וַ/יִּכְרְת֨וּ
𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤅
vayikheretu
and they cut down
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.
Judges 9:49 · Word #1
Lexicon H3772
| Lemma | כָּרַת |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤊𐤓𐤕 |
| Transliteration | kârath |
| Strong's | H3772 |
| In-context | and they cut down |
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
| 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. |
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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 |