Berid

A Turkish measure of length approximately equivalent to 227 meters. It became obsolete when Turkey made the metric system mandatory in 1933. An equivalent term is menzil.

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Judeo-Italian berid and Judezmo beri (Bunis item 727) both mean 'penis' and come from the Hebrew word befit for 'covenant'.

Wrestling with God: fear and fearlessness in Jewish languages

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