בְּרִית

Strong’s Definition

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

Etymology & Derivation

from H1262 (בָּרָה) (in the sense of cutting (like H1254 (בָּרָא)));

KJV Usage

confederacy, (con-) feder(-ate), covenant, league.

Detailed Definition

From the Brown–Driver–Briggs (BDB) Hebrew lexicon outline.

• 1.covenant, alliance, pledge
• 2.between men
• 3.covenant making
• 4.covenant keeping
• 5.covenant violation
• 6.between god and man
• 7.(phrases)

Scholarly Notes

Transliteration: bᵉrîyth; Pronunciation: ber-eeth'