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· Hebrew
כָּרֵת
2 English words descend from Hebrew
כָּרֵת
, most common first.
karet
A severe punishment prescribed for certain offenses, interpreted variously as expulsion or extinction of the soul.
kareth
Extirpation or cutting off, a form of punishment for sin, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and later Jewish writings.