וַ/יִּכְרְת֥וּ

𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤅

vayikheretu

they 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 21:32 · Word #1

Lexicon H3772

Lemmaכָּרַת
Lemma (Paleo)𐤊𐤓𐤕
Transliterationkârath
Strong'sH3772
In-contextthey 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 H3772-63

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

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