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kareth

kareth noun: extirpation or cutting off, a form of punishment for sin, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and later Jewish writings.

Noun

kareth (uncountable)

  1. (Judaism) Extirpation or cutting off, a form of punishment for sin, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and later Jewish writings.

Origin of kareth

From Hebrew כָּרֵת.

Questions about kareth

What does kareth mean?
Kareth means extirpation or cutting off, a form of punishment for sin, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and later Jewish writings.
What part of speech is kareth?
Kareth is a noun.

Words near kareth in the dictionary

  1. Karenocity
  2. karens
  3. karenwebberite
  4. karesansui
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  7. Karetza
  8. Kareus
  9. karewa
  10. karewas
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