Brith Milah

[ Sephardic Hebrew breet mee-lah; Ashkenazic Hebrew bris -mee-luh, bris mee-law ]

/ Sephardic Hebrew ˈbrit miˈlɑ; Ashkenazic Hebrew brɪs ˈmi lə, ˈbrɪs miˈlɔ /

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noun Hebrew.

the covenant between God and Abraham with respect to circumcision.

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Origin of Brith Milah

bərīth mīlāh literally, covenant of circumcision

In another story, “Brit Milah,” Tsabari uses the character of Ofra to explore the problem of internalized discrimination.
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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.
The Hindoos as they Are|Shib Chunder Bose
John Penry, the Puritan martyr, was born at Cefn-brith in this parish.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 7|Various

Whativer happen t' ye, ye're me Ang'la Ann thot I nursed from yer first brith.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. XXXI, No. 6, October, 1908|Various