English
karet
Karet comes from Hebrew כָּרֵת ‘kareth, a severe divine punishment’.
- Hebrew1880s–presentכָּרֵתkaret‘kareth, a severe divine punishment’
- Englishtodaykaret
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentכָּרֵתkaret‘kareth, a severe divine punishment’
- Englishtodaykaret
Every English word from Hebrew כָּרֵת
Today it means
noun A severe punishment prescribed for certain offenses, interpreted variously as expulsion or extinction of the soul.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew כָּרֵת / karet