| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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Appendix II
Semitic Roots |
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| ENTRY: | bry. |
| DEFINITION: | Common Semitic noun *biry-, interval, in-between area. a. B'nai B'rith, from Hebrew b rît, covenant, akin to Akkadian bir tu, in-between area, link, from biri, between; b. bris, from Ashkenazic Hebrew brs, from biblical Hebrew brît (see above). |
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