1 Kings 17:5:81 Kgs.17.5.W8TAB
כְּרִ֔ית
kerit
“Cherith”
- Transliteration
- ke-RIT
- Extended
- keh-RIHT
- IPA
- /kəˈriːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- Cherith
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ke-RIT
- phraseyour reading level
be-na-KHAL ke-RIT
- clause
va-ye-LEKH va-ye-SHEV be-na-KHAL ke-RIT a-SHER al-pe-NE ha-yar-DEN
- sentence
va-ye-LEKH va-ya-AS kid-VAR ye-ho-VAH va-ye-LEKH va-ye-SHEV be-na-KHAL ke-RIT a-SHER al-pe-NE ha-yar-DEN
In context — 1 Kings 17:5
So he went and did according to the word of the LORD . He went and settled by the brook Kerith, which lies east of the Jordan.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:5:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Kings 17:5, so the Hebrew word כְּרִ֔ית (kerit) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Kgs.17.5.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.5.W8.S1) and character.