Kᵉrîyth — H3747

Definition

proper noun

Kerith, a brook of Palestine

1. Cherith = "cutting"
2. the brook where Elijah was hidden during a drought; east of Jordan

Usually translated as

Cherith

Origin

from H3772; a cut

• Derived from Kârath (H3772)

Occurrences

Kᵉrîyth occurs 2 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: 1 Kings (2)

• 1 Kings 17:3 — Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith (כְּרִ֔ית), that is before Jordan.
• 1 Kings 17:5 — So he went and did according unto the word of the LORD: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith (כְּרִ֔ית), that is before Jordan.