H1285 בְּרִית (ber-eeth')

KJV renderings: confederacy, (con-) feder(-ate), covenant, league.
Strong's definition: a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
Derivation: from H1262 (בָּרָה) (in the sense of cutting (like H1254 (בָּרָא)));

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