Hebrew word study
בְּרִית H1285
- Transliteration
- bᵉrîyth
- Pronunciation
- ber-eeth'
- KJV glosses
- confederacy, (con-) feder(-ate), covenant, league.
Lexical summary
a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information