כָּרַת (kârath) — Be Chewed
Hebrew word study: כָּרַת (kârath), Strong's H3772. to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originall
Approximate — computer-generated, not a recording of historical speech.
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)
KJV translation words: be chewed, be con-(feder-) ate, covenant, cut (down, off), destroy, fail, feller, be freed, hew (down), make a league (covenant), [idiom] lose, perish, [idiom] utterly, [idiom] want.
Strong's H3772 is tagged on 288 words in 280 verses across 33 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 9:11 and last appears in Malachi 2:12.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 280)
- Genesis 9:11 — יִכָּרֵת — it will be cut off
- Genesis 15:18 — כָּרַת — he made
- Genesis 17:14 — וְנִכְרְתָה — and it will be cut off
- Genesis 21:27 — וַיִּכְרְתוּ — and they made
- Genesis 21:32 — וַיִּכְרְתוּ — and they made
- Genesis 26:28 — וְנִכְרְתָה — and let us make
- Genesis 31:44 — נִכְרְתָה — let us make
- Genesis 41:36 — תִכָּרֵת — it will be cut off
- Exodus 4:25 — וַתִּכְרֹת — and she cut off
- Exodus 8:9 — לְהַכְרִית — to cut off
- Exodus 12:15 — וְנִכְרְתָה — and he will be cut off
- Exodus 12:19 — וְנִכְרְתָה — and he will be cut off
- Exodus 23:32 — תִכְרֹת — you must make
- Exodus 24:8 — כָּרַת — he has made
- Exodus 30:33 — וְנִכְרַת — and he will be cut off
- Exodus 30:38 — וְנִכְרַת — and he will be cut off
- Exodus 31:14 — וְנִכְרְתָה — and it will be cut off
- Exodus 34:10 — כֹּרֵת — am about to make
- Exodus 34:12 — תִּכְרֹת — you should make
- Exodus 34:13 — תִּכְרֹתוּן — you will cut down
- Exodus 34:15 — תִּכְרֹת — you should make
- Exodus 34:27 — כָּרַתִּי — I have made
- Leviticus 7:20 — וְנִכְרְתָה — and it will be cut off
- Leviticus 7:21 — וְנִכְרְתָה — and it will be cut off
- Leviticus 7:25 — וְנִכְרְתָה — and it will be cut off
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Related entries
Entries whose derivation names this word: H3747 כְּרִית (Kᵉrîyth), H3748 כְּרִיתוּת (kᵉrîythûwth), H3773 כָּרֻתָה (kâruthâh), H3774 כְּרֵתִי (Kᵉrêthîy).
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Frequently asked questions
What does kârath (H3772) mean?
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).
How is H3772 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H3772 as: be chewed, be con-(feder-) ate, covenant, cut (down, off), destroy, fail, feller, be freed, hew (down), make a league (covenant), [idiom] lose, perish, [idiom] utterly, [idiom] want..
How often does כָּרַת (kârath) appear?
Strong's H3772 is tagged on 288 words in 280 verses across 33 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 9:11 and last appears in Malachi 2:12.
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