Brith

or Berith, Brit, Bris

[ Sephardic Hebrew breet; Ashkenazic Hebrew bris; English bris, brit ]

nounHebrew.
  1. the Jewish rite of circumcising a male child eight days after his birth.

Origin of Brith

1
bərīth literally, covenant

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British Dictionary definitions for brith

brith

/ (brit) /


noun
  1. a variant of bris

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