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karet

karet noun: a severe punishment prescribed for certain offenses, interpreted variously as expulsion or extinction of the soul.

Noun

karet (uncountable)

  1. (Judaism) A severe punishment prescribed for certain offenses, interpreted variously as expulsion or extinction of the soul.

Forms of karet

alternative formkareth

Origin of karet

Borrowed from Hebrew כָּרֵת (karet).

Questions about karet

What does karet mean?
Karet means a severe punishment prescribed for certain offenses, interpreted variously as expulsion or extinction of the soul.
What part of speech is karet?
Karet is a noun.

Words near karet in the dictionary

  1. Karenni
  2. Karenocity
  3. karens
  4. karenwebberite
  5. karesansui
  6. karet
  7. kareth
  8. Karetza
  9. Kareus
  10. karewa
  11. karewas

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