כרת

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Hebrew

Root
כ־ר־ת (k-r-t)

Verb

כָּרַת • (karát) (pa'al construction, passive participle כָּרוּת, passive counterpart נִכְרַת)

  1. to cut down, to cut off

Conjugation

Conjugation of כָּרַת (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first כרתתי / כָּרַתִּי כָּרַתְנוּ
second כרתת / כָּרַתָּ כרתת / כָּרַתְּ כרתתם / כְּרַתֶּם1 כרתתן / כְּרַתֶּן1
third כָּרַת כָּרְתָה כָּרְתוּ
present כּוֹרֵת כּוֹרֶתֶת כּוֹרְתִים כּוֹרְתוֹת
future first אכרות / אֶכְרֹת נכרות / נִכְרֹת
second תכרות / תִּכְרֹת תִּכְרְתִי תִּכְרְתוּ תכרותנה / תִּכְרֹתְנָה2
third יכרות / יִכְרֹת תכרות / תִּכְרֹת יִכְרְתוּ תכרותנה / תִּכְרֹתְנָה2
imperative כרות / כְּרֹת כִּרְתִי כִּרְתוּ כרותנה / כְּרֹתְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced כרתתם / כָּרַתֶּם and כרתתן / כָּרַתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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References

Noun

כָּרֵת • (karét) m

  1. (Jewish law) kareth, a severe divine punishment
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