Berith — the meaning of the Hebrew name בְּרִית

בְּרִית

Bᵉrîyth · pronounced ber-eeth' · Strong's H1286 · a man

Berith means Berith, a Shechemitish deity.

Built from

בְּרִית bᵉrîyth (the same as, H1285) — a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh) open in the lexicon ›

the same as H1285; Berith, a Shechemitish deity.

Judg 9:46 And when all the men of the tower of Shechem heard that, they entered into an hold of the house of the god Berith. (KJV)

1 occurrence in 1 verse — Judges

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Definitions from Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (public domain); occurrences from the Westminster Leningrad Codex via Hebrew Explorer's interlinear.

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