כְּרִית f. (כָּרָה) 1) the groove in the mountain slopes made by running water. Y. M. Kat. I, 80ᵇ top עד כדי שתפרח הכ׳ (ed. הב׳, corr. acc.) until the grooves bloom (are covered with vegetation). Ib. פרחה כ׳ ולא פסקו if the grooves have bloomed, but the rains have not ceased (set in again); Y. Ter. VIII, 46ᵃ top עד כדי שתפוח הכ׳ (corr. acc.). —2) (b. h.) K’rith, name of a brook. Targ. I Kings XVII, 3.