bry / Semitic roots

Examples of words with the root bry: B'nai B'rith.

bry

Common Semitic noun *biry-, interval, in-between area.

a. B'nai B'rith, from Hebrew bərît, covenant, akin to Akkadian birītu, in-between area, link, from biri, between;;
b. bris, from Ashkenazic Hebrew brīs, from biblical Hebrew bərît (see above).
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