Hebrew Word Study · Strong’s H3747

כְּרִית

ke.rit · “Cherith”

Used 2 times across 1 book

Definition

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

Where it appears

1 Kings

2

In the text

1 Kings 17:3Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before 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.

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