Hebrew · Strong's H1285 · Noun (feminine)
בְּרִית
be·rit
covenant
284times used
264verses
27books
How it's translated
- a covenant55
- the covenant of53
- the covenant43
- covenant my38
- covenant his15
- a covenant of13
- covenant your9
- in the covenant4
Definition
1) covenant, alliance, pledge
1a) between men
1a1) treaty, alliance, league (man to man)
1a2) constitution, ordinance (monarch to subjects)
1a3) agreement, pledge (man to man)
1a4) alliance (of friendship)
1a5) alliance (of marriage)
1b) between God and man
Between Hebrew and Greek
The Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), the Bible the first Christians often quoted, translates this word as:
Where it appears
Genesisacross the Old TestamentMalachi
- Deuteronomy26
- Genesis24
- Joshua21
- Psalms21
- Jeremiah21
- Ezekiel16
- 2 Chronicles15
- Exodus13
- 1 Chronicles13
- 1 Kings12
…and 17 more books.
Every verse
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