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כְּרֵתִי H3774

H3774 is the Hebrew word כְּרֵתִי, transliterated Kᵉrêthîy and said ker-ay-thee'. The King James Version most often renders it cherethites.

Word: כְּרֵתִיTransliteration: KᵉrêthîySaid: ker-ay-thee'Language: HebrewIn the KJV: 10 verses

What it means

a Kerethite or life-guardsman.

Where it comes from

probably from H3772 (כָּרַת) in the sense of executioner; (compare H2876 (טַבָּח)) (only collectively in the singular as plural).

How the King James Version translates it

Across 10 tagged occurrences, counted from this edition's word index.

cherethites 6×over the cherethites 2×over both the cherethites 1×cherethims 1×

Strong's own list of renderings: Cherethims, Cherethites.

Verses using כְּרֵתִי

All 10 verses, quoted in full.

1 Samuel 30:14 · KJV

We made an invasion upon the south of the Cherethites, and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.

2 Samuel 8:18 · KJV

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief rulers.

2 Samuel 15:18 · KJV

And all his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men which came after him from Gath, passed on before the king.

2 Samuel 20:7 · KJV

And there went out after him Joab’s men, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men: and they went out of Jerusalem, to pursue after Sheba the son of Bichri.

2 Samuel 20:23 · KJV

Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:

1 Kings 1:38 · KJV

So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride upon king David’s mule, and brought him to Gihon.

1 Kings 1:44 · KJV

And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they have caused him to ride upon the king’s mule:

1 Chronicles 18:17 · KJV

And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.

Ezekiel 25:16 · KJV

Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethims, and destroy the remnant of the sea coast.

Zephaniah 2:5 · KJV

Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the LORD is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will even destroy thee, that there shall be no inhabitant.

Common questions

What does Strong's H3774 mean?

H3774 is the Hebrew word כְּרֵתִי (Kᵉrêthîy), meaning a Kerethite or life-guardsman.

How is H3774 translated in the King James Version?

The King James translators rendered it cherethites (6 times), over the cherethites (2 times), over both the cherethites (1 time), cherethims (1 time).

How many times does H3774 appear in the Bible?

כְּרֵתִי (Kᵉrêthîy) is tagged in 10 verses of the King James Version in this edition's word index.

Where does H3774 come from?

Strong's gives its derivation as: probably from H3772 (כָּרַת) in the sense of executioner; (compare H2876 (טַבָּח)) (only collectively in the singular as plural).

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