kᵊrētī כְּרֵתִי ‘Cherethite’ (Hebrew)

Etymology^?: probably from kārat כָּרַת ‘to cut’ in the sense of executioner
Roots: כרת

kᵊrētī pr n title gen
Cherethites = "executioners"
1) a group of foreign mercenary soldiers serving as a bodyguard for king David; also executioners
2) either Cretans or proto-Philistines (in general)