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Bris in Hebrew is בְּרִית (bərîṯ).

Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.

בְּרִית
bərîṯ
noun · feminine
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In English

bris

/bɹɪs/

English words in HebrewWords starting with B

These are the Hebrew words for bris as a noun.

ritual male circumcision

This is more about the Hebrew word בְּרִית.

Written with vowel points
בְּרִית
Written without vowel points
ברית
Said
bərîṯ
Plural
בְּרִיתוֹת
Its meanings in English
bris, covenant, alliance, brit milah, bris, circumcision ritual

The Hebrew dictionary's page for ברית, with its synonyms and rhymes

These English words share a Hebrew word with bris.

These words come before and after bris in the list.

These are the questions people ask about ⁨bris⁩ in Hebrew.

How do you say ⁨bris⁩ in Hebrew?

⁨bris⁩ in Hebrew is ⁨בְּרִית⁩, said bərîṯ. Without vowel points it is written ⁨ברית⁩. Its plural is ⁨בְּרִיתוֹת⁩.

Is ⁨ברית⁩ masculine or feminine?

The word ⁨ברית⁩ is feminine.

What else does ⁨ברית⁩ mean in English?

Besides ⁨bris⁩, ⁨ברית⁩ can mean ⁨covenant, alliance and brit milah, bris, circumcision ritual⁩.

How is ⁨bris⁩ pronounced in English?

⁨bris⁩ is pronounced ⁨/bɹɪs/⁩.

The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry bris and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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