בְּרִית
berit (bǝrît)
/ber-EETH/
“covenant, treaty, solemn alliance”
A formal, legally binding compact or treaty sanctioned by oath and blood ceremony; the framework governing God's relation to creation, Israel, and David.
Lexical & Etymological Analysis
Root & Derivation
From בָּרָה (H1262) in sense of cutting.
Traditional English Renderings (KJV/AV)
covenantleagueconfederacy
Septuagint (LXX) & New Testament Conceptual Bridges
Cross-Testament BridgeHow this lemma bridges Old Testament Hebrew and New Testament Koine Greek through the Septuagint (LXX) translation tradition.
H1285 בְּרִית covenant, treaty, solemn alliance G1242 διαθήκη a disposition, testament, will, a convention, arrangement, covenant
LXX conceptual translation: בְּרִית (covenant, treaty, solemn alliance) -> διαθήκη (a disposition, testament, will, a convention, arrangement, covenant)
Key Biblical Occurrences (7)
Foundational passages where בְּרִית (berit) carries significant theological or narrative weight.