H8295: שָׂרַט
sâraṭ · pronounced saw-rat' · “to incise”
Definition
to gash
KJV translates it as: cut in pieces, make (cuttings) pieces.
Word origin: a primitive root;
Extended definition
1) to incise, scratch, tattoo, cut
1a) (Qal) to make incision
1b) (Niphal) to be scratched or lacerated, be cut
1a) (Qal) to make incision
1b) (Niphal) to be scratched or lacerated, be cut
Brief lexicon based on BDB via STEPBible TBESH (CC BY 4.0).
How H8295 is translated
- they will cut ×1
- severely injure ×1
- they will injure themselves ×1
Bible verses with H8295 (sâraṭ)
Sâraṭ appears in 2 verses.
- Leviticus 21:5
They shall not make baldness upon their head, neither shall they shave off the corner of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.
- Zechariah 12:3
And in that day will I make Jerusalem a burdensome stone for all people: all that burden themselves with it shall be cut in pieces, though all the people of the earth be gathered together against it.