bᵊrîṯ

ber-eeth'
Parts of Speech Noun Feminine

bᵊrîṯ Definition

  1. covenant, alliance, pledge
    1. 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)
    2. between God and man
      1. alliance (of friendship)
      2. covenant (divine ordinance with signs or pledges)
  2. (phrases)
    1. covenant making
    2. covenant keeping
    3. covenant violation
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
tyrb
Origin
from (01262) (in the sense of cutting [like (1254)])
Strong's Number
01285
TDNT Entry
TWOT - 282a

KJV Word Usage

covenant
264
league
17
confederacy
1
confederate
1
confederate + (01167)
1
Total
284

KJV Verse Count

24
13
8
5
26
21
4
7
6
12
10
13
15
1
4
3
21
1
12
21
16
6
5
1
1
2
6
Total
264
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The Hebrew lexicon is Brown, Driver, Briggs, Gesenius Lexicon; this is keyed to the "Theological Word Book of the Old Testament." These files are considered public domain.

Brown, Driver, Briggs and Gesenius. "Hebrew Lexicon entry for B@riyth". "The KJV Old Testament Hebrew Lexicon". . .