berith

noun

be·​rith

bə-ˈrith,

ˈbrith,

ˈbrit,

ˈbris

variants or brith

bə-ˈrith,

ˈbrith,

ˈbrit,

ˈbris

or berit

bə-ˈrith,

ˈbrith,

ˈbrit,

ˈbris

or less commonly briss or bris

ˈbris 

plural beriths also brisses

1

: berith milah

2

: the Jewish rite or ceremony of circumcision performed on the male child on the eighth day after his birth

Word History

Etymology

Hebrew bĕrīth covenant

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