Senses
1. Kerethite(s) — Gentilic adjective used as a substantive designating the Kerethites (also spelled Cherethites), an ethnic group closely associated with the Philistines, possibly originating from Crete. In the historical books they appear as elite mercenary bodyguards of David alongside the Pelethites, serving under Benaiah son of Jehoiada (2 Sam 8:18; 15:18; 20:7, 23; 1 Kgs 1:38, 44; 1 Chr 18:17). In 1 Sam 30:14 the term refers to the territory of the Kerethites in the Negev. In the prophets, Ezekiel pronounces judgment on them as part of the Philistine seacoast peoples (Ezek 25:16), and Zephaniah similarly addresses them as inhabitants of the coastal region (Zeph 2:5). The spelling variation between 'Kerethite' and 'Cherethite' in English translations reflects transliteration differences, not distinct senses; all occurrences refer to the same people group. 10×
AR["الكَريتيِّ","الْكَرِيتِيِّينَ","الْكَرِيثِيّينَ","الْكِرِيتِيِّينَ","وَ-الْكَرِيتِيُّونَ","وَ-الْكَرِيتِيِّينَ","وَالكَريتيونَ","وَالْكَرِيتِيُّونَ","ٱلْكَرِيتِيِّينَ"]·ben["এবং-করেথীয়","এবং-করেথীয়দের","এবং-করেথীয়েরা","এবং-কেরেথীয়","ও-দায়ূদ-এর","করেথীয়","করেথীয়দের","কেরেতীয়দের","কেরেথীয়","কেরেথীয়দের"]·DE["[הכרתי]","[כרתים]","der-Cherethite","der-Cherethites","und-der-Cherethites","und-der-Kerethites"]·EN["(the-Kerethites)","Cherethites","and-the-Cherethites","and-the-Kerethites","the-Cherethite","the-Cherethites","the-Kerethites"]·FR["(the-Kerethites)","Crétois","[הכרתי]","et-le-Cherethites","et-le-Kerethites","le-Cherethite","le-Cherethites"]·heb["ה-כרתי","ו-ה-כרתי","כרתים"]·HI["और-करेती","करेतियों-की।","करेती","केरेति-क"]·ID["(-orang-Kereti)","dan-orang-Kereti","dan-orang-Kreti","orang-Kereti","orang-Kreta","orang-Kreti","orang-Kreti,"]·IT["(the-Kerethites)","[הכרתי]","[כרתים]","e-il-Cheretei","e-il-Kerethites","il-Cheretei","il-Cherethite"]·jav["lan-tiyang-Kreti","lan-tiyang-Kréti","lan-tiyang-Kérèti","sang-Kereti","tiyang-Kreta","tiyang-Kreti","tiyang-Krèta","tiyang-Krèti","tiyang-Kréti"]·KO["그-관레타의","그-그레덧-사람들","그-그레디-사람들","그레디-사람들을","그렛-의","그리고-그레덧-사람들과","그리고-그렛-사람과","그리고-그렛과","그릿사람들과"]·PT["(o-queretita)","Keretim","e-o-queretita","e-os-queretitas","o-keretita","os-queretitas","quereteus"]·RU["-керетяне","·-керетийцами","Керети","Керетян","Кретиян","и-Керети","и-Керетян","и-Керетяне","и-керети","керетийца"]·ES["(el-kereteo)","cereteos","el-quereteo","los-cereteos","los-quereteos","y-el-kereteo","y-los-kereteos","y-los-quereteos"]·SW["Wakerethi","na-Wakerethi","na-wakampandisha"]·TR["(Keretlilerin)","Keretiler","Keretilerin","Keretlileri","Keretlilerin","ve-Keretiler","ve-Keretli"]·urd["(کریتیوں)","اور-کریتی","کریتی","کریتیوں","کریتیوں-کی","کریتیوں-کے"]
Related Senses
G3588 1. definite article (18298×)H0853 1. definite direct object marker (10915×)G2532 1. (8312×)H3068 1. YHWH (the divine name) (6522×)H0834a 1. relative pronoun (who/which/that) (4839×)H3588a 1. causal: because, for (3498×)G1161 1. and (2806×)H3478 1. Israel (proper name and nation) (2507×)G4771 1. you (plural address) (1853×)H1931 1. personal pronoun he/she/it (1431×)G3739 1. relative pronoun who/which/that (1149×)H1732 1. David (proper name) (1075×)H2088 1. this, this one (demonstrative) (1059×)G1063 1. (1047×)G3778 1. this thing, these things (1003×)H???? 2. (1002×)G2424 1. (924×)G3754 1. that (content clause) (881×)H2009 1. presentative particle: behold, look (881×)H0589 1. I (first person singular pronoun) (874×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† כְּרֵתִי adj.gent., always c. art., or pl., as subst., Kerethites, a name for Philistines or a part of them (perhaps = Cretans, cf. 𝔊 Zp 2:5 Ez 25:16; on Crete as orig. home of Philistines, v. כַּפְתֹּר, פְּלִשְׁתִּי);—הַכְּרֵתִי = subst. coll.;—נֶגֶב הַכּ׳ 1 S 30:14 (cf. Dr; 𝔊B Χολθει, 𝔊L Χορρι, A Χερηθει; of soldiers of David’s guard, הַכּ׳ וְהַפְּלֵתִי 2 S 8:18 (read עַל־הַכּ׳ Th We Dr…