בֶּתֶרbether

part, piece

Pronunciation: beh'-ther · Hebrew/Aramaic (Old Testament) · H1335

Meanings

1. always of halves of animals cut in two in making covenants (Genesis 15:10; Jeremiah 34:18; Jeremiah 34:19)

2. mountains of cutting, i.e. cleft mountains (Song of Solomon 2:17)

Same root

Where it appears

Appears 3 times in the Bible.

Genesis 15:10 So Abram presented all these to him and killed them. Then he cut each animal down the middle and laid the halves side by side; he did not, however, cut the birds in half.
Jeremiah 34:18 Because you have broken the terms of our covenant, I will cut you apart just as you cut apart the calf when you walked between its halves to solemnize your vows.
Jeremiah 34:19 Yes, I will cut you apart, whether you are officials of Judah or Jerusalem, court officials, priests, or common people—for you have broken your oath.

Source: Brown, Driver and Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (1906), public domain; markup by unfoldingWord, CC BY (github.com/unfoldingWord/Brown-Driver-Briggs-Enhanced).