לְ/הַכְרִ֖ית
𐤋/𐤄𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤕
lehakherit
to destroy
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.
2 Chronicles 22:7 · Word #19
Lexicon H3772
| Lemma | כָּרַת |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤊𐤓𐤕 |
| Transliteration | kârath |
| Strong's | H3772 |
| In-context | to destroy |
Morphology HR/Vhc
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | c — Infinitive Construct — The verbal noun ("to ...") |
SIBI-P1 H3772-34
to cause to be cut off
| Root | כרת (k-r-t) |
| Core Meanings | cutting, severing, cutting off, making covenant by cutting |
| Semantic Range | to cut off, to exterminate, to destroy, to remove, to eliminate from a community, to make (cut) a covenant |
| Conceptual Significance | כרת is a covenantal and judicial term in the Hebrew Bible. It describes both the solemn act of "cutting" a covenant and the severe consequence of being "cut off" from one’s people. The imagery of cutting underscores the gravity of covenant commitment and the seriousness of divine judgment. |
| Morphological Notes | Hiphil infinitive construct of כרת with prefixed לְ (“to”). The Hiphil stem conveys causative action. As an infinitive construct, it carries no gender, number, or person marking. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root כרת carries the core idea of cutting or severing. In the Hiphil stem it takes a causative force, meaning to cause someone or something to be cut off, destroyed, or eliminated. The infinitive construct with prefixed לְ is therefore faithfully rendered as "to cause to be cut off," preserving both the root sense of cutting and the causative stem. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root כרת (cutting, severing, cutting off, making covenant 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 |