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kᵊrīt כְּרִית ‘Cherith’ (Hebrew)

Etymology?: from kārat כָּרַת ‘to cut’
Roots: כרת

kᵊrīt pr n loc
Cherith = "cutting"
1) the brook where Elijah was hidden during a drought; east of Jordan

Mentioned in 1 Kings 17:3, 17:5

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