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Subject: Re: meaning of Kerith
Author: Nanaea   (Authenticated as Nanaea)
Date: February 2, 2001 at 4:24:38 AM
Reply to: Re: meaning of Kerith by Daividh
The Hebrew name of the brook Kerith (pronounced "keh-REETH") literally means "a cut". It comes from the root word "kah-RAHTH" which means "to cut off", "to cut down", "to cut asunder", implying "to destroy".

-- Nanaea

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