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