Lexicon :: Strong's H3774 - kᵊrēṯî

כְּרֵתִי

Transliteration

kᵊrēṯî

Pronunciation

ker-ay-thee'

Part of Speech

adjective

Root Word (Etymology)

Probably from כָּרַת (H3772) in the sense of executioner

Strong's Info

Strong’s Definitions

כְּרֵתִי Kᵉrêthîy, ker-ay-thee'; probably from H3772 in the sense of executioner; (compare H2876) (only collectively in the singular as plural) a Kerethite or life-guardsman:—Cherethims, Cherethites.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's H3774 in the following manner: Cherethites (10x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's H3774 in the following manner: Cherethites (10x).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

Cherethites = "executioners"
1. a group of foreign mercenary soldiers serving as a bodyguard for king David; also executioners
2. either Cretans or proto-Philistines (in general)

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STRONGS H3774: Abbreviations

† כְרֵתִי adjective, of a people, always with article, or plural, as substantive, Kerethites, a name for Philistines or a part of them (perhaps = Cretans, compare Zephaniah 2:5; Ezekiel 25:15; on Crete as original home of Philistines, see כַּפְתֹּר, פְּלִשְׁתִּי); — הַכְּרֵתִי = substantive collective; — נֶגֶב הַכּ׳ 1 Samuel 30:14 (compare Dr; B Χολθει, Χορρι A Χερηθει); of soldiers of David's guard, וְהַפְּלֵתִי הַכּ׳ הַכּ 2 Samuel 8:18 (read עַלהַֿכּ׳ Th We Dr and others) = 1 Chronicles 18:17; 2 Samuel 15:18; 2 Samuel 20:7 + 2 Samuel 20:23 Qr (> Kt הכרי), 1 Kings 1:38, 44 ( Χελεθθει, Χερεθθει, etc.); plural כְּרֵתִים Ezekiel 25:16 (|| פְּלִשְׁתִּים; . Κρῆτας); גּוֺי כְּרֵתִים Zephaniah 2:5 ( Κρητῶν; || ארץ פלשׁתים): in Zephaniah 2:6 We reads כֶּרֶת = Philistia (see H3741 [כָרָה], below I. כרה).

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