Strong's H1285 (Hebrew)

Hebrew: בְּרִית (bᵉrîyth)

Pronunciation: ber-eeth'

Morphology: n-f

Derivation: from בָּרָה (bârâh) [H1262] (in the sense of cutting (like בָּרָא (bârâʼ) [H1254]));

Definition: a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)

KJV Renderings: confederacy, (con-) feder(-ate), covenant, league.

Senses

1. covenant, alliance, pledge
1. between men
2. treaty, alliance, league (man to man)
3. constitution, ordinance (monarch to subjects)
4. agreement, pledge (man to man)
5. alliance (of friendship)
6. alliance (of marriage)
7. between God and man
8. alliance (of friendship)
9. covenant (divine ordinance with signs or pledges)
2. (phrases)
1. covenant making
2. covenant keeping
3. covenant violation

Cross References

Sources. The definition, derivation and KJV renderings are James Strong's own wording from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890) — public domain. The numbered senses and the Hebrew–Greek cross-references are the editorial work of the OpenScriptures Strong's dictionary, licensed CC BY-SA 3.0; their sense-outline conventions match the Outline of Biblical Usage (Online Bible, Larry Pierce), noted as a convention match rather than a documented claim.