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The proper covenant name of the God of Israel, the Tetragrammaton (YHWH), revealing God as the self-existent, eternally active, and covenant-faithful Redeemer ('I AM WHO I AM', Exodus 3:14). BDB: proper name of God of Israel, denoting Him who is continually present to redeem and fulfill His promises.

Oath, sworn pledge; divine swearing by which God guaranteed Abrahamic Covenant ('oath which He swore to Abraham', Genesis 26:3).

Solemn sworn curse attending covenant ratification; self-malediction invoked upon failure to maintain covenant obligations.

People, kinfolk, tribe; designates the covenant community of Israel ('My people', ammi), bound by covenant with Yahweh.

To depart from, abandon; used of human covenant unfaithfulness forsaking God and Torah, contrasted with God's promise never to forsake His people.

Curse, reviling, divine penalty; solemn negative sanction threatened against unfaithful covenant breakers in Deuteronomy 28.

To know, ascertain, experience, perceive; in covenant context denotes experiential intimacy, recognition of authority, and divine election ('You only have I known').

Plural of majesty used predominantly with singular verbs to designate the one true God, Creator of the universe, possessing supreme transcendent power, sovereign authority, and plenitude of divine attributes.

God, the Strong One; archaic Semitic designation of deity highlighting divine omnipotence, supremacy, and transcendence. Frequently in compound names (El Shaddai, El Elyon).

Commandment, precept, directive given by divine authority; specific stipulations of covenant law embodying the holy will of God.

Covenant loyalty, lovingkindness, steadfast love, mercy; the core relational attribute of God by which He obligates Himself in grace to sustain His covenant promises.

Sign, pledge, visible memorial token verifying divine covenants (rainbow, circumcision, sabbath).

Retribution, divine vindication of covenant people against unrepentant oppressors (Jeremiah 51:11, Ezekiel 25:14).

Plague, fatal epidemic, divine judicial slaughter against covenant disobedience (Numbers 14:37, 16:48, 2 Samuel 24:21).

Heat, venom, burning fury; intense divine moral indignation against persistent covenant rebellion and idolatry (Ezekiel 36:18).

Love, affection, relational commitment; describes God's unprovoked love for Israel (Deuteronomy 7:8) and ardent marital covenant devotion.

Chest, ark; specifically Ark of the Covenant (Aron Ha-Berit) located in Holy of Holies, topped by Mercy Seat (Kapporet) and cherubim.

To fear, stand in reverent awe of God, dread divine majesty; foundation of covenant obedience and ethics.

Blessing, gift, invoked divine favor; foundational promise to Abraham ('in you all families of the earth shall be blessed', Genesis 12:3).

Primary meaning: a summons, a promise. Strong's: an announcement (for information, assent or pledge; especially a divine assurance of good). Lexical nuances: a summons (as Attic law-term, Dem., al.).

Curse, divine penalty for covenant unfaithfulness in Deuteronomy 28:20 and Proverbs 3:33.

Gracious, showing unmerited favor; used almost exclusively of God in the liturgical confession of divine character (Exodus 34:6).

Testimony, solemn covenant witness; Two Tablets of Decalogue placed inside Ark ('Ark of the Testimony', Aron Ha-Edut) testifying to God's holiness.

Variation of the Tetragrammaton pointed with vowels of Elohim when adjacent to Adonai; points to Yahweh as Sovereign Lord and Creator.

The terrestrial sphere, dry land, earth in contrast to heaven; profoundly the promised land of Canaan given by covenant to Abraham and his seed.

A formal, legally binding compact or treaty sanctioned by oath and blood ceremony; the framework governing God's relation to creation, Israel, and David.

Passive participle of arar; under divine curse and judicial condemnation for breach of holy order.

To cut, sever; idiomatically 'karat berit' means to cut a covenant, derived from slaughtering animals and passing between divided halves.