covenant of salt
covenant of salt noun: a long-lasting agreement.
Noun
covenant of salt (plural covenants of salt)
- A long-lasting agreement.
- ... God gave the Kingdom unto David for ever, or by a Covenant of Salt.1658, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia epidemica: or, Enquiries into very many received tenents, and commonly presumed truths, page 306
covenant of salt meaning in Bengali
covenant of salt in Bengali
- একটি দীর্ঘস্থায়ী চুক্তি
Forms of covenant of salt
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Origin of covenant of salt
A Biblical reference, as in Leviticus: "every offering of your grain offering you shall season with salt; you shall not allow the salt of the covenant of your God to be lacking from your grain offering. With all your offerings you shall offer salt." (Leviticus 2:13)
Questions about covenant of salt
- What does covenant of salt mean?
- Covenant of salt means a long-lasting agreement.
- What is covenant of salt in Bengali?
- Covenant of salt in Bengali is একটি দীর্ঘস্থায়ী চুক্তি. See Covenant of salt meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is covenant of salt?
- Covenant of salt is a noun.
- What is the plural of covenant of salt?
- The plural of covenant of salt is covenants of salt.
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