3. Most recently E. Kutsch suggested the derivation of berith from brh II, “to look for, choose” (cf. Akk. barû, “to look”). According to Kutsch, the meaning of this verb developed into “determining” or “fixing.” The main evidence for this etymology comes from the word ḥzh/ḥzwt, which is parallel to berith in Isa. 28:15, 18. The verbs ḥzh and rʾh have indeed the meaning of “selecting” or “determining” (cf. Gen. 22:8; Ex. 18:21), but the connection between “selecting,” “determining,” and “pledging,”