Hebrew word study
כָּרַת H3772
- Transliteration
- kârath
- Pronunciation
- kaw-rath'
- KJV glosses
- 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.
Lexical summary
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)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
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)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information