- Original: שׂרט - Transliteration: Sarat - Phonetic: saw-rat' - Definition: 1. to incise, scratch, tattoo, cut a. (Qal) to make incision b. (Niphal) to be scratched or lacerated, be cut - Origin: a primitive root - TWOT entry: 2289 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: A primitive root; to gash: - cut in pieces make [cuttings] pieces. Total KJV Occurrences: 3 • make, 1 Leviticus 21:5 • pieces, 2 Zechariah 12:3(2)