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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: 3748. כְּרִיתוּת (kerithuth) -- Divorce, cutting off</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/hebrew/3748.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> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><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/deuteronomy/24-1.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/3748.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> > 3748</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/3747.htm" title="3747">◄</a> 3748. kerithuth <a href="../hebrew/3749.htm" title="3749">►</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">kerithuth: Divorce, cutting off</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">כְּרִיתוּת</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>kriythuwth<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>keh-ree-thooth<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ker-ee-thooth')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Divorce, cutting off<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a cutting, divorce<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root כָּרַת (karath), meaning "to cut off" or "to cut down."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>G647 (ἀποστάσιον, apostasion):</b> Refers to a "bill of divorce" or "divorce decree" in the New Testament, used in contexts such as Matthew 5:31 and Matthew 19:7.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "kerithuth" specifically refers to the act of divorce, the formal severing of a marital relationship. It is used in the context of a legal document or decree that officially ends a marriage. The concept of "cutting off" is central, indicating a complete and formal separation.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Israelite society, marriage was a covenantal relationship with significant social and religious implications. The issuance of a "certificate of divorce" (sefer kerithuth) was a legal procedure that allowed a man to formally dissolve his marriage. This practice is rooted in the Mosaic Law, which provided guidelines for divorce to protect the rights of both parties, particularly the woman, who would need such a document to remarry without stigma.<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>divorcement<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>divorce (4).<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">כְּרִיתוּת</font> <font size="+1" color="#552200"><b>noun feminine</b></font> <font size="+1"><b>divorcement</b></font>; — <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">כ</font> <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/50-1.htm">Isaiah 50:1</a>; <font class="hebrew2">כְּרִיתֻת</font> <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/24-1.htm">Deuteronomy 24:1,3</a>; plural suffix <font class="hebrew2">כְּרִיתֻתֶיהָ</font> <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/3-8.htm">Jeremiah 3:8</a>; <font class="hebrew2">׳</font><font class="hebrew2">סֵפֶר כ</font> <em>writing</em> (i.e. deed) <em>of divorcement</em>, <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/24-1.htm">Deuteronomy 24:1,3</a>; <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/50-1.htm">Isaiah 50:1</a>; <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/3-8.htm">Jeremiah 3:8</a>. <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>divorce <p>From <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm">karath</a>; a cutting (of the matrimonial bond), i.e. Divorce -- divorce(-ment). <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/3772.htm">karath</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>כְּרִית֤וּת כְּרִיתֻת֙ כְּרִיתֻתֶ֖יהָ כריתות כריתת כריתתיה kə·rî·ṯu·ṯe·hā kə·rî·ṯuṯ kə·rî·ṯūṯ keriTut kərîṯuṯ kərîṯūṯ kərîṯuṯehā kerituTeiha<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/deuteronomy/24-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 24:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/24.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לָ֜הּ סֵ֤פֶר <b> כְּרִיתֻת֙ </b> וְנָתַ֣ן בְּיָדָ֔הּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> her a certificate <span class="itali">of divorce</span> and puts<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> her a bill <span class="itali">of divorcement,</span> and give<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/24-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> writes her a certificate <span class="itali">of divorce</span> and puts her hand<p><b><a href="/text/deuteronomy/24-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Deuteronomy 24:3</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/24.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">לָ֜הּ סֵ֤פֶר <b> כְּרִיתֻת֙ </b> וְנָתַ֣ן בְּיָדָ֔הּ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/deuteronomy/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> her a certificate <span class="itali">of divorce</span> and puts<br><a href="/kjvs/deuteronomy/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> her a bill <span class="itali">of divorcement,</span> and giveth<br><a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/24-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> her and writes her a certificate <span class="itali">of divorce</span> and puts her hand<p><b><a href="/text/isaiah/50-1.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Isaiah 50:1</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/50.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">זֶ֠ה סֵ֣פֶר <b> כְּרִית֤וּת </b> אִמְּכֶם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/isaiah/50.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> is the certificate <span class="itali">of divorce</span> By which<br><a href="/kjvs/isaiah/50.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of your mother's <span class="itali">divorcement,</span> whom I have put away?<br><a href="/interlinear/isaiah/50-1.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> he is the certificate <span class="itali">of divorce</span> your mother which<p><b><a href="/text/jeremiah/3-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Jeremiah 3:8</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/3.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">אֶת־ סֵ֥פֶר <b> כְּרִיתֻתֶ֖יהָ </b> אֵלֶ֑יהָ וְלֹ֨א</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/jeremiah/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> her a writ <span class="itali">of divorce,</span> yet her treacherous<br><a href="/kjvs/jeremiah/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> her a bill <span class="itali">of divorce;</span> yet her treacherous<br><a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/3-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and given her a writ <span class="itali">of divorce</span> about did not<p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3748.htm">4 Occurrences</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3748.htm">Strong's Hebrew 3748<br>4 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/keritut_3748.htm">kə·rî·ṯuṯ — 3 Occ.</a><br><a href="/hebrew/kerituteiha_3748.htm">kə·rî·ṯu·ṯe·hā — 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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