Etymology

kareth

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Today it means: Extirpation or cutting off, a form of punishment for sin, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and later Jewish writings. Full definition →

Hebrew כָּרֵת
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  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromכָּרֵת
  2. English todaykareth

From Hebrew כָּרֵת.

Words from the same roots

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