כָּרַת291 verb cut off, cut down (Late Hebrew id.; Assyrian karâtu, II. hew off DlHWB 357); —
Qal Perfect ׳כ [Gen 15:18] + 19 t.; 2 masculine singular כָּרָ֑תָּ [Deut 20:20] 1 singular כָּרַתִּי [Exod 34:27] + 15 t.; + 8 t. Perfect; Imperfect יִכְרֹת [Job 40:28] + 21 t.; 2 masculine singular תִּכְרָתֿ [Isa 57:8] 1 singular אֶכְרוֺת [Isa 61:8]; [1Sam 11:2] אֶכְרְתָה [Isa 55:3] 3 masculine plural יִכְרֹ֑תוּ [Hos 12:2]; [Ps 83:6] 1 plural נִכְרְתָה [Gen 26:28]; [Gen 31:44] suffix נִכְרְתֶנּוּ [Jer 11:19] + 31 t. Imperfect Imperative כְּרָתֿ [1Sam 11:1] כָּרְתָה [2Sam 3:12] + 4 t. Imperative; Infinitive absolute כָּרֹת [Hos 10:4] כָּרוֺת [Neh 9:8] construct כְּרֹת [Jer 34:8] + 2 t.; כְּרָתֿ [Isa 44:14] + 2 t.; כְּרוֺת [2Chr 2:7]; [2Chr 29:10] suffix כָּרְתִי [1Sam 24:12] Participle active כֹּרֵת [Exod 34:10] + 3 t.; + 3 t. Participle active passive כָּרוּת [Lev 22:24] construct כְּרוּת [Deut 23:2] plural ת[וֺ]כְּרֻת [1Kgs 7:12] + 3 t.; —
1. cut off :
\ \ a. things: with accusative foreskin [Exod 4:25] (J); privy member [Lev 22:24] (H) [Deut 23:2] cluster of grapes [Num 13:23]; [Num 13:24] (E); bough of tree [Judg 9:48]; [Judg 9:49] skirt [1Sam 24:5]; [1Sam 24:6]; [1Sam 24:12] head of man [1Sam 17:51]; [1Sam 31:9]; [1Sam 2:22] garments [2Sam 10:4] = [1Chr 19:4] palms of hands [1Sam 5:4] sprigs [Isa 18:5].
\ \ b. persons, with accusative of person מִן location [Jer 11:19]; [Jer 50:16].
2. cut down, with accusative tress [Deut 19:5]; [Deut 20:19]; [Deut 20:20]; [2Kgs 19:23] = [Isa 37:24]; [Isa 44:14]; [Jer 6:6]; [Jer 10:3]; [Jer 22:7]; [Jer 46:23]; [Ezek 31:12] asherim [Exod 34:13] (J) [Judg 6:25]; [Judg 6:26]; [Judg 6:30]; [1Kgs 15:13] = [2Chr 15:16]; [2Kgs 18:4]; [2Kgs 23:14]
3. hew, timber [1Kgs 5:20] (twice in verse) = [2Chr 2:7]; [2Chr 2:15]; [Isa 14:8] כֹּרְתֵי הָעֵצִים hewers of timber [2Chr 2:9] כְּרֻת(וֺ)ת hewn beams [1Kgs 6:36]; [1Kgs 7:2]; [1Kgs 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 [Jer 34:18] (referring to [Gen 15:10]); עֲלֵיזֶֿבַח [Ps 50:5] absolute [Gen 21:27]; [Gen 21:32]; [Gen 31:44] (E) [1Sam 18:3]; [1Kgs 5:26]; [Hos 10:4] with אֶת with [Gen 15:18]; [Exod 34:27]; [Deut 31:16] (J) [Deut 5:3]; [Deut 28:69] (twice in verse); [Deut 29:13]; [2Sam 3:12]; [2Sam 3:13]; [2Sam 3:21]; [2Kgs 17:15]; [2Kgs 17:35]; [2Kgs 17:38]; [Isa 28:15]; [Jer 11:10]; [Jer 31:31]; [Jer 31:32]; [Jer 31:33]; [Jer 34:8]; [Jer 34:13]; [Ezek 17:13]; [Zech 11:10]; [Ps 105:9] = [1Chr 16:16] with עִם [Gen 26:28] (J) [Exod 24:8] (E) [Deut 4:23]; [Deut 5:2]; [Deut 9:9]; [Deut 29:11]; [Deut 29:24]; [1Kgs 8:21] = [2Chr 6:11]; [2Chr 23:3]; [Neh 9:8]; [Hos 2:20]; [Hos 12:2]; [Job 40:28] ׳בְּ omitted [1Sam 20:16]; [1Sam 22:8]; [1Kgs 8:9] = [2Chr 5:10] with לְ [Exod 23:32]; [Exod 34:12]; [Exod 34:15]; [Josh 9:6]; [Josh 9:7]; [Josh 9:11]; [Josh 9:15]; [Josh 9:16]; [Josh 24:25] (JE) [Deut 7:2]; [Judg 2:2]; [1Sam 11:1]; [2Sam 5:3]; [1Kgs 20:34]; [2Kgs 11:4]; [1Chr 11:3]; [2Chr 21:7]; [2Chr 29:10]; [Ezra 10:3]; [Isa 55:3]; [Isa 61:8]; [Jer 32:40]; [Ezek 34:25]; [Ezek 37:26]; [Job 31:1]; [Ps 89:4] ׳בְּ omitted [1Sam 11:2]; [2Chr 7:18] נֶגֶד [Exod 34:10] (J); לִפְנֵי [1Sam 23:18]; [2Kgs 23:3] = [2Chr 34:31]; [Jer 34:15]; [Jer 34:18] בֵּין וּבֵין [2Kgs 11:17]; [2Chr 23:16] with עַל against, [Ps 83:6] אֲמָנָה is used for ברית [Neh 10:1] and דָּבָר [Hag 2:5].
Niph`al Perfect 3 masculine singular נִכְרַת [Joel 1:5] + 5 t.; נִכְרָ֑ת [Joel 1:16] + 2 t.; 3 feminine singular נִכְרְתָה [Gen 17:14] + 16 t.; נִכְרָ֑תָה [Ps 37:38] 2 masculine singular נִכְרַתָּ [Obad 1:10] + 8 t. Perfect; Imperfect יִכָרֵת [Gen 9:11] + 21 t.; יִכָּֽרֶתֿ [Obad 1:9] 3 masculine plural יִכָּֽרְתוּ [Zech 13:8] יִכָּרֵת֑וּן [Josh 3:13]; [Ps 37:9] + 9 t. Imperfect; Infinitive הִכָּרֵת [Num 15:31]; [Ps 37:34]. —
1. be cut off:
\ \ a. of things, forward tongue [Prov 10:31] burden from a nail [Isa 22:25] chariots [Zech 9:10] dwelling [Zeph 3:7].
\ \ b. of persons, the people of the land by a famine (בְּ) [Gen 41:36] (E); all flesh by waters of deluge (מִמֵּי) [Gen 9:11] (P); the anointed [Dan 9:26] enemies [Isa 11:13]; [Mic 5:8] the wicked [Isa 29:20]; [Hos 8:4]; [Nah 2:1]; [Ps 37:9]; [Ps 37:22]; [Ps 37:28]; [Ps 37:34]; [Ps 37:38]; [Prov 2:22] others [Obad 1:9]; [Obad 1:10]; [Zeph 1:11]; [Zech 13:8]; [Zech 14:2].
\ \ c. in the technical phrases of H and P וְנִכְרְתָה הַנֶּפֶשׁ ההיא that person shall be cut off (by death penalty) מֵעַמֶּיהָ [Gen 17:14]; [Lev 7:20]; [Lev 7:21]; [Lev 7:25]; [Lev 7:27]; [Num 9:13]; [Lev 19:8] מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל [Exod 12:15]; [Num 19:13] מֵעֲדַת יִשְׂרָאֵל [Exod 12:19] מִקֶּרֶב עַמֶּיהָ [Exod 31:14]; [Num 15:30] (עַמָּהּ); מִלְּפָנַי [Lev 22:3] מִתּוֺךְ הַקָּהָל [Num 19:20] similarly with variation of subject [Exod 30:33]; [Exod 30:38]; [Lev 17:4]; [Lev 17:9]; [Lev 18:29]; [Lev 20:18]; [Lev 23:29], and with omission of word with מִן [Lev 17:14]; [Lev 20:17]; [Num 15:31] (twice in verse).
2. be cut down, a tree [Job 14:7].
3. be chewed between the teeth [Num 11:33] (J).
4. be cut off, in a more general sense, fail: of waters [Josh 3:13]; [Josh 3:16] (JE) [Josh 4:7] (twice in verse) (D); new wine [Joel 1:5] meat v[Joel 1:16] hope [Prov 23:18]; [Prov 24:14] a name [Isa 48:19]; [Isa 56:5]; [Ruth 4:10] a sign [Isa 55:13] faithfulness [Jer 7:28] אִישׁ ׳לֹא יִכָּרֵת לְ there shall not fail thee a man [1Kgs 2:4]; [1Kgs 8:25] = [2Chr 6:16]; [1Kgs 9:5] = [2Chr 7:18]; [Jer 33:17]; [Jer 33:18]; [Jer 35:19] לא יכרת מן there shall not fail of [Josh 9:23] (J) [2Sam 3:29].
Pual Perfect כָּרַּת [Ezek 16:4] 3 feminine singular כֹּרָ֑תָה [Judg 6:28] —
1. be cut off, navel string [Ezek 16:4].
2. be cut down, Asherah [Judg 6:28].
Hiph`il Perfect הִכְרִית [1Sam 28:9]; [1Kgs 11:16] 3 feminine singular הִכְרִיתָה [Lev 26:22] 1 singular הִכְרַתִּי [Josh 23:4] + 32 t.; + 4 t. Perfect; Imperfect יַכְרִית [Deut 12:29] + 2 t.; jussive יַכְרֵת [Ps 12:4] + 4 t.; 1 singular וָאַכְרִ֫תָה [2Sam 7:9] 1 plural suffix וְנַכְרִיתֶנָּה [Jer 48:2] + 9 t. Imperfect; Infinitive הַכְרִית [Jer 44:8] + 15 t.; הַכְרִת [1Sam 20:15] + suffix 2 t. —
1. cut off, flattering lips [Ps 12:4].
2. cut off, destroy the life of:
\ \ a. animals with accusative, cattle [Lev 26:22] (H); with accusative and מִן frogs [Exod 8:5] (J); horses [Mic 5:9]; [Zech 9:10].
\ \ b. of men abs. [Ps 109:13], by men, with accusative enemies [Judg 4:24]; [1Sam 24:22]; [1Kgs 11:16]; [1Kgs 14:14]; [1Kgs 18:4]; [2Chr 22:7]; [Isa 10:7]; [Ezek 17:17]; [Obad 1:14] with accusative and מִן enemies [Josh 11:21]; [Jer 48:2] the wicked [Ps 101:8] a clan [Num 4:18] (P); young men by death [Jer 9:20] people by the sword [Nah 3:15] necromancers [1Sam 28:9] the name [Josh 7:9].
\ \ c. of men, by God with accucusative. (הַ)גּוֺיִם [Deut 19:1]; [Josh 23:4] (D) [Zeph 3:6] various persons and things [Isa 48:9]; [Jer 44:11]; [Jer 51:62]; [Ezek 25:16]; [Ezek 30:15]; [Zech 9:6] with accusative and מִן [Ezek 25:7]; [Amos 1:5]; [Amos 1:8]; [Amos 2:3] מֵאֶרֶץ [Nah 2:14]; [Ps 34:17] = [Ps 109:15] מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל [Isa 9:13] מִיַּד [Mic 5:11] מִפָּנֶיךָ [Deut 12:29]; [2Sam 7:9] = [1Chr 17:8] מֵעַל פְּנֵי הָאֲדָמָה [1Sam 20:15]; [1Kgs 9:7]; [Zeph 1:3] מִקֶּרֶב עַמּוֺ [Lev 17:10]; [Lev 20:3]; [Lev 20:5]; [Lev 20:6] (H); מִתּוֺךְ עַמִּי [Ezek 14:8] Ezekiel says also מִן ׳הכ אָ֗֗֗דָם וּבְהֵמָה [Ezek 14:13]; [Ezek 14:17]; [Ezek 14:19]; [Ezek 14:21]; [Ezek 25:13]; [Ezek 29:8] צדיק ורשׁע [Ezek 21:8]; [Ezek 21:9] עבר ושׁב [Ezek 35:7] with accusative and לְ cutt off, to, or from [Isa 14:22]; [Jer 44:7]; [Jer 44:8]; [Jer 47:4] מַשְׁתִּין בְּקִיר ׳לְ ׳כ [1Kgs 14:10]; [1Kgs 21:21]; [2Kgs 9:8] מעם מזבח ׳ל ׳כ [1Sam 2:33] לָאִישׁ מֵאָֽהֳלֵי יַעֲקֹב ׳יַכְרֵת י [Mal 2:12] may Yahweh cut off to the man — from the tents of Jacob.
3. cut down, destroy, cities [Mic 5:10], sun-pillars [Lev 26:30] (H); and other things used in idolartry [Nah 1:14]; [Zeph 1:4] מן הארץ [Zech 13:2] מִקֶּרֶב [Mic 5:12].
4. take away, חֶסֶד מֵעִם kindness from [1Sam 20:15].
5. permit to perish, מֵהַבְּהֵמָה (some) of the cattle [1Kgs 18:5].
Hoph`al Perfect ׳הָכְרַת מִנְחָה וָנֶסֶךְ מִבֵּית י [Joel 1:9].
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