וַ/יִּכְרְת֥וּ

𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤅

vayikheretu

made

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

Genesis 21:27 · Word #7

Lexicon H3772

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

Morphology HC/Vqw3mp All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan q — Qal — Simple active
Conjugation w — Sequential Imperfect — Imperfect with waw-consecutive, narrating past events
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural

SIBI-P1 H3772-61

and they cut off

Rootכרת (k-r-t)
Core Meaningscutting, severing, cutting off, destroying, covenant-cutting
Semantic Rangeto cut, cut down, cut off, hew, destroy, eliminate, make a covenant (by cutting), sever from community, exterminate
Conceptual SignificanceThe verb כרת is central to covenant theology, as covenants are "cut" in biblical idiom, reflecting ancient ritual practices. It also carries judicial and covenantal weight when describing being "cut off" from a people, indicating removal from life or community.
Morphological NotesVerb, Qal stem, wayyiqtol (waw-consecutive imperfect), 3rd person masculine plural. The form advances past narrative action: "and they…" with a masculine plural subject.
Rendering RationaleThe root כרת fundamentally means "to cut" or "to cut off," which can extend to destroying or covenant-making. The Qal wayyiqtol 3rd masculine plural form is rendered "and they cut off," preserving the plural masculine subject and the active, sequential narrative force of the verb.

AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root כרת (cutting, severing, cutting off, destroying, covenant-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
H3772-07 ekherot I will cut
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
H3772-62 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