כְּרִיתוּת
ke.ri.tut
“divorce”
Definition
a cutting (of the matrimonial bond), i.e. divorce
from H3772 (כָּרַת);
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logos (G3056)
word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Noun (Feminine)
H:N-F
H:N-F
Occurrences
כְּרִיתוּת appears 4 times in the Old Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
If a man marries a woman, but she becomes displeasing to him because he finds some indecency in her, he may write her a certificate of divorce, hand it to her, and send her away from his house.
and the second man hates her, writes her a certificate of divorce, hands it to her, and sends her away from his house, or if he dies,
This is what the LORD says:“Where is your mother’s certificate of divorcewith which I sent her away?Or to which of My creditorsdid I sell you?Look, you were sold for your iniquities,and for your transgressions your mother was sent away.
She saw that because faithless Israel had committed adultery, I gave her a certificate of divorce and sent her away. Yet that unfaithful sister Judah had no fear and prostituted herself as well.
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