Berit בְּרִית
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| בְּרִית | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | berit |
| Strong's number | H1286 |
| Language | Hebrew |
| Part of speech | title |
| Gloss | (Baal)-berith |
| Occurrences | 1 in 1 verse |
Berit (Hebrew בְּרִית, Strong's H1286) is a title in the Old Testament, glossed “(Baal)-berith”. It occurs 1 time.
Definition
Berith = "covenant"
in the name of Baal-berith, a foreign deity worshipped in Shechem
Combined with el (אֵל "El" H0410H)
in the name of Baal-berith, a foreign deity worshipped in Shechem
Combined with el (אֵל "El" H0410H)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Hebrew (based on the abridged Brown-Driver-Briggs), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | berith (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | el berith (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Berit, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Judges
- Judges 9:46And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith.On hearing of this, all the leaders in the tower of Shechem entered the inner chamber of the temple of El-berith.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).