How to Pronounce Cherith
KEE-rith
Cherith is pronounced KEE-rith (ˈkɛrɪθ): two syllables, stress on the first. Also heard: KER-ith.
What does Cherith mean?
Cherith means “cutting; piercing; slaying”.
Hitchcock’s Bible Names (1869), public domain.
Where was Cherith?
Cherith was a brook before the Jordan where the LORD sent the prophet Elijah to hide, telling him to turn eastward. Elijah went and dwelt by the brook Cherith and drank from it (1 Kings 17:3, 1 Kings 17:5).
Also pronounced
KER-ith
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