לְֽ/כֹרְתֵ֣י

𐤋/𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤉

lekhoretey

who cut

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.

H3772

2 Chronicles 2:9 · Word #3

Lexicon H3772

Lemmaכָּרַת
Lemma (Paleo)𐤊𐤓𐤕
Transliterationkârath
Strong'sH3772
In-contextwho cut

Morphology HR/Vqrmpc All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation r — Participle Active — The one doing the action
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural
State c — Construct — The noun is bound to the following word

SIBI-P1 H3772-37

to cutters of

Morphological NotesQal active participle, masculine plural, construct state (כֹרְתֵי) with prefixed preposition לְ (“to”). From the root כרת. Occurs once in this form.
Rendering RationaleThe form is a Qal active participle masculine plural in construct with a prefixed לְ (“to”). As a participle, it denotes "those who cut," and the masculine plural is reflected in "cutters." The construct state requires a following complement (“of …”), preserved in the rendering to reflect the grammatical linkage.

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Words from Root כרת (cutting, severing, cutting off, covenant-making by cutting)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H3772-01 akherit I will cause to cut off
H3772-02 behakherit in the causing-to-cut-off
H3772-03 behikaret in being cut off

Word Usage (290 occurrences of H3772)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 9:11 יִכָּרֵ֧ת yikaret be cut off
Genesis 15:18 כָּרַ֧ת karat made
Genesis 17:14 וְ/נִכְרְתָ֛ה venikheretah shall be cut off