Hebrew - English Dictionary
H1285 - Covenant
| Strong's No.: | H1285 |
| Hebrew: | בְּרִית |
| Transliteration: | bᵉrîyth |
| Phonetic: | ber-eeth' |
| Word Origin: | From H1262 (in the sense of cutting (like H1254)) |
| Bible Usage: | {confederacy} {[con-]feder[-ate]} {covenant} league. |
| Part of Speech: | Noun Feminine |
| Strongs Definition: | a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh) |
| Brown Driver Biggs Definition: | 1. covenant, alliance, pledge a. between men 1. treaty, alliance, league (man to man) 2. constitution, ordinance (monarch to subjects) 3. agreement, pledge (man to man) 4. alliance (of friendship) 5. alliance (of marriage) b. between God and man 1. alliance (of friendship) 2. covenant (divine ordinance with signs or pledges) 2. (phrases) a. covenant making b. covenant keeping c. covenant violation |
| Bible References:
Covenant |
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| Translation Occurrences: |
confederacy ( 1 )
confederate ( 1 )
covenant ( 263 )
league ( 16 )
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Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.