What does כְּרִיתוּת (kĕriytût) mean in the Bible?
כְּרִיתוּת (kĕriytût): Divorce as literal covenant-cutting: severance of the matrimonial bond through formal legal dissolution.
Hebrew · H3748
כְּרִיתוּת
A cutting (of the matrimonial bond), i.e. divorce
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כְּרִיתוּתH3748
Pronunciationkĕriytût
What does כְּרִיתוּת (kĕriytût) mean in the Bible?
כְּרִיתוּת (kĕriytût): Divorce as literal covenant-cutting: severance of the matrimonial bond through formal legal dissolution.
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How does the BSB render H3748?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include of divorce (4).
Where does כְּרִיתוּת (kĕriytût) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Deuteronomy 24:1. Its strongest book concentrations include Deuteronomy (2), Isaiah (1), Jeremiah (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itof divorce4×Deuteronomy 24:1, Deuteronomy 24:3, Isaiah 50:1, Jeremiah 3:8
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First aligned rowDeuteronomy 24:1
Aligned rows4
Books represented3
Deuteronomy2Isaiah1Jeremiah1
Source forms
כְּרִיתֻת֙2xkə·rî·ṯuṯDeuteronomy 24:1, Deuteronomy 24:3
כְּרִית֤וּת1xkə·rî·ṯūṯIsaiah 50:1
כְּרִיתֻתֶ֖יהָ1xkə·rî·ṯu·ṯe·hāJeremiah 3:8
Parsing patterns
Noun - feminine singular2xDeuteronomy 24:1, Deuteronomy 24:3
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular1xJeremiah 3:8
Noun - feminine singular construct1xIsaiah 50:1
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Divorce as literal covenant-cutting: severance of the matrimonial bond through formal legal dissolution.
Source Gloss
a cutting (of the matrimonial bond), i.e. divorce
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Divorce as literal covenant-cutting: severance of the matrimonial bond through formal legal dissolution.
a cutting (of the matrimonial bond), i.e. divorce BDB: divorcement Usage: divorce(-ment).
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Biblical Witnesses
God's metaphorical giving of a bill of divorcement to Israel for her iniquities
God's actual sending away of Israel with a bill of divorcement due to her unfaithfulness
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