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Berith <a href="../hebrew/1287.htm" title="1287">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">Berith: Covenant</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="hebrew">בְּרִית</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Proper Name Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>Briyth<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>buh-REETH<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(ber-eeth')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Covenant<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>Berith<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the root בָּרָה (barah), meaning "to cut" or "to bind."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>G1242</b> - διαθήκη (diathēkē), meaning "covenant" or "testament."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "berith" is primarily used to denote a formal agreement or covenant between two parties. In the biblical context, it often refers to the solemn and binding agreements made between God and humanity, or between individuals. These covenants are characterized by promises, obligations, and sometimes signs or symbols.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In ancient Near Eastern cultures, covenants were common and served as binding agreements that could be political, social, or religious in nature. They were often ratified by a ceremony that included sacrifices or the sharing of a meal. In the Bible, covenants are central to God's relationship with His people, beginning with Noah, continuing with Abraham, Moses, and David, and culminating in the New Covenant through Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>short. form of <a href="/hebrew/1170.htm">Baal</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a Shechemite deity.<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>Berith <p>The same as <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm">briyth</a>; Berith, a Shechemitish deity -- Berith. <p>see HEBREW <a href="/hebrew/1285.htm">briyth</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>בְּרִֽית׃ ברית׃ bə·rîṯ beRit bərîṯ<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/judges/9-46.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Judges 9:46</a> </b><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/9.htm" title="Hebrew">HEB:</a> <span class="hebrew3">בֵּ֖ית אֵ֥ל <b> בְּרִֽית׃ </b> </span><br><a href="/kjvs/judges/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> of the house of the god <span class="itali">Berith.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/judges/9-46.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of the temple of the god <span class="itali">Berith</span><p><i><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1286.htm">1 Occurrence</a></i><br /><br /><b><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1286.htm">Strong's Hebrew 1286<br>1 Occurrence</a></b><br><br><a href="/hebrew/berit_1286.htm">bə·rîṯ — 1 Occ.</a><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/hebrew/1285.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1285"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1285" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/hebrew/1287.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1287"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1287" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>