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Kerethi <a href="../hebrew/3775.htm" title="3775">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Kerethi: Kerethites</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">כְּרֵתִי</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Adjective<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Krethiy<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>keh-reh-TEE<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ker-ay-thee')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Kerethites<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a Kerethite, life-guardsman <p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from an unused root meaning to excise or to cut off.<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>There is no direct Greek equivalent for "Kerethi" in the Strong's Greek Dictionary, as it is a specific term related to a group within the Hebrew context.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "Kerethi" refers to a group of people known as the Kerethites. They are often mentioned alongside the Pelethites and are recognized as part of King David's elite guard. The Kerethites were likely a foreign group, possibly of Philistine origin, who served as mercenaries or royal bodyguards in Israel.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>The Kerethites, along with the Pelethites, were integral to the military and security apparatus of King David's reign. Their presence highlights the practice of employing foreign mercenaries in ancient Near Eastern royal courts. This practice was not uncommon, as foreign troops were often seen as more loyal to the king, having no local allegiances. The Kerethites' possible Philistine origin suggests a complex relationship between Israel and its neighbors, where former enemies could become trusted allies.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm">karath</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>the foreign bodyguard of King David<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>Cherethites (10).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Brown-Driver-Briggs</div> <font class="hebrew2">כְרֵתִי</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>adjective, of a people</b></font>, always with article, or plural, as substantive, <font size="+1"><b>Kerethites</b></font>, a name for Philistines or a part of them (perhaps = <em>Cretans</em>, compare <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <a href="/interlinear/zephaniah/2-5.htm">Zephaniah 2:5</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/25-15.htm">Ezekiel 25:15</a>; on <em>Crete</em> as original home of Philistines, see <font class="hebrew2">כַּפְתֹּר</font>, <font class="hebrew2">מְּלִשְׁתִּי</font>); — <font class="hebrew2">הַכְּרֵתִי</font> = substantive collective; — <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">נֶגֶב הַכּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/30-14.htm">1 Samuel 30:14</a> (compare Dr; <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> B <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Ξολθει</font>, <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font><sup>L</sup> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Ξορρι</font> A <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Ξερηθει</font>); of soldiers of David's guard, <font class="hebrew2">וְהַמְּלֵתִי</font> <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">הַכּ</font> <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/8-18.htm">2 Samuel 8:18</a> (read <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">עַלהַֿכּ</font> Th We Dr and others) = <a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/18-17.htm">1 Chronicles 18:17</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/15-18.htm">2 Samuel 15:18</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/20-7.htm">2 Samuel 20:7</a> + <a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/20-23.htm">2 Samuel 20:23</a> Qr ( > Kt <font class="hebrew2">הכרי</font>), <a href="/interlinear/1_kings/1-38.htm">1 Kings 1:38</a>,44 (<font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Ξελεθθει</font>, <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Ξερεθθει</font>, etc.); plural <font class="hebrew2">כְּרֵתִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/25-16.htm">Ezekiel 25:16</a> ("" <font class="hebrew2">מְּלִשְׁתִּים</font>; <font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font>. <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Κρῆτας</font>); <font class="hebrew2">גּוֺי כְּרֵתִים</font> <a href="/interlinear/zephaniah/2-5.htm">Zephaniah 2:5</a> (<font class="hebrew2">ᵐ5</font> <font face="Gentium,Galatia SIL,SBL Greek,GFS Porson,Times New Roman">Κρητῶν</font>; "" <font class="hebrew2">ארץ</font> <font class="hebrew2">פלשׁתים</font>): in <a href="/interlinear/zephaniah/2-6.htm">Zephaniah 2:6</a> We reads <font class="hebrew2">כֶּרֶת</font> = Philistia (see [<font class="hebrew2">כָרָה</font>], below I. <font class="hebrew2">כרה</font>). <p> <font class="hebrew2">כֶּשֶׂב</font>, <font class="hebrew2">כִּשְׂבָּה</font> see <font class="hebrew2">כֶבֶשׂ</font> etc. <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft2.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Cherethims, Cherethites <p>Probably from <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm">karath</a> in the sense of executioner; a Kerethite or life-guardsman (compare <a href="/hebrew/2876.htm">tabbach</a>) (only collectively in the singular as plural) -- Cherethims, Cherethites. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm">karath</a> <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/2876.htm">tabbach</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>הַכְּרֵתִ֖י הַכְּרֵתִ֛י הכרתי וְהַכְּרֵתִ֖י וְהַכְּרֵתִ֥י והכרתי כְּרֵתִ֑ים כרתים hak·kə·rê·ṯî hakkereTi hakkərêṯî kə·rê·ṯîm kereTim kərêṯîm vehakkereTi wə·hak·kə·rê·ṯî wəhakkərêṯî<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/1_samuel/30-14.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Samuel 30:14</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/30.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">פָּשַׁ֜טְנוּ נֶ֧גֶב <b> הַכְּרֵתִ֛י </b> וְעַל־ אֲשֶׁ֥ר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_samuel/30.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> on the Negev <span class="itali">of the Cherethites,</span> and on that which<br><a href="/kjvs/1_samuel/30.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [upon] the south <span class="itali">of the Cherethites,</span> and upon [the coast] which [belongeth] to Judah,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_samuel/30-14.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> made the Negev <span class="itali">of the Cherethites</span> that which<p><b><a href="/text/2_samuel/8-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Samuel 8:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/8.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בֶּן־ יְה֣וֹיָדָ֔ע <b> וְהַכְּרֵתִ֖י </b> וְהַפְּלֵתִ֑י וּבְנֵ֥י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_samuel/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Jehoiada <span class="itali">was over the Cherethites</span> and the Pelethites;<br><a href="/kjvs/2_samuel/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Jehoiada <span class="itali">[was over] both the Cherethites</span> and the Pelethites;<br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/8-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the son of Jehoiada <span class="itali">the Cherethites</span> and the Pelethites sons<p><b><a href="/text/2_samuel/15-18.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Samuel 15:18</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/15.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יָד֔וֹ וְכָל־ <b> הַכְּרֵתִ֖י </b> וְכָל־ הַפְּלֵתִ֑י</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_samuel/15.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> him, all <span class="itali">the Cherethites,</span> all<br><a href="/kjvs/2_samuel/15.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> beside <span class="itali">him; and all the Cherethites,</span> and all the Pelethites,<br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/15-18.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> beside all <span class="itali">the Cherethites</span> all the Pelethites<p><b><a href="/text/2_samuel/20-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Samuel 20:7</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/20.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אַנְשֵׁ֣י יוֹאָ֔ב <b> וְהַכְּרֵתִ֥י </b> וְהַפְּלֵתִ֖י וְכָל־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_samuel/20.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> out after <span class="itali">him, along with the Cherethites</span> and the Pelethites<br><a href="/kjvs/2_samuel/20.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> men, <span class="itali">and the Cherethites,</span> and the Pelethites,<br><a href="/interlinear/2_samuel/20-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> men Joab's <span class="itali">the Cherethites</span> and the Pelethites and all<p><b><a href="/text/1_kings/1-44.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Kings 1:44</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/1.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בֶּן־ יְה֣וֹיָדָ֔ע <b> וְהַכְּרֵתִ֖י </b> וְהַפְּלֵתִ֑י וַיַּרְכִּ֣בוּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_kings/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of Jehoiada, <span class="itali">the Cherethites,</span> and the Pelethites;<br><a href="/kjvs/1_kings/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Jehoiada, <span class="itali">and the Cherethites,</span> and the Pelethites,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_kings/1-44.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the son of Jehoiada <span class="itali">the Cherethites</span> and the Pelethites ride<p><b><a href="/text/1_chronicles/18-17.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Chronicles 18:17</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/18.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">יְה֣וֹיָדָ֔ע עַל־ <b> הַכְּרֵתִ֖י </b> וְהַפְּלֵתִ֑י וּבְנֵי־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_chronicles/18.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> [was] over <span class="itali">the Cherethites</span> and the Pelethites,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_chronicles/18.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of Jehoiada <span class="itali">[was] over the Cherethites</span> and the Pelethites;<br><a href="/interlinear/1_chronicles/18-17.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of Jehoiada over <span class="itali">the Cherethites</span> and the Pelethites and the sons<p><b><a href="/text/ezekiel/25-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ezekiel 25:16</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/25.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">וְהִכְרַתִּ֖י אֶת־ <b> כְּרֵתִ֑ים </b> וְהַ֣אֲבַדְתִּ֔י אֶת־</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ezekiel/25.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> even cut off <span class="itali">the Cherethites</span> and destroy<br><a href="/kjvs/ezekiel/25.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> and I will cut off <span class="itali">the Cherethims,</span> and destroy<br><a href="/interlinear/ezekiel/25-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> the Philistines cut <span class="itali">the Cherethites</span> and destroy the remnant<p><b><a href="/text/zephaniah/2-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Zephaniah 2:5</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/zephaniah/2.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">הַיָּ֖ם גּ֣וֹי <b> כְּרֵתִ֑ים </b> דְּבַר־ יְהוָ֣ה</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/zephaniah/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> The nation <span class="itali">of the Cherethites!</span> The word<br><a href="/kjvs/zephaniah/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the nation <span class="itali">of the Cherethites!</span> the word<br><a href="/interlinear/zephaniah/2-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the sea the nation <span class="itali">of the Cherethites</span> the word of the LORD<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3774.htm">8 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3774.htm">Strong's Hebrew 3774<br>8 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/hakkereti_3774.htm">hak·kə·rê·ṯî — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/keretim_3774.htm">kə·rê·ṯîm — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/vehakkereti_3774.htm">wə·hak·kə·rê·ṯî — 3 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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