◄ 3807. kathath ►
Strong's Lexicon kathath: To crush, to break, to beat down, to shatter Original Word: כָּתַת Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: kathath Pronunciation: kah-THATH Phonetic Spelling: (kaw-thath') Definition: To crush, to break, to beat down, to shatter Meaning: to bruise, violently strike Word Origin: A primitive root Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - G4937 (συντρίβω, syntribo): To crush, to break in pieces - G2352 (θραύω, thrauo): To break, to shatter Usage: The Hebrew verb "kathath" primarily conveys the action of crushing or breaking something into pieces. It is often used in the context of physical destruction or the breaking down of objects, but it can also metaphorically describe the defeat or humiliation of people or nations. The term implies a thorough and complete action, leaving the object or subject in a state of ruin or disrepair. Cultural and Historical Background: In ancient Hebrew culture, the concept of crushing or breaking was often associated with judgment and divine retribution. The imagery of crushing was used to describe the power of God over His enemies and the futility of opposing His will. In a historical context, the act of crushing could refer to the destruction of idols, the defeat of armies, or the breaking down of city walls, symbolizing the totality of God's victory and the establishment of His sovereignty. NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Origin a prim. root Definition to beat, crush by beating NASB Translation battered (1), beat (2), beat them down (1), broke in pieces (1), broken in pieces (1), crush (1), crushed (4), defeated (1), hammer (2), shattered (1), smashed (1), strike (1). Brown-Driver-Briggs [כָּתַת] verb beat, crush by beating (Late Hebrew id.; Aramaic כְּתַת); — Qal Perfect1singular וְכַתּוֺתִ֫י Psalm 89:24; Imperfect1singular וָאֶבֹּת Deuteronomy 9:21; Imperative masculine plural כֹּ֫תּוּ Joel 4:10; Passive participle כָּתוּת Isaiah 30:14; Leviticus 22:24; — 1 beat or crush fine, of a potter's vessel Isaiah 30:14, the golden calf Deuteronomy 9:21 (+ טָחוֺן הֵיטֵב); a sacrificial vicitim Leviticus 22:24 (i.e. its testicles; + מָעוּךְ נָתוּק כָּרוּת); figurative of enemies Psalm 89:24. 2 beat, hammer (ploughshares into swords, compare Pi`el 2) Joel 4:10. Pi`el Perfect3masculine singular כִּתַּת 2 Kings 18:4; 2Chronicles 34:7; 3 masculine plural וְכִּתְּתוּ consecutive Isaiah 2:4 2t.; — as Qal 1. beat or crush fine 2 Kings 18:4; 2Chronicles 34:7 (of images); figurative of devastating the land Zechariah 11:6. 2 beat, hammer (swords into ploughshares, compare Qal 2) Isaiah 2:4 = Micah 4:3. Pu`al Perfect3masculine plural וְכֻתְּתוּ2Chronicles 15:6 and they were beaten in pieces, one nation against another. Hiph`il Imperfect3masculine plural וַיַּכְּתוּ Deuteronomy 1:44 beat in pieces an enemy, suffix וַיַּכּוּם וַיַּכְּתוּם Numbers 14:45. Hoph`al Imperfect3masculine singular וּשְׁאִיָּה יֻכַּתשָֿׁ֑עַר Isaiah 24:12 and to ruins is the gate crushed; 3 masculine plural יֻכַּתּוּ Micah 1:7 (of idol-images); figurative of warriors Jeremiah 46:5; of frail man Job 4:20. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance beat down, to pieces, break in pieces, crushed, destroy, discomfit, smite, stamp A primitive root; to bruise or violently strike -- beat (down, to pieces), break in pieces, crushed, destroy, discomfit, smite, stamp. Forms and Transliterations וְכִתְּת֨וּ וְכִתְּתוּ֙ וְכִתַּת֩ וְכַתּוֹתִ֣י וְכָתוּת֙ וְכֻתְּת֥וּ וַֽיַּכְּת֖וּם וַֽיַּכְּת֥וּ וָאֶכֹּ֨ת ואכת ויכתו ויכתום וכתות וכתותי וכתת וכתתו יֻכַּ֑תּוּ יֻכַּ֔תּוּ יֻכַּ֗תּוּ יֻכַּת־ יכת־ יכתו כִּתַּ֣ת כָּת֖וּת כֹּ֤תּוּ כתו כתות כתת kā·ṯūṯ kaTut kāṯūṯ kit·taṯ kitTat kittaṯ kōt·tū Kottu kōttū vaekKot vaiyakkeTu vaiyakkeTum vechattoTi vechaTut vechitTat vechitteTu vechutteTu wā’ekkōṯ wā·’ek·kōṯ way·yak·kə·ṯū way·yak·kə·ṯūm wayyakkəṯū wayyakkəṯūm wə·ḵā·ṯūṯ wə·ḵat·tō·w·ṯî wə·ḵit·taṯ wə·ḵit·tə·ṯū wə·ḵut·tə·ṯū wəḵattōwṯî wəḵāṯūṯ wəḵittaṯ wəḵittəṯū wəḵuttəṯū yuk·kaṯ- yuk·kat·tū yukkat yukkaṯ- yukKattu yukkattū Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Leviticus 22:24 HEB: וּמָע֤וּךְ וְכָתוּת֙ וְנָת֣וּק וְכָר֔וּת NAS: Also anything [with its testicles] bruised or crushed or torn KJV: that which is bruised, or crushed, or broken, INT: bruised crushed torn cut Numbers 14:45 HEB: הַה֑וּא וַיַּכּ֥וּם וַֽיַּכְּת֖וּם עַד־ הַֽחָרְמָֽה׃ NAS: and struck them and beat them down as far KJV: and smote them, and discomfited them, [even] unto Hormah. INT: he and struck and beat far Hormah Deuteronomy 1:44 HEB: תַּעֲשֶׂ֖ינָה הַדְּבֹרִ֑ים וַֽיַּכְּת֥וּ אֶתְכֶ֛ם בְּשֵׂעִ֖יר NAS: do, and crushed you from Seir KJV: do, and destroyed you in Seir, INT: do bees and crushed Seir against Deuteronomy 9:21 HEB: אֹת֣וֹ ׀ בָּאֵשׁ֒ וָאֶכֹּ֨ת אֹת֤וֹ טָחוֹן֙ NAS: it with fire and crushed it, grinding KJV: it with fire, and stamped it, [and] ground INT: and burned fire and crushed grinding very 2 Kings 18:4 HEB: אֶת־ הָֽאֲשֵׁרָ֑ה וְכִתַּת֩ נְחַ֨שׁ הַנְּחֹ֜שֶׁת NAS: the Asherah. He also broke in pieces the bronze KJV: the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen INT: and cut the Asherah broke serpent the bronze 2 Chronicles 15:6 HEB: וְכֻתְּת֥וּ גוֹי־ בְּג֖וֹי NAS: Nation was crushed by nation, KJV: And nation was destroyed of nation, INT: was crushed Nation nation 2 Chronicles 34:7 HEB: הָאֲשֵׁרִ֤ים וְהַפְּסִלִים֙ כִּתַּ֣ת לְהֵדַ֔ק וְכָל־ NAS: the altars and beat the Asherim KJV: and the groves, and had beaten the graven images INT: the Asherim and the carved and beat powder all Job 4:20 HEB: מִבֹּ֣קֶר לָעֶ֣רֶב יֻכַּ֑תּוּ מִבְּלִ֥י מֵ֝שִׂ֗ים NAS: and evening they are broken in pieces; Unobserved, KJV: They are destroyed from morning INT: morning and evening are broken corruption regarding Psalm 89:23 HEB: וְכַתּוֹתִ֣י מִפָּנָ֣יו צָרָ֑יו NAS: But I shall crush his adversaries KJV: And I will beat down his foes INT: shall crush his face his adversaries Isaiah 2:4 HEB: לְעַמִּ֣ים רַבִּ֑ים וְכִתְּת֨וּ חַרְבוֹתָ֜ם לְאִתִּ֗ים NAS: peoples; And they will hammer their swords KJV: people: and they shall beat their swords INT: peoples many will hammer their swords plowshares Isaiah 24:12 HEB: שַׁמָּ֑ה וּשְׁאִיָּ֖ה יֻכַּת־ שָֽׁעַר׃ NAS: And the gate is battered to ruins. KJV: and the gate is smitten with destruction. INT: Desolation to ruins is battered and the gate Isaiah 30:14 HEB: נֵ֧בֶל יוֹצְרִ֛ים כָּת֖וּת לֹ֣א יַחְמֹ֑ל NAS: So ruthlessly shattered That a sherd KJV: vessel that is broken in pieces; he shall not spare: INT: jar of a potter's shattered shall not spare Jeremiah 46:5 HEB: אָחוֹר֒ וְגִבּוֹרֵיהֶ֣ם יֻכַּ֔תּוּ וּמָנ֥וֹס נָ֖סוּ NAS: And their mighty men are defeated And have taken refuge KJV: and their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled INT: back and their mighty are defeated flight taken Joel 3:10 HEB: כֹּ֤תּוּ אִתֵּיכֶם֙ לַֽחֲרָב֔וֹת NAS: Beat your plowshares into swords KJV: Beat your plowshares into swords, INT: Beat your plowshares swords Micah 1:7 HEB: וְכָל־ פְּסִילֶ֣יהָ יֻכַּ֗תּוּ וְכָל־ אֶתְנַנֶּ֙יהָ֙ NAS: of her idols will be smashed, All KJV: And all the graven images thereof shall be beaten to pieces, and all the hires INT: All of her idols will be smashed All of her earnings Micah 4:3 HEB: עַד־ רָח֑וֹק וְכִתְּת֨וּ חַרְבֹתֵיהֶ֜ם לְאִתִּ֗ים NAS: nations. Then they will hammer their swords KJV: afar off; and they shall beat their swords INT: against distant will hammer their swords plowshares Zechariah 11:6 HEB: וּבְיַ֣ד מַלְכּ֔וֹ וְכִתְּתוּ֙ אֶת־ הָאָ֔רֶץ NAS: of his king; and they will strike the land, KJV: of his king: and they shall smite the land, INT: the power of his king will strike the land will no 17 Occurrences Strong's Hebrew 3807 17 Occurrences kā·ṯūṯ — 1 Occ. kit·taṯ — 1 Occ. kōt·tū — 1 Occ. wā·’ek·kōṯ — 1 Occ. way·yak·kə·ṯū — 1 Occ. way·yak·kə·ṯūm — 1 Occ. wə·ḵat·tō·w·ṯî — 1 Occ. wə·ḵā·ṯūṯ — 1 Occ. wə·ḵit·taṯ — 1 Occ. wə·ḵit·tə·ṯū — 3 Occ. wə·ḵut·tə·ṯū — 1 Occ. yuk·kaṯ- — 1 Occ. yuk·kat·tū — 3 Occ.