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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Hebrew: 3770. כְּרֵשׂ (kares) -- To cut off, to cut down, to destroy</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/3770.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/jeremiah/51-34.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/hebrew/3770.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Hebrew</a> > 3770</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../hebrew/3769.htm" title="3769">◄</a> 3770. kares <a href="../hebrew/3771.htm" title="3771">►</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">kares: To cut off, to cut down, to destroy</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">כְּרֵשׂ</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>kres<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>kah-REHS<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ker-ace')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>To cut off, to cut down, to destroy<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>the paunch, belly<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>A primitive root<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The concept of being "cut off" in the Hebrew Bible can be related to the Greek term ἀποκόπτω (apokoptō - Strong's Greek 609), which also means to cut off or amputate, used in the New Testament in contexts of separation or removal.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The Hebrew verb "kares" primarily means "to cut off" or "to destroy." It is often used in the context of divine judgment or punishment, where individuals or groups are "cut off" from their people or from life itself. This term can imply a physical cutting off, such as being killed, or a more spiritual or communal separation, such as being excommunicated from the community of Israel.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite society, being "cut off" was a severe form of punishment that could be imposed for various transgressions, including idolatry, breaking the Sabbath, or other covenant violations. This concept reflects the communal nature of Israelite life, where being part of the community was essential for survival and identity. The idea of being "cut off" also underscores the seriousness with which the Israelites viewed their covenant relationship with God, as breaking this covenant could lead to severe consequences.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from an unused word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>belly<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>stomach (1).<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">כָּרֵשׂ</font>] <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun [masculine]</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>belly</b></font> (Late Hebrew <font class="hebrew2">כֶּרֶס</font> <em>id.</em>; Aramaic <font class="hebrew2">כַּרְסָא</font> <img src="/bdbgif/bdb050307.gif"> <em>id.</em>; Mandean <font class="hebrew2">כראס</font>, <font class="hebrew2">כארסא</font>, <em>uterus</em>, Nö<sup>M 151, 157</sup>; Arabic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb050308.gif"> Ethiopic <img src="/bdbgif/bdb050309.gif"> <em>wrinkled</em> or <em>folded stomach</em> of cud-chewing animals; compare Lag<sup>BN 20, 44</sup>; Assyrian <i><em>karšu</em></i>, <em>body</em>, <em>belly</em>); — only suffix <font class="hebrew2">כְּרֵשׂוֺ</font> <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/51-34.htm">Jeremiah 51:34</a> of Nebuchadrezzar under figure of sea-monster. <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>belly <p>By variation from <a href="/hebrew/7164.htm">qarac</a>; the paunch or belly (as swelling out) -- belly. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/7164.htm">qarac</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>כְרֵשׂ֖וֹ כרשו chereSo ḵə·rê·śōw ḵərêśōw<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/jeremiah/51-34.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 51:34</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/51.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">כַּתַּנִּ֔ין מִלָּ֥א <b> כְרֵשׂ֖וֹ </b> מֵֽעֲדָנָ֑י [הֱדִיחָנוּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/51.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> He has filled <span class="itali">his stomach</span> with my delicacies;<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/51.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> he hath filled <span class="itali">his belly</span> with my delicates,<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/51-34.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> A monster has filled <span class="itali">his stomach</span> my delicacies cast out<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3770.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3770.htm">Strong's Hebrew 3770<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/chereso_3770.htm">ḵə·rê·śōw — 1 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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