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HebrewH3747Noun

כְּרִית

ke.rit

2Occurrences
H3747Strong's #
NounPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

Kerith, a brook of Palestine

from H3772 (כָּרַת); a cut;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
§ Cherith = "cutting" the brook where Elijah was hidden during a drought; east of Jordan

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun

Morphology Code

N:N--L

Full Description

N:N--L

Occurrences

כְּרִית appears 2 times in the Old Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Kings
2

Key Passages

1 Kings 17:3BSB

“Leave here, turn eastward, and hide yourself by the Brook of Cherith, east of the Jordan.

1 Kings 17:5BSB

So Elijah did what the LORD had told him, and he went and lived by the Brook of Cherith, east of the Jordan.

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