H3747 H3747
the brook Cherith where Elijah hid during the drought
This brook sheltered Elijah during the drought he had pronounced on Israel (1 Kings 17:3, 5). God directed him there for water and miraculous provision through ravens. The location is disputed: some identify it with Wadi el-Kelt near Jericho (west of Jordan), others with Wady Ajlun east of Jordan. The name may relate to 'cutting' or 'covenant,' though this is uncertain. The brook represents God's preservation of his prophet during judgment - providing water in drought and food through supernatural means.
Senses
1. sense 1 — A brook where Elijah found refuge during the three-year drought. Both references in 1 Kings 17:3, 5 describe God's command and Elijah's obedience to go there. The brook provided drinking water while ravens brought bread and meat, demonstrating divine provision even when normal water sources failed. The site's exact identification matters less than its function: a hidden place where God sustained his spokesman during national judgment. 2×
AR["كَريث"]·ben["করীথের"]·DE["Kerit"]·EN["Kerit"]·FR["Kerit"]·heb["כרית"]·HI["करीत"]·ID["Kerit"]·IT["Kerit"]·jav["Kérit"]·KO["그릿"]·PT["Kerit"]·RU["Керит"]·ES["Kerit"]·SW["Kerithi"]·TR["Kerit'in"]·urd["کریت"]
Related Senses
H8033 1. There (locative adverb) (835×)H7760a 1. put, place, set physically (444×)H8064 1. heavens / sky (329×)H5439 1. around, all around (spatial) (319×)H4057b 1. wilderness, desert region (270×)H3220 1. sea, body of water (269×)H0520a 1. cubit (unit of length) (246×)H0127 1. ground, land (territory) (210×)H3383 1. Jordan River (proper noun) (183×)G1093 1. earth, the world (176×)H5800a 1. forsake, abandon (Qal active) (166×)H8121 1. sun (celestial body) (133×)H7126 1. offer, present sacrificially (122×)H6828 1. north, cardinal direction (120×)H2351 1. outside, exterior space (119×)H5104 1. river, stream (119×)H7341 1. width, breadth (101×)G1563 1. there (95×)H7126 2. draw near, approach (95×)G2281 1. sea, large body of water (91×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
† כְּרִית n.pr. the brook where Elijah was hidden 1 K 17:3, 5, identif. dub.; acc. RobBR ii. p. 288 Wady el-Kelt, near Jericho; acc. Buhl Handw. 12 Wady ʿAjlun, E. of Jordan, yet v. BuhlG. 121.