בְּרִ֔ית

𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕

berit

of the covenant

from בָּרָה (in the sense of cutting (like בָּרָא)); a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh); confederacy, (con-) feder(-ate), covenant, league.

H1285

Genesis 17:11 · Word #7

Lexicon H1285

Lemmaבְּרִית
Lemma (Paleo)𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕
Transliterationbᵉrîyth
Strong'sH1285
In-contextof the covenant

Morphology HNcfsa All morphology codes

Part of Speech N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea
Subtype c — Common — Common noun
Gender f — Feminine — Feminine
Number s — Singular — Singular
State a — Absolute — The noun stands independently

SIBI-P1 H1285-02

cutting-compact

Morphological NotesCommon feminine singular noun; appears in both absolute (cfsa) and construct (cfsc) states in the provided forms. No pronominal suffixes are present in these instances.
Rendering Rationaleבְּרִית is a common feminine singular noun (absolute or construct in the listed forms). The rendering "cutting-compact" preserves the singular form and reflects the ancient practice of "cutting" a covenant, retaining the root sense of severing to establish a binding agreement rather than using the more abstract term "covenant."

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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)

Words from Root ברה (cutting, dividing, establishing by severing, binding agreement)

SILEX Code Transliteration SIBI-P1
H1285-01 baberit in the cutting-bond
H1277-02 beriah plumpness
H1170-02 berit binding-cut covenant

Word Usage (284 occurrences of H1285)

Location Form Transliteration Meaning
Genesis 6:18 בְּרִיתִ֖/י beriti my covenant
Genesis 9:9 בְּרִיתִ֖/י beriti my covenant
Genesis 9:11 בְּרִיתִ/י֙ beriti my covenant