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kᵊrītūt כְּרִיתוּת ‘divorce’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from kārat כָּרַת ‘to cut’
Roots: כרת

kᵊrītūt n, f
1) divorce, dismissal, divorcement

Mentioned in Deuteronomy 24:3, 24:1 Isaiah 50:1 Jeremiah 3:8

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