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the foreign bodyguard of King David Original Word: כְּרֵתִיTransliteration: Kerethi Phonetic Spelling: (ker-ay-thee') Short Definition: Cherethims
from karath Definition the foreign bodyguard of King David NASB Word Usage Cherethites (10). NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation All rights reserved Lockman.org
Probably from karath in the sense of executioner; a Kerethite or life-guardsman (compare tabbach) (only collectively in the singular as plural) -- Cherethims, Cherethites. see HEBREW karath see HEBREW tabbach
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