נִכְרַת
Meanings
Nif'al verb
1. to be cut down, to be cut off
Pronunciation
nikhrát
Examples4
עֵצִים רַבִּים נִכְרָתִים בעוֹלָם.
Many trees are cut down in the world.
הַרְבֵּה עֵצִים נִכְרְתוּ.
A lot of trees were cut down.
יַעַר הָעַד נִכְרַת והוחלף במטעי שֶׁמֶן דְּקָלִים.
The rainforest was cut down and replaced by a palm oil plantation.
כִּי יֵשׁ לעֵץ תִּקְוָה אִם־יִכָּרֵת ועוֹד יַחְלִיף וְיֹנַקְתּוֹ לֹא תֶחְדָּל׃
For there is hope of a tree, if it be cut down, that it will sprout again, and that the tender branch thereof will not cease.