Bible Encyclopedias
Bruit

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

broot ( שׁמע , shēma‛ ): A word no longer in common use (marked "archaic" and "obsolete" by Murray)signifying a rumor or report. The word occurs in the King James Version Jeremiah 10:22 (the Revised Version (British and American) "rumour"; the American Standard Revised Version "tidings") and the King James Version Nahum 3:19 (the Revised Version (British and American) "bruit," appendix. "report"; the American Standard Revised Version "report").

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Bruit'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​b/bruit.html. 1915.