What does כָּתַת (kātat) mean in the Bible?
כָּתַת (kātat): Violent crushing or beating that reduces something to pieces, often with destructive finality
Hebrew · H3807
כָּתַת
To bruise or violently strike
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כָּתַתH3807
Pronunciationkātat
What does כָּתַת (kātat) mean in the Bible?
כָּתַת (kātat): Violent crushing or beating that reduces something to pieces, often with destructive finality
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render H3807?
The BSB source-word alignment has 17 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include crushed (2), and routed them (1), are defeated (1), Beat (1), He also demolished (1).
Where does כָּתַת (kātat) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Leviticus 22:24. Its strongest book concentrations include Isaiah (3), 2 Chronicles (2), Deuteronomy (2), Micah (2).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itcrushed2×Leviticus 22:24, 2 Chronicles 34:7
and routed them1×Numbers 14:45
are defeated1×Jeremiah 46:5
Beat1×Joel 3:10
He also demolished1×2 Kings 18:4
I will crush1×Psalms 89:23
is reduced1×Isaiah 24:12
shattered1×Isaiah 30:14
Then I crushed it1×Deuteronomy 9:21
Then they will beat1×Micah 4:3
They are smashed to pieces1×Job 4:20
They routed1×Deuteronomy 1:44
They will beat1×Isaiah 2:4
was crushed1×2 Chronicles 15:6
who will devastate1×Zechariah 11:6
will be smashed to pieces1×Micah 1:7
Show sample aligned rows
Leviticus 22:24וְכָתוּת֙tocrushedConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularNumbers 14:45וַֽיַּכְּת֖וּםtoand routed themConjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine pluralDeuteronomy 1:44וַֽיַּכְּת֥וּtoThey routedConjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralDeuteronomy 9:21וָאֶכֹּ֨תtoThen I crushed itConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular2 Kings 18:4וְכִתַּת֩toHe also demolishedConjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular2 Chronicles 15:6וְכֻתְּת֥וּtowas crushedConjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural2 Chronicles 34:7כִּתַּ֣תtocrushedVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singularJob 4:20יֻכַּ֑תּוּtoThey are smashed to piecesVerb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralPsalms 89:23וְכַתּוֹתִ֣יtoI will crushConjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singularIsaiah 2:4וְכִתְּת֨וּtoThey will beatConjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowLeviticus 22:24
Aligned rows17
Books represented12
Leviticus1Numbers1Deuteronomy22 Kings12 Chronicles2Job1Psalms1Isaiah3Jeremiah1Joel1Micah2Zechariah1
Source forms
וְכִתְּת֨וּ2xwə·ḵit·tə·ṯūIsaiah 2:4, Micah 4:3
וָאֶכֹּ֨ת1xwā·’ek·kōṯDeuteronomy 9:21
וַֽיַּכְּת֥וּ1xway·yak·kə·ṯūDeuteronomy 1:44
וַֽיַּכְּת֖וּם1xway·yak·kə·ṯūmNumbers 14:45
וְכָתוּת֙1xwə·ḵā·ṯūṯLeviticus 22:24
וְכַתּוֹתִ֣י1xwə·ḵat·tō·w·ṯîPsalms 89:23
וְכִתַּת֩1xwə·ḵit·taṯ2 Kings 18:4
וְכִתְּתוּ֙1xwə·ḵit·tə·ṯūZechariah 11:6
Parsing patterns
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural4x2 Chronicles 15:6, Isaiah 2:4, Micah 4:3, Zechariah 11:6
Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural3xJob 4:20, Jeremiah 46:5, Micah 1:7
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural1xDeuteronomy 1:44
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine plural1xNumbers 14:45
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular1x2 Kings 18:4
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular1xPsalms 89:23
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular1xDeuteronomy 9:21
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular1xLeviticus 22:24
Evidence Summary
Hebrew word. Violent crushing or beating that reduces something to pieces, often with destructive finality
Strong'sH3807
Lexical occurrences17 versesWord forms3 forms7 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkLeviticus 11:29-38Source Gloss
to bruise or violently strike
Extended definitionSource: Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon + Brown-Driver-Briggs
Violent crushing or beating that reduces something to pieces, often with destructive finality
to bruise or violently strike BDB: beat Usage: beat (down, to pieces), break in pieces, crushed, destroy, discomfit, smite, stamp. l
Grammatical Forms
How the stem changes the meaning of this verb across the biblical text.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups3Aligned forms7
Hophalcausative passive — the subject is caused to perform the action4×
ImperfectJer 46:5 · Job 4:20 · Mic 1:7 · Isa 24:124×
Pielintensive active — emphasizes thoroughness or repeated action1×
Perfect2Chr 34:71×
Qalbasic active stem — the word in its most common, direct sense2×
Participle passiveIsa 30:141×
Sequential imperfectJoel 4:101×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
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Biblical Witnesses
Pottery vessels broken or destroyed by contact with unclean carcasses
Animal struck or beaten down during sacrificial ritual preparation
Showing 2 selected witnesses from 17 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
כָּתַת is a primitive root - no further derivation.
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