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Brit (ברית) means covenant in Hebrew.

It can also mean alliance. It is a feminine noun, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.

בְּרִית
brit
noun · feminine
In English

covenant, alliance

The stress falls on the part in bold.

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The dictionary gives 3 meanings for Brit.

The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.

  1. 1
    הסכם הדדי מוחלט, מחויבות בינאישית ברמה גבוהה מאוד לשיתוף פעולה מהותי כלשהו. (להגנה צבאית, וכדומה.)
    וַאֲנִי, הִנְנִי מֵקִים אֶת־בְּרִיתִי אִתְּכֶם, וְאֶת־זַרְעֲכֶם, אַחֲרֵיכֶם.
  2. 2
    איגוד של מדינות, חברות, או גופים שונים.
  3. 3
    יהדותקיצור לברית מילה.

The verses are quoted from the Hebrew Bible, with the word in bold.

The word Brit is a feminine noun.

Written with vowel points
בְּרִית
Written without vowel points
ברית
Said
brit
Root
ב־ר־ה
Pattern
קַטְלִית
Plural
בְּרִיתוֹת
Inflections
ר' בְּרִיתוֹת, סמיכות: בְְּרִית־, ר׳ בְְּרִיתוֹת־, קניין: בְְּרִיתִי, בְְּרִיתוֹ, בְְּרִיתָהּּ, בְְּרִיתוֹתֵינוּ, בְְּרִיתוֹתָיו, בְְּרִיתוֹתֶיהָ
Gematria
612

This is how Brit is said in other languages.

English
covenant, alliance
Arabic
تحالف, إتفاق
Russian
союз
French
alliance
Spanish
alianza
German
Bund

These words mean nearly the same as Brit.

  • חוזה
  • איגוד
  • ציר
  • אמנה

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These words rhyme with Brit.

The word Brit is part of these phrases and sayings.

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These words come before and after Brit in the dictionary.

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What does Brit (⁨ברית⁩) mean in Hebrew?

Brit (⁨ברית⁩) means covenant and alliance. It is said brit, with the stress on brit.

What is a synonym for Brit (⁨ברית⁩)?

Words that mean nearly the same as Brit (⁨ברית⁩) are ⁨חוזה⁩, ⁨איגוד⁩, ⁨ציר⁩, and ⁨אמנה⁩.

What rhymes with Brit (⁨ברית⁩)?

Words that rhyme with Brit (⁨ברית⁩) include ⁨יוונית⁩, ⁨זווית⁩, ⁨לטינית⁩, ⁨שדרית⁩, ⁨עברית⁩, and ⁨תבנית⁩.

Is Brit (⁨ברית⁩) masculine or feminine?

The word Brit (⁨ברית⁩) is a feminine noun, and its plural is ⁨בְּרִיתוֹת⁩.

The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry ברית of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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