Lexical Summary Kerith: a brook where Elijah was hidden Original Word: כְּרִיתTransliteration: Kerith Phonetic Spelling: (ker-eeth') Part of Speech: Noun Short Definition: a brook where Elijah was hidden Meaning: Cherith -- a brook where Elijah was hidden Strong's Concordance Kerith, a brook of Palestine From karath; a cut; Kerith, a brook of Palestine: see HEBREW karath Brown-Driver-Briggs H3747. Kerith כְּרִית proper name, of a location and כְּרִיתוּת see below כרת. כרך (√ of following; compare Aramaic כְּרַךְ enwrap, surround, כְּרִיכָא, bundle, כַּרְכָּא, city (+ many other derivatives ); כְּרִיכָא, Late Hebrew כֶּרֶךְ, scroll, etc.) כְּרִית proper name the brook where Eliajah was hidden 1 Kings 17:3, 5, identify. dubious; accusative RobBR ii. P. 288 wady el-Kelt, near Jericho; accusative BuhlHandw 12 Wady `Ajlun, east of Jordan, yet see BuhlG. 121. |
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