אֶכְרֹ֥ת
𐤀𐤊𐤓𐤕
ekherot
will make
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 Samuel 3:13 · Word #4
Lexicon H3772
| Lemma | כָּרַת |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤊𐤓𐤕 |
| Transliteration | kârath |
| Strong's | H3772 |
| In-context | will make |
Morphology HVqi1cs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | q — Qal — Simple active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 1 — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H3772-07
I will cut
| Root | כרת (k-r-t) |
| Core Meanings | cutting, severing, cutting off, destroying, covenant-making by cutting |
| Semantic Range | to cut off or down, to sever, to destroy, to eliminate, to make (cut) a covenant, to decree by covenantal act |
| Conceptual Significance | כרת is central to covenant theology, as covenants are "cut" through ritual slaughter and division of animals. The verb therefore carries both the physical sense of cutting and the relational-theological act of binding agreement, often with life-and-death implications. |
| Morphological Notes | Qal imperfect (yiqtol), 1st person common singular of כרת. The imperfect denotes incomplete or future action; the speaker is the subject ("I"). |
| Rendering Rationale | The form is Qal imperfect, first common singular, expressing a future or intended action by the speaker: "I will." Rendering it as "I will cut" preserves the concrete root meaning of כרת (to cut/sever), which underlies extended senses such as destroying or cutting a covenant. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root כרת (cutting, severing, cutting off, destroying, 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 |
H3772-04 |
bekhareti | I have cut |
H3772-05 |
bikherat | in cutting off |
H3772-06 |
ekherat | I will cut off |
H3774-01 |
hakereti | the Cutterite |
H3772-08 |
hakherat | he was caused to be cut off |
H3772-09 |
hakherit | Cause to be cut off! |
H3772-10 |
hakheritekha | I have caused you to be cut off |
H3772-11 |
hakoret | the cutter-off |
H3772-12 |
hayikherot | Will he cut off? |
H3772-13 |
hikaret | to be cut off |
H3772-14 |
hikherati | I have cut off |
H3772-15 |
hikherit | he cut off |
H3772-16 |
hikheritu | they caused to be cut off |
H3772-17 |
karat | he cut |
H3772-18 |
karatenu | we have cut |
H3772-19 |
karati | I have cut |
H3772-20 |
karetah | you (masculine singular) have cut off |
H3772-21 |
karetu | they have cut |
H3772-22 |
karot | to cut |
H3772-23 |
kerat | you have cut |
H3772-24 |
kerato | he cut him off |
H3774-02 |
keretim | Cutters (masculine plural) |
H3747-01 |
kerit | Cutting-Brook |
H3748-01 |
keritut | a cutting-off |
H3748-02 |
kerituteyha | her cuttings-off |
H3773-01 |
kerutot | hewn timbers |
H3772-25 |
kharat | he has cut off |
H3772-26 |
khrvt | I will cut |
H3772-27 |
kiretu | you (masculine plural) cut off |
H3772-28 |
koratah | she was cut off |
H3772-29 |
koret | one who cuts |
H3772-30 |
koretey | cutters-of |
H3772-31 |
koretim | those cutting |
H3772-32 |
lehakherit | to cause to be cut off |
H3772-33 |
lehakherito | to cause-him-to-be-cut-off |
H3772-35 |
lekhoretey | to cutters of |
H3772-36 |
likherat | to cut off |
H3772-37 |
likherot | to cut off |
H3772-38 |
nakherit | we have cut off |
H3772-39 |
nikherat | he was cut off |
H3772-40 |
nikheratah | she has been cut off |
H3772-41 |
nikheratu | they were cut off |
H3772-42 |
nikheretah | she has been cut off |
H3772-43 |
nikheretu | they were cut off |
H3772-44 |
nikherot | we will cut off |
H3772-45 |
takherit | you will cause to be cut off |
H3772-46 |
takheritekhe | she will cut you off |
H3772-47 |
takheritu | you men will cause to be cut off |
H3772-48 |
tikaret | she shall be cut off |
H3772-49 |
tikheretu | you (men) will cut off |
H3772-50 |
tikherot | you will cut off |
H3772-51 |
tikherotun | you men shall cut off |
H3772-52 |
ukherut | and cut-off |
H3773-02 |
ukherutot | and cut-timbers of |
H3772-53 |
ulehakherit | and to cause to cut off |
H3772-54 |
vaakherit | and I will cut off |
H3772-55 |
vaakheritah | and I will cut off |
H3772-56 |
vatikherat | and you cut a covenant |
H3772-57 |
vatikheretu | and you (men) cut off |
H3772-58 |
vatikherot | and she cut off |
H3772-59 |
vayakheret | and he cut off |
H3772-60 |
vayikherat | and he cut off |
H3772-61 |
vayikheretu | and they cut off |
H3772-62 |
vayikheretuhu | and they cut him off |
H3772-63 |
vayikherot | and he cut |
H3772-64 |
veekheretah | and I will cut |
H3772-65 |
veekherot | and I will cut |
H3774-03 |
vehakereti | and the Cutterite |
H3772-66 |
vehikherati | and I will cut off |
H3772-67 |
vehikheratikha | and I will cut you off |
H3772-68 |
vehikherativ | and I will cause-to-cut him off |
H3772-69 |
vehikheritah | and she caused to cut off |
H3772-70 |
vehikheritu | and they caused to cut off |
H3772-71 |
vekharat | and he cut off |
H3772-72 |
vekharata | and you cut off |
H3772-73 |
vekharati | and I will cut |
H3772-74 |
vekharetu | and they cut off |
H3772-75 |
vekharot | and to cut |
H3772-76 |
vekharut | and (the) cut-off (man) |
H3772-77 |
venakheritenah | and let us cut her off |
H3772-78 |
venikherat | and he was cut off |
H3772-79 |
venikherata | and you shall be cut off |
H3772-80 |
venikheretah | and she shall be cut off |
H3772-81 |
venikheretenu | and let us cut him off |
H3772-82 |
venikheretu | and they were cut off |
H3772-83 |
veyakheret | and he will cause to cut off |
H3772-84 |
veyikheretu | and they will cut off |
H3772-85 |
yakheret | he will cut off |
H3772-86 |
yakherit | he will cause to cut off |
H3772-87 |
yikaret | he shall be cut off |
H3772-88 |
yikaretu | they will be cut off |
H3772-89 |
yikaretun | they (masculine) shall be cut off |
H3772-90 |
yikherotu | they will 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 |