כָּרַת
kârath(kaw-rath')
“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)”
288 occurrencesOld TestamentCommon word
Definition
Strong’s Definition
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)
Translated in KJV as
be chewedbe con-(feder-) atecovenantcut (down, off)destroyfailfellerbe freedhew (down)make a league (covenant)[idiom] loseperish[idiom] utterly[idiom] want.
Etymology
a primitive root;
Chain Links
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“And they said, We saw certainly that the LORD was with thee: and we said, Let there be now an oath betwixt us, even betwixt us and thee, and let us make a covenant with thee;”