Berith
/ˈbɛrɪθ/noun
A term from Hebrew meaning a covenant or binding agreement.
Did you know?In Hebrew scripture, berith is the word behind the sacred idea of a binding covenant, and it later became a loaded occult term in demonological grimoires like the Goetia.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Semitic
PSem
*b-r-ṯ
“A root associated with covenanting, binding, or agreement.”
Biblical Hebrew
Hebrew
בְּרִית (berith)
“A covenant, pact, or binding agreement.”
Septuagint Greek
Greek
διαθήκη (diathēkē)
“A covenant or testament used to translate the Hebrew term.”
Latin Vulgate
Latin
testamentum
“A covenant, testament, or solemn legal agreement.”
Early Modern English
English
berith
“Used as a transliterated scholarly or religious term for the Hebrew covenant concept.”
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