וְ/יִכְרְת֤וּ

𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤅

veyikheretu

and they may cut/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 3:21 · Word #14

Lexicon H3772

Lemmaכָּרַת
Lemma (Paleo)𐤊𐤓𐤕
Transliterationkârath
Strong'sH3772
In-contextand they may cut/make

Morphology HC/Vqi3mp 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 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural

SIBI-P1 H3772-86

and they will cut off

Morphological NotesConjunction וְ + Qal imperfect (yiqtol) 3rd masculine plural of כָּרַת. The form may function as a simple future (Vqi3mp) or as a jussive (Vqj3mp) expressing intention or wish. Masculine plural subject is implied in the verb form.
Rendering RationaleThe verb is Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural with prefixed conjunction וְ, indicating "and they will cut off" (or in jussive nuance, "and may they cut off"). "Cut off" preserves the root sense of severing or eliminating, while "they" accurately reflects the third person masculine plural form.

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Words from Root כרת (cutting, cutting off, severing, 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

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