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כְּרֵתִי

A Kerethite or life-guardsman

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כְּרֵתִי H3774

What does כְּרֵתִי mean in the Bible?

כְּרֵתִי is a Hebrew word meaning "a Kerethite or life-guardsman".

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Questions this entry answers

What does כְּרֵתִי mean in the Bible?

כְּרֵתִי is a Hebrew word meaning "a Kerethite or life-guardsman".

How does the BSB render H3774?

The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include the Cherethites (4), along with the Cherethites (3), of the Cherethites (2).

Where does כְּרֵתִי appear in Scripture?

The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Samuel 30:14. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Samuel (3), 1 Kings (2), 1 Chronicles (1), 1 Samuel (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 It
the Cherethites 4× 2 Samuel 8:18, 2 Samuel 15:18, 1 Chronicles 18:17, Ezekiel 25:16
along with the Cherethites 3× 2 Samuel 20:7, 1 Kings 1:38, 1 Kings 1:44
of the Cherethites 2× 1 Samuel 30:14, Zephaniah 2:5
Show sample aligned rows
1 Samuel 30:14 הַכְּרֵתִ֛י to of the Cherethites Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Samuel 8:18 וְהַכְּרֵתִ֖י to the Cherethites Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Samuel 15:18 הַכְּרֵתִ֖י to the Cherethites Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular 2 Samuel 20:7 וְהַכְּרֵתִ֥י to along with the Cherethites Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Kings 1:38 וְהַכְּרֵתִי֙ to along with the Cherethites Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Kings 1:44 וְהַכְּרֵתִ֖י to along with the Cherethites Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular 1 Chronicles 18:17 הַכְּרֵתִ֖י to the Cherethites Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Ezekiel 25:16 כְּרֵתִ֑ים to the Cherethites Noun - proper - masculine plural Zephaniah 2:5 כְּרֵתִ֑ים to of the Cherethites Noun - proper - masculine plural
Usage map

A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.

First aligned row 1 Samuel 30:14
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 6
1 Samuel 1 2 Samuel 3 1 Kings 2 1 Chronicles 1 Ezekiel 1 Zephaniah 1
Source forms
הַכְּרֵתִ֖י 2x hak·kə·rê·ṯî 2 Samuel 15:18, 1 Chronicles 18:17
וְהַכְּרֵתִ֖י 2x wə·hak·kə·rê·ṯî 2 Samuel 8:18, 1 Kings 1:44
כְּרֵתִ֑ים 2x kə·rê·ṯîm Ezekiel 25:16, Zephaniah 2:5
הַכְּרֵתִ֛י 1x hak·kə·rê·ṯî 1 Samuel 30:14
וְהַכְּרֵתִ֥י 1x wə·hak·kə·rê·ṯî 2 Samuel 20:7
וְהַכְּרֵתִי֙ 1x wə·hak·kə·rê·ṯî 1 Kings 1:38
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular 4x 2 Samuel 8:18, 2 Samuel 20:7, 1 Kings 1:38, 1 Kings 1:44
Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular 3x 1 Samuel 30:14, 2 Samuel 15:18, 1 Chronicles 18:17
Noun - proper - masculine plural 2x Ezekiel 25:16, Zephaniah 2:5
Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain

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