אַכְרִ֞ית
𐤀𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤕
akherit
I will 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.
Zechariah 13:2 · Word #7
Lexicon H3772
| Lemma | כָּרַת |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤊𐤓𐤕 |
| Transliteration | kârath |
| Strong's | H3772 |
| In-context | I will cut off |
Morphology HVhi1cs
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state |
| Binyan | h — Hiphil — Causative active |
| Conjugation | i — Imperfect — Incomplete or ongoing action |
| Person | 1 — 1st person — First person ("I" / "we") |
| Gender | c — Common — Common (both genders) |
| Number | s — Singular — Singular |
SIBI-P1 H3772-01
I will cause to cut off
| Root | כרת (k-r-t) |
| Core Meanings | cutting, severing, cutting off, destroying, covenant-making by cutting |
| Semantic Range | to cut down, cut off, eliminate, destroy, exterminate, remove from covenant community; in other stems also to make a covenant (by cutting). |
| Conceptual Significance | כרת is a covenantal and judicial term in the Hebrew Bible. To "cut off" often signifies divine judgment resulting in removal from the community or land, while in other contexts the same root describes the solemn act of "cutting" a covenant. The imagery of cutting underscores both the seriousness of covenant commitment and the severity of covenant breach. |
| Morphological Notes | Hiphil (causative) imperfect, 1st person common singular. The speaker declares an ongoing or future act of causing something or someone to be cut off or eliminated. |
| Rendering Rationale | The root כרת fundamentally means "to cut" or "to sever," and by extension "to cut off" or "destroy." The form is Hiphil imperfect, first common singular, which conveys a causative action performed by "I" in future or incomplete aspect. "I will cause to cut off" preserves both the causative nuance of the Hiphil stem and the core imagery of decisive severing inherent in the root. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root כרת (cutting, severing, cutting off, destroying, covenant-making by cutting)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
H3772-02 |
behakherit | in the causing-to-cut-off |
H3772-03 |
behikaret | in being cut off |
H3772-04 |
bekhareti | I have cut |
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 |