Covenant, alliance, treaty, league, agreement

H1285
Hebrew
UBS
בְּרִית
bᵉrîythber-eeth'
Noun Feminine

Definition

= a solemn agreement between two or more parties (persons, groups, nations, deities) with stipulations, blessings, and curses

Semantic Domains

Vow

Etymology

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

KJV Translations

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

Occurrences264
Frequency Rank#133

Verse Usage

This word appears 264 times in the Bible. Verse examples coming soon.