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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H1285

בְּרִית

be.rit — covenant

1) covenant, alliance, pledge 1a) between men 1a1) treaty, alliance, league (man to man) 1a2) constitution, ordinance (monarch to subjects) 1a3) agreement, pledge (man to man) 1a4) alliance (of friendship) 1a5) alliance (of marriage) 1b) between God and man 1b1) alliance (of friendship) 1b2) covenant (divine ordinance with signs or pledges) 2) (phrases) 2a) covenant making 2b) covenant keeping 2c) covenant violation

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GREEK · G4862

σύν

sun — with

σύν (old Att. ξύν), prep. with dative, expressing association, fellowship and inclusion. It gradually gave way to μετά, with genitive (cf. LS, see word; Bl., §41, 3), and is therefore comparatively infrequent in NT, being rare in Mat.4, Mrk.6, Jhn.3, and elsewhere (exx. Jas.1:11, 2Pe.1:18) only in Lk (Gosp. and Ac) and Paul. With, together with: of companionship and association, Luk.2:13, Jhn.21:3, Act.10:23, al.; εἶναι σύν τινι, Luk.7:12, Act.4:13, Php.1:23, al.; of partisanship, Act.4:13; οἱ σύν τινι, of attendants, companions or colleagues, Mrk.2:26, Luk.5:9, Act.5:17, al.; of assistance, ἡ χάρις τ. θεοῦ σὺν ἐμοί, 1Co.15:10; of two or more things together, almost = καί, Luk.23:11, Act.3:4 10:2 14:5 23:25, Eph.3:18; σὺν Χριστῷ ζῆν, 2Co.13:4; besides (FlJ, LXX), σὺν πᾶσι τούτοις, Luk.24:21. In composition: with (συνχαίρω), together (συνωδίνω), altogether (συντελέω) (AS)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7194

קָשַׁר

qa.shar — to conspire

1) to bind, tie, bind together, league together, conspire 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bind, confine 1a2) to league together, conspire 1b) (Niphal) to be bound, be bound up 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to bind on 1c2) to bind fast 1c3) to bind, tie 1c4) to bind to oneself 1d) (Pual) robust, vigorous (participle) 1e) (Hithpael) to conspire

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H2266

חָבַר

cha.var — to unite

1) to unite, join, bind together, be joined, be coupled, be in league, heap up, have fellowship with, be compact, be a charmer 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to unite, be joined 1a2) to tie magic charms, charm 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to unite with, make an ally of 1b2) to unite, join, ally 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to be allied with, be united 1c2) to be joined together 1d) (Hiphil) to join together, pile up (words) 1e) (Hithpael) to join oneself to, make an alliance, league together

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3674

כְּנָת

ke.nat — associate

associate, colleague, companion Aramaic equivalent: ke.nat (כְּנָת "associate" H3675)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H7407

רֹכֶס

ro.khes — conspiracy

1) snares, plots, band, league, conspiracy 1a) meaning uncertain

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GREEK · G8730

περικάθημαι

perikathēmai — to besiege

to be seated or to sit all round , (Herdotus Historicus): of an army, to beleaguer, invest a town, (Herdotus Historicus); of ships, to blockade , (Herdotus Historicus): with accusative pers. to sit down by one, (Herdotus Historicus) (ML)

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GREEK · G8766

περιτειχίζω

periteichizō — to wall around

1. to wall all round , πλίνθοις Βαβυλῶνα (Aristophanes Comicus) 2. to surround with a wall , so as to beleaguer, (Thucydides) 3. to build round , ὁ περιτετειχισμένος κύκλος (Xenophon Historicus) (ML)

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GREEK · G8843

πολιορκέω

poliorkeō — to assault

1. to hem in a city, blockade, beleaguer, besiege , (Herdotus Historicus), attic:—;Pass. to be besieged, in a state of siege , (Herdotus Historicus); of Scamander, to be dammed back , (Plato Philosophus) 2. metaphorically to be besieged, pestered , (Xenophon Historicus) (ML)

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Historical dictionary entry

A treaty or confederacy. The Jews were forbidden to enter into an alliance of any kind (1) with the Canaanites (Ex. 23:32, 33; 34:12-16); (2) with the Amalekites (Ex. 17:8, 14; Deut. 25:17-19); (3) with the Moabites and Ammonites (Deut. 2:9, 19). Treaties were permitted to be entered into with all other nations. Thus David maintained friendly intercourse with the kings of Tyre and Hamath, and Solomon with the kings of Tyre and Egypt.

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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