Brith
or Berith, Brit, Bris
[ Sephardic Hebrew breet; Ashkenazic Hebrew bris; English bris, brit ]
nounHebrew.
the Jewish rite of circumcising a male child eight days after his birth.
Origin of Brith
1bərīth literally, covenant
- Compare Brith Milah.
Words Nearby Brith
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How to use Brith in a sentence
I'd feel the same way if Chuck Hagel were B'nai Brith's man of the year.
It is otherwise called Brith or unsanctified flesh, which is altogether quite unfit for the use of a religious Hindoo.
The Hindoos as they Are | Shib Chunder BoseJohn Penry, the Puritan martyr, was born at Cefn-Brith in this parish.
Whativer happen t' ye, ye're me Ang'la Ann thot I nursed from yer first Brith.
British Dictionary definitions for brith
brith
/ (brit) /
noun
a variant of bris
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