- Original: כּרית - Transliteration: K@riyth - Phonetic: ker-eeth' - Definition: Cherith = cutting 1. the brook where Elijah was hidden during a drought; east of Jordan - Origin: from H3772 - TWOT entry: None - Part(s) of speech: Noun - Strong's: From H3772 ; a cut; Kerith a brook of Palestine: - Cherith. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • Cherith, 2 1 Kings 17:3; 1 Kings 17:5