כָּרַת

ka.rat · to cut: eliminate

Hebrew · Strong's H3772 · Verb · Sounds like: kaw-rath' · 288 occurrences

Word meanings

Senses and individuals

  • to cut: eliminate H3772I · a Meaning of 137
  • to cut: make(covenant) H3772H · a Meaning of 88
  • to cut: cut H3772G 52
  • to cut: lack H3772J · a Meaning of 11

Strong's dictionary

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), [idiom] lose, perish, [idiom] utterly, [idiom] want.

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (public domain)

Full lexicon entry (Brown-Driver-Briggs)
כָּרַת 291 vb. cut off, cut down
Qal
1. cut off
2. cut down
3. hew, timber
4. cut, or make a covenant
Niph.
1. be cut off
2. be cut down
3. be chewed between the teeth
4. be cut off, in a more general sense fail
Pual
1. be cut off
2. be cut down
Hiph.
1. cut off, flattering lips
2. cut off, destroy the life of
3. cut down, destroy, cities
4. take away
5. permit to perish

Every occurrence

  1. 1 Samuel 20:16 וַיִּכְרֹ֥ת vai.yikh.Rot · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    So Jonathan made a covenant with the house of David, saying, And Jehovah will require it at the hand of David's enemies.

  2. 1 Samuel 22:8 בִּכְרָת־ bikh.rot- · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    that all of you have conspired against me, and there is none that discloseth to me when my son maketh a league with the son of Jesse, and there is none of you that is sorry for me, or discloseth unto me that my son hath stirred up my servant against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?

  3. 1 Samuel 23:18 וַיִּכְרְת֧וּ vai.yikh.re.Tu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And they two made a covenant before Jehovah: and David abode in the wood, and Jonathan went to his house.

  4. 1 Samuel 24:4 וַיִּכְרֹ֛ת vai.yikh.Rot · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    And the men of David said unto him, Behold, the day of which Jehovah said unto thee, Behold, I will deliver thine enemy into thy hand, and thou shalt do to him as it shall seem good unto thee. Then David arose, and cut off the skirt of Saul's robe privily.

  5. 1 Samuel 24:5 כָּרַ֔ת ka.Rat · An action: simple action, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And it came to pass afterward, that David's heart smote him, because he had cut off Saul's skirt.

  6. 1 Samuel 24:11 בְּכָרְתִי֩ be.kha.re.Ti · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    Moreover, my father, see, yea, see the skirt of thy robe in my hand; for in that I cut off the skirt of thy robe, and killed thee not, know thou and see that there is neither evil nor transgression in my hand, and I have not sinned against thee, though thou huntest after my life to take it.

  7. 1 Samuel 24:21 תַּכְרִ֥ית takh.Rit · An action: causing it, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by you

    Swear now therefore unto me by Jehovah, that thou wilt not cut off my seed after me, and that thou wilt not destroy my name out of my father's house.

  8. 1 Samuel 28:9 הִכְרִ֛ית hikh.Rit · An action: causing it, finished, with a lasting result, done by him, her or it

    And the woman said unto him, Behold, thou knowest what Saul hath done, how he hath cut off those that have familiar spirits, and the wizards, out of the land: wherefore then layest thou a snare for my life, to cause me to die?

  9. 1 Samuel 31:9 וַֽיִּכְרְתוּ֙ vai.yikh.re.Tu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    And they cut off his head, and stripped off his armor, and sent into the land of the Philistines round about, to carry the tidings unto the house of their idols, and to the people.

  10. 2 Samuel 3:12 כָּרְתָ֤ה ka.re.Tah · A command to you: simple action

    And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose is the land? saying also, Make thy league with me, and, behold, my hand shall be with thee, to bring about all Israel unto thee.

  11. 2 Samuel 3:13 אֶכְרֹ֥ת 'ekh.Rot · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by me

    And he said, Well; I will make a league with thee; but one thing I require of thee: that is, thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal, Saul's daughter, when thou comest to see my face.

  12. 2 Samuel 3:21 וְיִכְרְת֤וּ ve.yikh.re.Tu · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    And Abner said unto David, I will arise and go, and will gather all Israel unto my lord the king, that they may make a covenant with thee, and that thou mayest reign over all that thy soul desireth. And David sent Abner away; and he went in peace.

  13. 2 Samuel 3:29 יִכָּרֵ֣ת yi.ka.Ret · A mild command: receiving the action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    let it fall upon the head of Joab, and upon all his father's house; and let there not fail from the house of Joab one that hath an issue, or that is a leper, or that leaneth on a staff, or that falleth by the sword, or that lacketh bread.

  14. 2 Samuel 5:3 וַיִּכְרֹ֣ת vai.yikh.Rot · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Jehovah: and they anointed David king over Israel.

  15. 2 Samuel 7:9 וָאַכְרִ֥תָה va.'akh.Ri.tah · An action: causing it, and then it happened, done by me

    and I have been with thee whithersoever thou wentest, and have cut off all thine enemies from before thee; and I will make thee a great name, like unto the name of the great ones that are in the earth.

  16. 2 Samuel 10:4 וַיִּכְרֹ֧ת vai.yikh.Rot · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by him, her or it

    So Hanun took David's servants, and shaved off the one half of their beards, and cut off their garments in the middle, even to their buttocks, and sent them away.

  17. 2 Samuel 20:22 וַֽיִּכְרְת֞וּ vai.yikh.re.Tu · An action: simple action, and then it happened, done by them

    Then the woman went unto all the people in her wisdom. And they cut off the head of Sheba the son of Bichri, and threw it out to Joab. And he blew the trumpet, and they were dispersed from the city, every man to his tent. And Joab returned to Jerusalem unto the king.

  18. 1 Kings 2:4 יִכָּרֵ֤ת yi.ka.Ret · An action: receiving the action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by him, her or it

    That Jehovah may establish his word which he spake concerning me, saying, If thy children take heed to their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee (said he) a man on the throne of Israel.

  19. 1 Kings 5:6 וְיִכְרְתוּ־ ve.yikh.re.tu- · An action: simple action, not finished: still happening or still to come, done by them

    Now therefore command thou that they cut me cedar-trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants; and I will give thee hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt say: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that knoweth how to cut timber like unto the Sidonians.

  20. 1 Kings 5:6 לִכְרָת־ likh.rot- · The “to do” form of an action: simple action

    Now therefore command thou that they cut me cedar-trees out of Lebanon; and my servants shall be with thy servants; and I will give thee hire for thy servants according to all that thou shalt say: for thou knowest that there is not among us any that knoweth how to cut timber like unto the Sidonians.

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