Keraia
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כְּרִית

ke.ritCherith
hebrewOld TestamentName of a place2 occurrences1 book2 verses
This is the name of the place Cherith: Brook where Elijah hid during drought.

Definition

from H3772; a cut; Kerith, a brook of Palestine
Traditional renderings: Cherith.

Glossary entries

Cherith, the Brook Kerith, the Brook

Where it occurs

Old TestamentNew Testament

Occurrences

2 total
  1. 1 Kings 17:3כְּרִ֔ית · of Cherith
    “Leave here, turn eastward, and hide yourself by the Brook of Cherith, east of the Jordan.
  2. 1 Kings 17:5כְּרִ֔ית · of Cherith
    So Elijah did what the LORD had told him, and he went and lived by the Brook of Cherith, east of the Jordan.