Kareth

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Extirpation or cutting off, a form of punishment for sin, mentioned in the Hebrew Bible and later Jewish writings. Judaism, uncountable

Etymology

From Hebrew כָּרֵת.

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