What does בְּרִית · כְּהֻנָּה · לֵוִיִּי mean in the Bible?
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Hebrew · H1285, H3550, H3881
בְּרִית הַכְּהֻנָּה וְהַלְוִיִּם
A compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh) · priesthood · a Levite or descendant of Levi
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בְּרִית H1285 a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh)
Pronunciation berit
Covenant sealed through ritual blood sacrifice; God's binding commitment to His people, foundational to redemptive history
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כְּהֻנָּה H3550 priesthood
Pronunciation kĕhûnāh
The office and function of priestly mediation between God and Israel, emphasizing role over person
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לֵוִיִּי H3881 a Levite or descendant of Levi
Pronunciation lēwiyiy
Member of Israel's priestly tribe, set apart for temple service and religious instruction within covenant community
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What does בְּרִית הַכְּהֻנָּה וְהַלְוִיִּם (berit hakkehunnah ve-haLeviyyim) mean in the Bible?
בְּרִית · כְּהֻנָּה · לֵוִיִּי is a Hebrew phrase meaning "Covenant of priesthood and Levites.".
Full entry for בְּרִית הַכְּהֻנָּה וְהַלְוִיִּם (H1285, H3550, H3881) · Open the biblical lexicon
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H1285, H3550, H3881?
H1285, H3550, H3881 is connected to 584 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. Covenant of priesthood and Levites.
Strong's H1285, H3550, H3881
Lexical occurrences 584 verses Source Gloss
Covenant of priesthood and Levites.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
בְּרִית הַכְּהֻנָּה וְהַלְוִיִּם is built from these roots:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain