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Psalms 55:20

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Masoretic Text 1524

H7971 He hath put forth שׁלח

H3027 his hands ידיו

H7965 against such as be at peace בשׁלמיו

H2490 with him he hath broken חלל

H1285 his covenant בריתו׃

King James Bible (Oxford 1769)

hath

put

H7971 forth

his

H3027 hands

against

such

H7965 peace

with

him

hath

H2490 broken

his

H1285 covenant

Hebrew-English Dictionary

Strongs: H1285

Hebrew: בְּרִית

Transliteration: bᵉrîyth

Pronunciation: ber-eeth'

Part of Speech: Noun Feminine

Bible Usage: {confederacy} {[con-]feder[-ate]} {covenant} league.

Definition:

a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)

1. covenant, alliance, pledge

a. between men

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

2. constitution, ordinance (monarch to subjects)

3. agreement, pledge (man to man)

4. alliance (of friendship)

5. alliance (of marriage)

b. between God and man

1. alliance (of friendship)

2. covenant (divine ordinance with signs or pledges)

2. (phrases)

a. covenant making

b. covenant keeping

c. covenant violation

The Brown-Driver-Briggs
Hebrew-English Lexicon (BDB) 1906