יִכָּרֵ֑תוּ

𐤉𐤊𐤓𐤕𐤅

yikaretu

will 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

Proverbs 2:22 · Word #3

Lexicon H3772

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

Morphology HVNi3mp All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state
Binyan N — Niphal — Simple passive or reflexive
Conjugation i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action
Person 3 — 3rd person — Third person ("he/she/they")
Gender m — Masculine — Masculine
Number p — Plural — Plural

SIBI-P1 H3772-90

they will be cut off

Rootכרת (k-r-t)
Core Meaningscutting, severing, cutting down, cutting off, making a covenant by cutting
Semantic Rangeto be cut off, be severed, be destroyed, be eliminated, perish; in covenantal contexts, to be excluded or removed from a people
Conceptual SignificanceThe root כרת frequently carries covenantal weight, as covenants were "cut" in ancient Israel. Thus being "cut off" often signifies not only physical destruction but removal from covenantal life and community, underscoring themes of judgment, exclusion, and the seriousness of covenant faithfulness.
Morphological NotesVerb, Niphal stem, imperfect (yiqtol) form, third person masculine plural. The Niphal conveys passive or middle voice: "be cut off" rather than active "cut."
Rendering RationaleThe verb is Niphal imperfect third masculine plural, indicating a passive or reflexive action in the future: "they will be cut off." The rendering preserves the root sense of physical cutting while reflecting the passive force of the Niphal stem and the masculine plural subject.

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Words from Root כרת (cutting, severing, cutting down, cutting off, 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