Strong's Lexicon

H3773

H3773 — כָּרוּתָה

Hebrew / Aramaic entry for Bible study and original-language reference.

Hebrewkaruthahnoun femOccurrences: 3TWOT: 1048b

Definition / Gloss

Strong's Number:H3773
Word:כָּרוּתָה
Part of Speech:noun fem
Etymology:passive participle feminine of H3772
Language:Hebrew
Occurrences:3
Transliteration:karuthah
Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation:kaw-rooth-aw'
Meaning:1. something cut, i.e. a hewn timber
KJV Renderings:beam.

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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 ( J E ) 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.
Note. — וַתִּכְרָתלָֿךְ מֵהֶם Isa 57:8 is usually rendered as RV made for thee a covenant with them, with ellipsis of ׳ בּ as above. But מִן is not used in such a construction. The clause is commonly regarded as corrupt by recent critics. Gr emends עִמָּהֶם for מֵהֶם, this is easiest and gives the usual construction; Du followed by Buhl, reads וַתִּכְרִי after Hos 3:2.
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 ( J E ) Josh 4:7 (twice in verse) ( D ); new wine Joel 1:5 meat 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 וָ˜אַכְרִ֫תָה 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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