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
| Lemma | כָּרַת |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤊𐤓𐤕 |
| Transliteration | kârath |
| Strong's | H3772 |
| In-context | made |
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
| Root | כרת (k-r-t) |
| Core Meanings | cutting, severing, cutting off, destroying, covenant-cutting |
| Semantic Range | to cut, cut down, cut off, hew, destroy, eliminate, make a covenant (by cutting), sever from community, exterminate |
| Conceptual Significance | The 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 Notes | Verb, Qal stem, wayyiqtol (waw-consecutive imperfect), 3rd person masculine plural. The form advances past narrative action: "and they…" with a masculine plural subject. |
| Rendering Rationale | The 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 |