Strong's Lexicon
kerithuth: Divorce, cutting off
Original Word:כְּרִיתוּת
Part of Speech:Noun Feminine
Transliteration:kriythuwth
Pronunciation:keh-ree-thooth
Phonetic Spelling:(ker-ee-thooth')
Definition:Divorce, cutting off
Meaning:a cutting, divorce
Word Origin:Derived from the root כָּרַת (karath), meaning "to cut off" or "to cut down."
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: -G647 (ἀποστάσιον, apostasion): Refers to a "bill of divorce" or "divorce decree" in the New Testament, used in contexts such as Matthew 5:31 and Matthew 19:7.
Usage:The term "kerithuth" specifically refers to the act of divorce, the formal severing of a marital relationship. It is used in the context of a legal document or decree that officially ends a marriage. The concept of "cutting off" is central, indicating a complete and formal separation.
Cultural and Historical Background:In ancient Israelite society, marriage was a covenantal relationship with significant social and religious implications. The issuance of a "certificate of divorce" (sefer kerithuth) was a legal procedure that allowed a man to formally dissolve his marriage. This practice is rooted in the Mosaic Law, which provided guidelines for divorce to protect the rights of both parties, particularly the woman, who would need such a document to remarry without stigma.
NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Originfrom
karathDefinitiondivorcement
NASB Translationdivorce (4).
Brown-Driver-Briggs
; —
Isaiah 50:1;
Deuteronomy 24:1,3; plural suffix
Jeremiah 3:8;
writing (i.e. deed)
of divorcement,
Deuteronomy 24:1,3;
Isaiah 50:1;
Jeremiah 3:8.
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
divorce
Fromkarath; a cutting (of the matrimonial bond), i.e. Divorce -- divorce(-ment).
see HEBREWkarath
Forms and Transliterations
כְּרִית֤וּת כְּרִיתֻת֙ כְּרִיתֻתֶ֖יהָ כריתות כריתת כריתתיה kə·rî·ṯu·ṯe·hā kə·rî·ṯuṯ kə·rî·ṯūṯ keriTut kərîṯuṯ kərîṯūṯ kərîṯuṯehā kerituTeiha
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