בְּרִית (bᵉrîyth) — Confederacy
Hebrew word study: בְּרִית (bᵉrîyth), Strong's H1285. a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
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a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
KJV translation words: confederacy, (con-) feder(-ate), covenant, league.
Strong's H1285 is tagged on 284 words in 264 verses across 27 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 6:18 and last appears in Malachi 3:1.
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Books where it appears most
Verses (first 25 of 264)
- Genesis 6:18 — בְּרִיתִי — covenant my
- Genesis 9:9 — בְּרִיתִי — covenant my
- Genesis 9:11 — בְּרִיתִי — covenant my
- Genesis 9:12 — הַבְּרִית — the covenant
- Genesis 9:13 — בְּרִית — a covenant
- Genesis 9:15 — בְּרִיתִי — covenant my
- Genesis 9:16 — בְּרִית — the covenant of
- Genesis 9:17 — הַבְּרִית — the covenant
- Genesis 14:13 — בְרִית — the covenant of
- Genesis 15:18 — בְּרִית — a covenant
- Genesis 17:2 — בְרִיתִי — covenant my
- Genesis 17:4 — בְרִיתִי — covenant my
- Genesis 17:7 — בְּרִיתִי — covenant my
- Genesis 17:9 — בְּרִיתִי — covenant my
- Genesis 17:10 — בְּרִיתִי — is covenant my
- Genesis 17:11 — בְּרִית — the covenant
- Genesis 17:13 — בְרִיתִי — covenant my
- Genesis 17:14 — בְּרִיתִי — covenant my
- Genesis 17:19 — בְּרִיתִי — covenant my
- Genesis 17:21 — בְּרִיתִי — covenant my
- Genesis 21:27 — בְּרִית — a covenant
- Genesis 21:32 — בְרִית — a covenant
- Genesis 26:28 — בְרִית — a covenant
- Genesis 31:44 — בְרִית — a covenant
- Exodus 2:24 — בְּרִיתוֹ — covenant his
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Related entries
Named in this entry's derivation: H1262 בָּרָה (bârâh), H1254 בָּרָא (bârâʼ).
Entries whose derivation names this word: H1170 בַּעַל בְּרִית (Baʻal Bᵉrîyth), H1286 בְּרִית (Bᵉrîyth).
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Frequently asked questions
What does bᵉrîyth (H1285) mean?
A compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh).
How is H1285 translated in the KJV?
The KJV translates H1285 as: confederacy, (con-) feder(-ate), covenant, league..
How often does בְּרִית (bᵉrîyth) appear?
Strong's H1285 is tagged on 284 words in 264 verses across 27 books of the word-by-word Hebrew and Aramaic Old Testament text on this site. It first appears in Genesis 6:18 and last appears in Malachi 3:1.
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