Strong H3747כְּרִית
Cherith
- Transliteration
- kerîyth
- Pronunciation
- ker-eeth'
- Morphology
- Proper Name of a Location with no gender
Definition
From H3772; a cut;
{Kerith} a brook of Palestine: - Cherith.
{Kerith} a brook of Palestine: - Cherith.
Meaning of the name
Cherith = "cutting"
Detailed definition
The Brook Cherith was where the prophet Elijah hid and was fed by ravens during a drought in Israel.
In the biblical story
Cherith
Brook where Elijah hid during drought
The Brook Cherith was where the prophet Elijah hid and was fed by ravens during a drought in Israel.
In the Bible
Strong H3747 appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- cherith2
First verses
- 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.