Hebrew word study
כְּרֵתִיKᵉrêthîy — a Kerethite or life-guardsman
Pronounced “ker-ay-thee'”
a Kerethite or life-guardsman
Translated in the King James as: Cherethims, Cherethites.
Appears 9 times in Scripture
Origin: probably from H3772 (כָּרַת) in the sense of executioner; (compare H2876 (טַבָּח)) (only collectively in the singular as plural)
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1 Samuel — 1×
2 Samuel — 3×
1 Chronicles — 1×
Ezekiel — 1×
Zephaniah — 1×
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