H1285 — בְּרִית (bᵉrîyth)
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
- covenant, alliance, pledge
- between men
- treaty, alliance, league (man to man)
- constitution, ordinance (monarch to subjects)
- agreement, pledge (man to man)
- alliance (of friendship)
- alliance (of marriage)
- between God and man
- alliance (of friendship)
- covenant (divine ordinance with signs or pledges)
- (phrases)
- covenant making
- covenant keeping
- covenant violation
Cross References
| Strong's | Original | Transliteration | Derivation | Definition | KJV Renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G1242 | διαθήκη | diathḗkē | from G1303 | properly, a disposition, i.e. (specially) a contract (especially a devisory will) | covenant, testament |
| G1785 | ἐντολή | entolḗ | from G1781 | injunction, i.e. an authoritative prescription | commandment, precept |
| H1254 | בָּרָא | bârâʼ | a primitive root | (absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes) | choose, create (creator), cut down, dispatch, do, make (fat) |
| H1262 | בָּרָה | bârâh | a primitive root; to select; also (as denominative from בָּר (bâr) H1250) to feed; also (as equivalent to בָּרַר (bârar) H1305) to render clear (Ecclesiastes 3:18) | to select; to feed; to render clear | choose, (cause to) eat, manifest, (give) meat |
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.
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