King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER H3747
Transliteration: 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
Word 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.