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Brith
or Berith, Brit, Bris
[ Sephardic Hebrew breet; Ashkenazic Hebrew bris; English bris, brit ]
noun
, Hebrew.
- the Jewish rite of circumcising a male child eight days after his birth.
brith
/ brit /
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Brith1
bərīth literally, covenant
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Example Sentences
I'd feel the same way if Chuck Hagel were B'nai Brith's man of the year.
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It is otherwise called brith or unsanctified flesh, which is altogether quite unfit for the use of a religious Hindoo.
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John Penry, the Puritan martyr, was born at Cefn-brith in this parish.
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Whativer happen t' ye, ye're me Ang'la Ann thot I nursed from yer first brith.
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