covenant

«covenant» in Mova's school dictionary: a solemn promise or agreement between God and people… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a covenant, covenants)

meaning for a pupil

1) (Bible) A covenant is a solemn promise or agreement between God and people, such as God's covenant with Noah (the rainbow), with Abraham, and with Moses and the Israelites. tree →

2) (law, formal) A covenant is a formal written agreement, for example a rule in a house deed or a promise to give money to a charity. tree →

sense in the lessons

In RE the rainbow is the sign of God's covenant with Noah never to flood the earth again; circumcision is a sign of the covenant with Abraham; the Ark of the Covenant held the Ten Commandments. Christians speak of the "new covenant" through Jesus. Adults may sign a covenant when buying land or giving to charity. Phrases: make a covenant, keep the covenant, the Ark of the Covenant, the new covenant.

examples

• God made a covenant with Noah and put a rainbow in the sky. tree →
• The Israelites promised to keep the covenant. tree →
• The Ark of the Covenant was carried by priests. tree →
• Christians call the time of Jesus the new covenant. tree →
• The house has a covenant saying no shops may be built there. tree →
• A covenant is more serious than an ordinary promise. tree →
• I must keep my vow: it is to me even as a covenant with God Himself." And so the little Jewish girl left the Christian school. tree →

note

Countable. Say "KUV-uh-nunt". Related to "convene" (come together). In everyday talk people usually say "agreement" or "promise"; covenant is solemn or formal.

In the corpora

• A covenant is a solemn promise or agreement; in the Bible God made covenants with Noah, Abraham, Moses and David.
• David danced with joy before God when the Ark of the Covenant was brought to Jerusalem.
• Jews believe God made a covenant with Abraham and gave the Torah to Moses.
• 'As for Me, behold, I establish My covenant with you, and with your seed after you;
• I have set My bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between Me and the earth.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «covenant» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.