Bᵉrîyth — H1285

H1285 · Hebrew — ברית

Pronunciation: ber-eeth'

Definition

feminine noun

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

  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

Usually translated as

covenant, league, confederacy, feder, confeder, federate

Origin

from H1262 (in the sense of cutting (like H1254))

Greek equivalents

Occurrences

Bᵉrîyth occurs 284 times in 264 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Genesis (24), Exodus (13), Leviticus (8), Numbers (5), Deuteronomy (26), Joshua (21), Judges (4), 1 Samuel (7), 2 Samuel (6), 1 Kings (12), 2 Kings (10), 1 Chronicles (13), 2 Chronicles (15), Ezra (1), Nehemiah (4), Job (3), Psalms (21), Proverbs (1), Isaiah (12), Jeremiah (21), Ezekiel (16), Daniel (6), Hosea (5), Amos (1), Obadiah (1), Zechariah (2), Malachi (6)

Strong's Lexicon — B