- Original: כּרתי - Transliteration: K@rethiy - Phonetic: ker-ay-thee' - Definition: 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) - Origin: probably from H3772 in the sense of executioner - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Adjective - Strong's: Probably from H3772 in the sense of executioner; a Kerethite or life guardsman (compare H3876 ) (only collectively in the singular as plural): - Cherethims Cherethites. Total KJV Occurrences: 10 • Cherethims, 1 Ezekiel 25:16 • Cherethites, 9 1 Samuel 30:14; 2 Samuel 8:18; 2 Samuel 15:18; 2 Samuel 20:7; 2 Samuel 20:23; 1 Kings 1:38; 1 Kings 1:44; 1 Chronicles 18:17; Zephaniah 2:5