כְּרִיתוּת
kᵉrîythûwth · ker-ee-thooth'
a cutting (of the matrimonial bond), i.e. divorce
Lexicon
Derivation: from H3772 (כָּרַת);
a cutting (of the matrimonial bond), i.e. divorce
Definition from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Wording is Strong's own, including his etymological notes, which are not separate meanings.
KJV renderings: divorce(-ment).
Letters
- כKaf20
Picture: open palm
- Concrete
- palm · open hand · sole of the foot
- Extended
- to open · to allow · to cover · to tame · like / as
- רResh200
Picture: a human head
- Concrete
- head · face · person
- Extended
- first · top · beginning · chief · the highest
- יYod10
Picture: arm and closed hand
- Concrete
- hand · arm · work
- Extended
- a deed · to make · to work · to throw or worship
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
- וVav6
Picture: tent peg or hook
- Concrete
- nail · peg · hook
- Extended
- to fasten · to secure · to establish · and (joining)
- תTav400
Picture: a crossed mark
- Concrete
- mark · sign · cross · signature
- Extended
- a covenant · to seal · to sign · the end · monument
Possible cultural reading (auto-composed)
the open hand that covers › the head, the highest › the hand that works › the mark, the covenant sign › to fasten and establish › the mark, the covenant sign
The open hand that covers of the head, the highest of the hand that works of the mark, the covenant sign that works to fasten and establish of the mark, the covenant sign.
Interpretive, not lexical. The dictionary sense of כְּרִיתוּת above is the attested meaning; this pictographic reading is a tradition about how the sign-shapes may have been heard. Both can be held at once, they are answering different questions.
Usage
4 occurrences · 4 OT · 0 NT · 3 distinct forms
KJV renderings of this word, by how often each one is used.
- of divorcement2 · 50%
- divorcement1 · 25%
- of divorce1 · 25%
Where it is used, by book.
Inflected forms found in the text.
Counts are computed from the tagged Hebrew and Greek text aligned to the King James Version, not from an estimate.