H3747

כְּרִית

ke.ritN:N--L

Cherith

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

Full Brown-Driver-Briggs lexicon entry

כְּרִית proper name, of a location and כְּרִיתוּת see below כרת.

כְּרִית proper name the brook where Eliajah was hidden 1Kgs 17:3; 1Kgs 17:5, identify. dubious; accusative Rob^{BR ii. P. 288 wady} el-Kelt, near Jericho; accusative Buhl^{Handw 12 Wady} `Ajlun, east of Jordan, yet see Buhl^{G. 121}.

2 occurrences

I Kings 17:3
I Kings 17:5