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Brith

Brith

1 9.3
A Jewish religious ceremony that circumcises a baby boy, usually on the eighth day
  • noun
  • /brɪθ/
translation icon : Brit milá
  • And you Jews, you got B'nai Brith to fight for you.

Examples

  • Join B'Nai Brith, why don't you?

    Fiction book (1998)
  • David, this sucking of blood is present at all brith miloth; the only question is whether it is 'metzitzah b'peh' (i.e., by mouth) or by a tube.

    Blog text (31)
  • You see, I grew up in a Bnai Brith intensive synagogue.

    Blog text (31)
  • Last Thursday night, a symposium co-sponsored by B'nai Brith World Center, the Menachem Begin Center, and the Ecumenical Theological Research Fraternity in Jerusalem, was held on "The Present and Future of Christians in the Middle East."

    Blog text (16)
  • The brith is an important tradition in Jewish culture, usually held on the eighth day after a baby boy is born.

  • During the brith, close family members gather to celebrate the newborn's circumcision and welcome him into the community.

  • At the brith, the rabbi performs the circumcision ceremony, which has significant religious meaning for the family.

Synonyms

bris
vsBrith
9 9.5

A Jewish religious ceremony to circumcise a baby boy, usually on the eighth day after birth

is the same ceremony but uses the more common spelling form
briss
vsBrith
1 9.9

A Jewish ceremony where a baby boy is circumcised on the eighth day after birth

is the same ceremony but uses the more common spelling form
berit
vsBrith
9.9

A Jewish religious ceremony where a baby boy is circumcised, usually on the eighth day

is the same ceremony but uses the more common spelling form
Berith
vsBrith
9.9

A Jewish ceremony to circumcise a baby boy on his eighth day

is the same ceremony but uses the more common spelling form

Surface Forms

Brith singular
Briths plural

Etymology

Brith comes from the Hebrew word brit, which means 'covenant' or 'promise'. So a Brith is the ceremony that marks a baby boy's covenant with God, which is why it refers to the Jewish circumcision ceremony.