sa.re.tet denotes a bodily marking prohibited in connection with cuts made in the flesh.

The attested use names a bodily marking in a prohibition that also forbids making cuts in the flesh.

1. Bodily marking prohibited with flesh-cutting · dominant

   In Leviticus 21:5, the singular absolute noun occurs in a prohibition alongside making the head bald, shaving beard edges, and making cuts in the flesh; the APB renders the final action as "nor make cuts in their flesh."

   Leviticus 21:5

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Leviticus 21:5, the APB presents the clause as "nor make cuts in their flesh,".