# H3747 כְּרִית

כְּרִית (Kᵉrîyth), Strong’s H3747: Kerith, a brook of Palestine KJV: Cherith.. Occurs 2 times.

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*Kᵉrîyth* — Kerith, a brook of Palestine

KJV: Cherith.

Derived from [כָּרַת kârath](https://besorah.bible/word/H3772) (to cut)

Occurs 2 times.

## Brown–Driver–Briggs
- כְּרִית n.pr. the brook where Elijah was hidden

## Where it occurs
- [1 Kings 17:3](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-kings/17?v=3) — “Go away from here, turn eastward, and hide yourself by the brook Cherith, that is before the Jordan.
- [1 Kings 17:5](https://besorah.bible/tanakh/1-kings/17?v=5) — So he went and did according to the LORD’s word, for he went and lived by the brook Cherith that is before the Jordan.