- berith milah
- \\-ˈmē(ˌ)lä\ noun
Etymology: Hebrew bĕrīth mīlāhJewish religion : the covenant of circumcision
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berith milah
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Brit Milah — also Brith Milah noun Etymology: Hebrew bĕrīth mīlāh, literally, covenant of circumcision Date: circa 1902 bris … New Collegiate Dictionary
bris — also briss noun Etymology: Yiddish bris, short for bris mile, from Hebrew bĕrīth mīlāh, literally, covenant of circumcision Date: circa 1934 the Jewish rite of circumcision … New Collegiate Dictionary
brit mila — brȉt milȁ ž DEFINICIJA jud. ritualno obrezivanje spolnog organa muškog dojenčeta [obaviti brit milu; izvesti brit milu] ETIMOLOGIJA hebr. berīth mīlāh: zavjet obrezivanja … Hrvatski jezični portal
Brith — noun the Jewish rite of circumcision performed on a male child on the eighth day of his life • Syn: ↑Berith, ↑Berit, ↑Bris, ↑Briss • Hypernyms: ↑circumcision * * * variant of berith * * * Seph … Useful english dictionary
Covenant (biblical) — This article is about biblical covenants. For other uses, see Covenant (disambiguation). A biblical covenant is an agreement found in the Bible between God and His people in which God makes specific promises and demands. It is the customary word… … Wikipedia
Brith — Seph. /brddeet/; Ashk. /brddis/; Eng. /bris, brit/, n. Hebrew. the Jewish rite of circumcising a male child eight days after his birth. Also, Berith, Brit, Bris. Cf. BRITH MILAH. [barith lit., covenant] * * * … Universalium
