 Samuel 20:15; + suffix + 2 times —
1. cut off, flattering lips Psalm 12:4.
2. cut off, destroy the life of:
a. animals with accusative, cattle Leviticus 26:22 (H); with accusative and מִן frogs Exodus 8:5 (J); horses Micah 5:9; Zechariah 9:10.
b. of men absolute Psalm 109:13, by men, with accusative enemies Judges 4:24; 1 Samuel 24:22; 1 Kings 11:16; 1 Kings 14:14; 1 Kings 18:4; 2 Chronicles 22:7; Isaiah 10:7; Ezekiel 17:17; Obadiah 14; with accusative and מִן enemies Joshua 11:21; Jeremiah 48:2; the wicked Psalm 101:8; a clan Numbers 4:18 (P); young men by death Jeremiah 9:20; people by the sword Nahum 3:15; necromancers 1 Samuel 28:9; the name Joshua 7:9.
c. of men, by God with accucusative. (הַ)גּוֺיִם Deuteronomy 19:1; Joshua 23:4 (D) Zephaniah 3:6; various persons and things Isaiah 48:9; Jeremiah 44:11; Jeremiah 51:62; Ezekiel 25:16; Ezekiel 30:15; Zechariah 9:6; with accusative and מִן Ezekiel 25:7; Amos 1:5, 8; Amos 2:3; מֵאֶרֶץ Nahum 2:14; Psalm 34:17 = Psalm 109:15; מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל Isaiah 9:13; מִיַּד Micah 5:11; מִפָּנֶיךָ Deuteronomy 12:29; 2 Samuel 7:9 = 1 Chronicles 17:8; פְּנֵי מֵעַל הָאֲדָמָה 1 Samuel 20:15; 1 Kings 9:7; Zephaniah 1:3; מִקֶּרֶב עַמּוֺ Leviticus 17:10; Leviticus 20:3, 5, 6 (H); מִתּוֺךְ עַמִּי Ezekiel 14:8; Ezekiel says also מִן הכ׳ וּבְהֵמָה אָדָס ֗֗֗ Ezekiel 14:13, 17, 19, 21; Ezekiel 25:13; Ezekiel 29:8; צדיק ורשׁע Ezekiel 21:8; Ezekiel 21:9; עבר ושׁב Ezekiel 35:7; with accusative and לְ cutt off, to, or from Isaiah 14:22; Jeremiah 44:7, 8; Jeremiah 47:4; מַשְׁתִּין בְּקִיר לְ׳ כ׳ 1 Kings 14:10; 1 Kings 21:21; 2 Kings 9:8; מעם מזבח ל׳ כ׳ 1 Samuel 2:33; לָאִישׁ מֵאָֽהֳלֵי יַעֲקֹב יַכְרֵת י׳ Malachi 2:12 may Yahweh cut off to the man — from the tents of Jacob.
3. cut down, destroy, cities Micah 5:10, sun-pillars Leviticus 26:30 (H); and other things used in idolartry Nahum 1:14; Zephaniah 1:4; מן הארץ Zechariah 13:2; מִקֶּרֶב Micah 5:12.
4. take away, חֶסֶד מֵעִם kindness from 1 Samuel 20:15.
5. permit to perish, מֵהַבְּהֵמָה (some) of the cattle 1 Kings 18:5.
Hoph. Perfect הָכְרַת מִנְחָה וָנֶסֶךְ מִבֵּית י׳ Joel 1:9.
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Genesis

9:11; 9:11; 15:10; 15:18; 15:18; 17:14; 17:14; 21:27; 21:32; 26:28; 26:28; 31:44; 31:44; 41:36

Exodus

4:25; 8:5; 12:15; 12:19; 23:32; 24:8; 30:33; 30:38; 31:14; 34:10; 34:10; 34:12; 34:13; 34:15; 34:27; 34:27

Leviticus

7:20; 7:21; 7:25; 7:27; 17:4; 17:9; 17:10; 17:14; 18:29; 19:8; 20:3; 20:5; 20:6; 20:17; 20:18; 22:3; 22:24; 22:24; 23:29; 26:22; 26:22; 26:30

Numbers

4:18; 9:13; 11:33; 13:23; 13:24; 15:30; 15:31; 15:31; 19:13; 19:20

Deuteronomy

4:23; 5:2; 5:3; 7:2; 9:9; 12:29; 12:29; 19:1; 19:5; 20:19; 20:20; 20:20; 23:2; 23:2; 29:11; 29:13; 29:24; 31:16

Joshua

3:13; 3:13; 3:16; 4:7; 7:9; 9:6; 9:7; 9:11; 9:15; 9:16; 9:23; 11:21; 23:4; 23:4; 24:25

Judges

2:2; 4:24; 6:25; 6:26; 6:28; 6:28; 6:30; 9:48; 9:49

Ruth

4:10

1 Samuel

2:33; 5:4; 11:1; 11:1; 11:2; 11:2; 17:51; 18:3; 20:15; 20:15; 20:15; 20:16; 22:8; 23:18; 24:5; 24:6; 24:12; 24:12; 24:22; 28:9; 28:9; 31:9

2 Samuel

3:12; 3:12; 3:13; 3:21; 3:29; 5:3; 7:9; 7:9; 10:4; 20:22

1 Kings

2:4; 6:36; 7:2; 7:12; 8:9; 8:21; 8:25; 9:5; 9:7; 11:16; 11:16; 14:10; 14:14; 15:13; 18:4; 18:5; 20:34; 21:21

2 Kings

9:8; 11:4; 11:17; 17:15; 17:35; 17:38; 18:4; 19:23; 23:3; 23:14

1 Chronicles

11:3; 16:16; 17:8; 19:4

2 Chronicles

2:7; 2:7; 2:9; 2:15; 5:10; 6:11; 6:16; 7:18; 7:18; 15:16; 21:7; 22:7; 23:3; 23:16; 29:10; 29:10; 34:31

Ezra

10:3

Nehemiah

9:8; 9:8; 10:1

Job

14:7; 31:1

Psalms

12:4; 12:4; 34:17; 37:9; 37:9; 37:22; 37:28; 37:34; 37:34; 37:38; 37:38; 50:5; 83:6; 83:6; 89:4; 101:8; 105:9; 109:13; 109:15

Proverbs

2:22; 10:31; 23:18; 24:14

Isaiah

9:13; 10:7; 11:13; 14:8; 14:22; 18:5; 22:25; 28:15; 29:20; 37:24; 44:14; 44:14; 48:9; 48:19; 55:3; 55:3; 55:13; 56:5; 57:8; 57:8; 61:8; 61:8

Jeremiah

6:6; 7:28; 9:20; 10:3; 11:10; 11:19; 11:19; 22:7; 31:31; 31:32; 31:33; 32:40; 33:17; 33:18; 34:8; 34:8; 34:13; 34:15; 34:18; 34:18; 35:19; 44:7; 44:8; 44:8; 44:11; 46:23; 47:4; 48:2; 48:2; 50:16; 51:62

Ezekiel

14:8; 14:13; 14:17; 14:19; 14:21; 16:4; 16:4; 17:13; 17:17; 21:8; 21:9; 25:7; 25:13; 25:16; 29:8; 30:15; 31:12; 34:25; 35:7; 37:26

Daniel

9:26

Hosea

2:20; 3:2; 8:4; 10:4; 10:4; 12:2; 12:2

Joel

1:5; 1:5; 1:9; 1:16; 1:16

Amos

1:5; 1:8; 2:3

Obadiah

1:9; 1:9; 1:10; 1:10; 1:14

Micah

5:8; 5:9; 5:10; 5:11; 5:12

Nahum

1:14; 2:1; 3:15

Zephaniah

1:3; 1:4; 1:11; 3:6; 3:7

Haggai

2:5

Zechariah

9:6; 9:10; 9:10; 11:10; 13:2; 13:8; 13:8; 14:2

Malachi

2:12

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