divorce, dismissal, divorcement

Root √כרת: כָּרַת vb cut off cut down Qal cut off cut down hew , timber cut make a covenant , or Niph be cut off be cut down be chewed between the teeth be cut off fail , in a more general sense . Pual be cut off be cut down Hiph cut off , flattering lips cut off , destroy the life of cut down destroy . cities take away permit to perish . 291.

כְּרִיתוּת n.f divorcement .