To: Biblical Hebrew <b-hebrew AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
Subject: RE: Exodus 24.8
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2000 19:04:16 -0400
On 28 Jul 00, at 10:51, Bill Ross wrote:
> In the NT, the word commonly translated "covenant" is DIETHETE which
> denotes a "testament" as in "the will of someone, enforced after
> their death". What we commonly call "a last will and testament" as
> opposed to a contract.
>
> Does the Hebrew have any of that sense in the blood imagery?
My impression is that the major sense of the Hebrew "brit" is a
solemn treaty or agreement.