כְּרִית
kerit · Cherith
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H3747 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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kerit (כְּרִית) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Cherith”.
The name of a brook east of the Jordan where Elijah hid during the drought (1 Kings 17:3-7). The name comes from "cut"; its exact location is not known.
How to say it
ke·rit
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
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Where it appears
- 1 Kings 17:3
“Go from here and turn eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan.
- 1 Kings 17:5
So he went and did according to the word of YHWH; he went and lived by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan.