BERITH


Meaning of BERITH in English

noun

or brith or be·rit also briss or bris bəˈrith, ˈbri-, -it, -is

( plural beriths also brisses )

Etymology: Hebrew bĕrīth covenant

1. : berith milah

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

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