The origin of the word covenant?

Question

Is it possible that the word covenant comes from the word coven? Do you know the origin of the word covenant?

Answer 1

covenant
1297, from O.Fr. covenant "agreement," originally prp. of covenir "agree, meet," from L. convenire "come together" (see convene). Applied in Scripture to God's arrangements with man, as a translation of L. testamentum, Gk. diatheke, both rendering Heb. berith (though testament is also used for the same word in different places). Covenanter (1638), especially used of Scottish Presbyterians who signed the Solemn League and Covenant (1643) for the defense and furtherance of their cause.

Answer 2

A translation of the Hebrew text (בּרית, berîyth) in the Old Testament from which we translated to "covenant" (as seen many places in the Bible, as in Genesis 6:18 and 9:15) is:

a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh): - confederacy, [con-]feder[-ate], covenant, league.

Keep in mind that the Bible was not originally written in English.

Answer 3

BiGirl,
covenant Look up covenant at Dictionary.com
1297, from O.Fr. covenant "agreement," originally prp. of covenir "agree, meet," from L. convenire "come together" (see convene). Applied in Scripture to God's arrangements with man, as a translation of L. testamentum, Gk. diatheke, both rendering Heb. berith (though testament is also used for the same word in different places). Covenanter (1638), especially used of Scottish Presbyterians who signed the Solemn League and Covenant (1643) for the defense and furtherance of their cause.

coven Look up coven at Dictionary.com
"a gathering of witches," 1662, earlier (c.1500) a variant of covent, cuvent early forms of convent (q.v.). Association with witches arose in Scotland, but not popularized until Sir Walter Scott used it in this sense in "Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft" (1830).

"Ther vold meit bot sometymes a Coven .... Ther is threttein persones in ilk Coeven." [Crim. Trials Scot. III 606, 1662]

Answer 4

It originally meant ''Coming Together"".

A Covenant is also ""An Agreement"" or A DEAL WITH............. .

A Covenant can also mean that only one party of the two must do something..............

Answer 5

No, it did not come from coven. Middle English, from Old French, from present participle of convenir, to agree; see convene.]

A binding agreement; a compact. See synonyms at bargain
Law
A formal sealed agreement or contract.
A suit to recover damages for violation of such a contract.
In the Bible, God's promise to the human race.

Answer 6

Coven -- as in a sacred agreement

Answer 7

No a coven is a group of pagan worshipers.
A pledge by God made to man is the simplest answer.

Answer 8

i think it means "pact" or "accord." the hebrew word for covenant is "brit".