כְּרֵתִי kereti
Hebrew word for “Cherethite” · Strong’s H3774 · used 10 times in 10 verses
Meaning
A group, first mentioned at 2Sa.8.18;
Senses in the lexicon
- Cherethite (7)
- Cherethite (3)
How it is translated
Glosses given for kereti in context, with how often each is used:
- kerethites 10
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
2 Samuel 20 (2), 1 Kings 1 (2), 1 Samuel 30 (1), 2 Samuel 8 (1), 2 Samuel 15 (1), 1 Chronicles 18 (1), Ezekiel 25 (1), Zephaniah 2 (1)
Forms
- והכרתי 4
- הכרתי 4
- כרתים 2
Words used with it
Words that share verses with kereti more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
- פְּלֵתִי peleti “Pelethite” 7
- בְּנָיָהוּ benayah “Benaiah” 5
- יְהוֹיָדָע yehoyada “Jehoiada” 5
- פִּרְדָּה pirdah “female mule” 2
- נָתָן natan “Nathan” 2
- צָדוֹק tsadoq “Zadok” 2
- רָכַב rakhav “to ride” 2
- כֹּהֵן kohen “priest” 3
- יוֹאָב yoav “Joab” 2
- אָבַד avad “to perish” 2
- דָּוִד david “David” 3
- פְּלִשְׁתִּי pelishti “Philistine” 2
Key verses
The verses using kereti that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- 1 Samuel 30:14 — We made an invasion upon the south of the Cherethites, and upon the coast which belongeth to Judah, and upon the south of Caleb; and we burned Ziklag with fire.
- 2 Samuel 8:18 — And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over both the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and David’s sons were chief rulers.
- 2 Samuel 15:18 — And all his servants passed on beside him; and all the Cherethites, and all the Pelethites, and all the Gittites, six hundred men which came after him from…
- 2 Samuel 20:7 — And there went out after him Joab’s men, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and all the mighty men: and they went out of Jerusalem, to pursue after Sheba…
- 2 Samuel 20:23 — Now Joab was over all the host of Israel: and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and over the Pelethites:
- 1 Kings 1:38 — So Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, went down, and caused Solomon to ride…
- 1 Kings 1:44 — And the king hath sent with him Zadok the priest, and Nathan the prophet, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites, and the Pelethites, and they…
- 1 Chronicles 18:17 — And Benaiah the son of Jehoiada was over the Cherethites and the Pelethites; and the sons of David were chief about the king.
- Ezekiel 25:16 — Therefore thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I will stretch out mine hand upon the Philistines, and I will cut off the Cherethims, and destroy the remnant of the…
- Zephaniah 2:5 — Woe unto the inhabitants of the sea coast, the nation of the Cherethites! the word of the LORD is against you; O Canaan, the land of the Philistines, I will…
See all 10 verses in the Word Atlas
Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.