Hebrew · H5612, H3748 · unreviewed

סֵפֶר כְּרִיתוּת

Properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book · a cutting (of the matrimonial bond), i.e. divorce

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סֵפֶר H5612 properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book
כְּרִיתוּת H3748 a cutting (of the matrimonial bond), i.e. divorce
Pronunciation kĕriytût
Divorce as literal covenant-cutting: severance of the matrimonial bond through formal legal dissolution.
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What does סֵפֶר כְּרִיתוּת (sēpher kᵉrîtût) mean in the Bible?

סֵפֶר · כְּרִיתוּת is a Hebrew word meaning "written document of divorce or cutting off.". written document of divorce or cutting off.

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Meaning

written document of divorce or cutting off.
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