[hon. zhal chad/ ]
Biblical: 1) testament: zhal chad rnying pa/ Old Testament, zhal chad gsar pa/ New Testament; 2) agreement or covenant 'di ni zhal chad kyi nga'i khrag yin/ this is my blood of the covenant (Mk. 14:24), zhal chad gsar pa zhig gi zhabs tog ministers of a new covenant (2 Cor. 3:6), khong ni zhal chad gsar pa zhig gi bar mi lags so/ [Christ] is the mediator of a new covenant (Heb. 9:15).
Cognates: zhal chad kyi sgrom/ [lit. covenant's box] ark of the covenant: mchod khang gi nang na khong gi zhal chad kyi sgrom/ within the temple was the ark of his covenant (Rev. 11:19).
Biblical: a (spoken) last will and testament: mi zhig gi kha chems/ a human covenant (Gal. 3:15).