בַּעַל בְּרִית, בֶּן בְּרִית

ביטוי (אנגלית)

Ally/ confederate

הגדרה (אנגלית)

A partner to a goal; one who has a covenant or contract with another (originally, according to the commentary “Metzudot Tzion,” Baal Berit refers to a type of idolatry of the “Baal” kind, similar to the idol known as “Baal Zevuv”).

(“And it came to pass, when Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again and went astray after the Baals, and made Baal-Berit their god.” — Judges 8:33; and likewise: “My father began to reduce his negotiations. Also to the land of Ashkenaz, to which he used to travel year after year, he would go to conduct dealings with his allies.” — S.Y. Agnon, In the Prime of Her Life.)