1) covenant, alliance, pledge

1a) between men

1a1) treaty, alliance, league (man to man)

1a2) constitution, ordinance (monarch to subjects)

1a3) agreement, pledge (man to man)

1a4) alliance (of friendship)

1a5) alliance (of marriage)

1b) between God and man

1b1) alliance (of friendship)

1b2) covenant (divine ordinance with signs or pledges)

2) (phrases)

2a) covenant making

2b) covenant keeping

2c) covenant violation

Root √ברה: ברה barû birîtu bind fetter treaty, covenant (cf. As. whence,Zim BP 59.82, &Dl K 7).

בְּרִית n.f covenant between men treaty alliance league . constitution ordinance . between monarch and subjects agreement pledge , alliance of friendship between David and Jonathan alliance of marriage . between God and man alliance of friendship covenant , as a divine constitution or ordinance with signs or pledges . covenant making covenant keeping covenant violation Phrases. 285.