"covenant of salt" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-covenant of salt.ogg Forms: covenants of salt [plural]
Etymology: 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." ( he:T:13) Head templates: {{en-noun|covenants of salt}} covenant of salt (plural covenants of salt)
  1. (archaic, idiomatic) A long-lasting agreement. Wikipedia link: covenant of salt Tags: archaic, idiomatic Translations (a long-lasting agreement): sószövetség (Hungarian)

Inflected forms

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