Cherethite
Morphhology:
Proper Name Noun Gentilic Title
Definition:
A group, first mentioned at 2Sa.8.18; also called Carite at 2Ki.11.4,19; Also named:
ka.ri (כָּרִי "Carite"
h3746) § 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)
Pronounciation:
ker-ay-thee'
Definition:
a Kerethite or life-guardsman; Cherethims, Cherethites.; probably from
h3772 (כָּרַת) in the sense of executioner; (compare
h2876 (טַבָּח)) (only collectively in the singular as plural)