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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“For whosoever eateth the fat of the beast, of which men offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, even the soul that eateth it shall be cut off from his people.”