וְ/נִכְרְתָ֛ה

𐤅/𐤍𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤄

venikheretah

shall be cut off

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

Leviticus 7:25 · Word #12

Lexicon H3772

Lemmaכָּרַת
Lemma (Paleo)𐤊𐤓𐤕
Transliterationkârath
Strong'sH3772
In-contextshall be cut off

Morphology HC/VNq3fs All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan N — Niphal — Simple passive or reflexive
Conjugation q — Sequential Perfect — Perfect with waw-consecutive, continuing a narrative
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular

SIBI-P1 H3772-82

and she shall be cut off

Morphological NotesConjunction וְ + Nifal perfect (qatal) 3rd feminine singular of כרת. The Nifal stem gives a passive sense ("be cut off"). Some occurrences reflect a 1st common plural Qal form in variant contexts, but the predominant form here is Nifal 3fs.
Rendering RationaleThe verb is in the Nifal stem, conveying a passive/reflexive sense of the root "to cut," thus "be cut off." The form is 3rd person feminine singular, reflected in "she," which often refers to a feminine noun such as "soul" (נפש). The conjunction וְ adds "and," preserving the narrative or legal flow.

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Words from Root כרת (cutting, severing, cutting off, destroying, making a covenant (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