Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kareth

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: kareth
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Etymology

From Hebrew כָּרֵת.

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: כָּרֵת

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does kareth mean?: Extirpation or cutting off, a form of punishment for sin, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and later Jewish writings.
Where does kareth come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

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