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Lexicon :: Strong's H3747 - kᵊrîṯ

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כְּרִית
Transliteration
kᵊrîṯ
Pronunciation
ker-eeth'
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Part of Speech
proper noun
Root Word (Etymology)
Strong’s Definitions

כְּרִית Kᵉrîyth, ker-eeth'; from H3772; a cut; Kerith, a brook of Palestine:—Cherith.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's H3747 in the following manner: Cherith (2x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's H3747 in the following manner: Cherith (2x).
  1. Cherith = "cutting"

    1. the brook where Elijah was hidden during a drought; east of Jordan

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
כְּרִית Kᵉrîyth, ker-eeth'; from H3772; a cut; Kerith, a brook of Palestine:—Cherith.
STRONGS H3747: Abbreviations
כְּרִית proper name the brook where Eliajah was hidden 1 Kings 17:3, 5, identify. dubious; accusative RobBR ii. P. 288 wady el-Kelt, near Jericho; accusative BuhlHandw 12 Wady `Ajlun, east of Jordan, yet see BuhlG. 121.
Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, Unabridged, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Brown-Driver-Briggs

1 Kings

17:3; 17:5

H3747

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number H3747 matches the Hebrew כְּרִית (kᵊrîṯ),
which occurs 2 times in 2 verses in the WLC Hebrew.

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:3 - “Depart from here and turn eastward and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, which is east of the Jordan.
Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:5 - So he went and did according to the word of the LORD. He went and lived by the brook Cherith that is east of the Jordan.
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