Original: כְּרֵתִי

Transliteration: Kᵉrêthîy

Phonetic: ker-ay-thee'

Short Definition: Cherethims

Original: כּרתי

Transliteration: kerêthı̂y

Phonetic: ker-ay-thee'

BDB Definition:

Cherethites = "executioners"

1. a group of foreign mercenary soldiers serving as a bodyguard for king David; also executioners
2. either Cretans or proto-Philistines (in general)

Origin: probably from H3772 in the sense of executioner

TWOT entry: None

Part(s) of speech: Adjective

Cognate: H3747, H3748, H3772, H3773, H3777, H3778