Brit milah in Hebrew is בְּרִית (bərîṯ).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
In English
brit milah
These are the Hebrew words for brit milah as a noun.
ritual male circumcision
- בְּרִיתבריתbərîṯfeminineIn the Hebrew dictionary
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
- brit milah, 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 brit milah.
These words come before and after brit milah in the list.
These are the questions people ask about brit milah in Hebrew.
How do you say brit milah in Hebrew?
brit milah 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 brit milah, ברית can mean covenant, alliance and brit milah, bris, circumcision ritual.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry brit milah 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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