Kerit כְּרִית
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| כְּרִית | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | kerit |
| Strong's number | H3747 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | place name |
| Gloss | Cherith |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
Kerit (Hebrew כְּרִית, Strong's H3747) is a place name in the Old Testament, glossed “Cherith”. It occurs 2 times.
Definition
§ Cherith = "cutting"
the brook where Elijah was hidden during a drought; east of Jordan
the brook where Elijah was hidden during a drought; east of Jordan
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | cherith (2) |
|---|---|
| BSB | cherith (2) |
Verses
Every verse with Kerit, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
1 Kings
- 1 Kings 17:3Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.“Leave here, turn eastward, and hide yourself by the Brook of Cherith, east of the Jordan.
- 1 Kings 17:5So he went and did according unto the word of the Lord: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.So Elijah did what the LORD had told him, and he went and lived by the Brook of Cherith, east of the Jordan.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).