Brith

or Berith, Brit, Bris

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

noun

, Hebrew.

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

brith

/ brit /

noun

1. See bris
   a variant of bris

Word History and Origins

Origin of Brith¹

bərīth literally, covenant

Example Sentences

I'd feel the same way if Chuck Hagel were B'nai Brith's man of the year.

From The Daily Beast

It is otherwise called brith or unsanctified flesh, which is altogether quite unfit for the use of a religious Hindoo.

From Project Gutenberg

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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