hebrew #3774 - כְּרֵתִי Kerethi (the foreign bodyguard of King David)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance Cherethims, Cherethites Probably from karath in the sense of executioner; a Kerethite or life-guardsman (compare tabbach) (only collectively in the singular as plural) -- Cherethims, Cherethites. see HEBREW karath see HEBREW tabbach Englishman's Concordance 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) Part of Speech: adjective A Related Word by BDB/Strong’s Number: probably from H3772 in the sense of executioner Brown-Driver-Briggsכְרֵתִיadjective, of a people, always with article, or plural, as substantive, Kerethites, a name for Philistines or a part of them (perhaps=Cretans, compare ᵐ5Zephaniah 2:5; Ezekiel 25:15; on Crete as original home of Philistines, see כַּפְתֹּר, מְּלִשְׁתִּי); — הַכְּרֵתִי=substantive collective; — ׳נֶגֶב הַכּ1 Samuel 30:14 (compare Dr; ᵐ5 B Ξολθει, ᵐ5LΞορρι A Ξερηθει); of soldiers of David's guard, וְהַמְּלֵתִי׳הַכּ2 Samuel 8:18 (read ׳עַלהַֿכּ Th We Dr and others)=1 Chronicles 18:17; 2 Samuel 15:18; 2 Samuel 20:7 + 2 Samuel 20:23 Qr ( > Kt הכרי), 1 Kings 1:38,44 (ᵐ5Ξελεθθει, Ξερεθθει, etc.); plural כְּרֵתִיםEzekiel 25:16 ("" מְּלִשְׁתִּים; ᵐ5. Κρῆτας); גּוֺי כְּרֵתִיםZephaniah 2:5 (ᵐ5Κρητῶν; "" ארץפלשׁתים): in Zephaniah 2:6 We reads כֶּרֶת=Philistia (see [כָרָה], below I. כרה). כֶּשֶׂב, כִּשְׂבָּה see כֶבֶשׂ etc. Englishman's Concordance (References)Strong's Hebrew: 3774. כְּרֵתִי (Kerethi) — 8 Occurrences1 Samuel 30:14 2 Samuel 8:18 2 Samuel 15:18 2 Samuel 20:7 1 Kings 1:44 1 Chronicles 18:17 Ezekiel 25:16 Zephaniah 2:5 |