Strongs Number: H3774
- Hebrew Word
- כְּרֵתִי
- Transliteration
- Kᵉrêthîy
- Phonetic
- ker-ay-thee'
- Part of Speech
- Adjective
- Strongs Definition
-
a Kerethite or life guardsman (compare {H3876 }) (only collectively in the singular as plural)
- 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
- Bible Usage
- {Cherethims} Cherethites.