1 Chronicles 15:28:41 Chr.15.28.W4TAB

בְּרִית־יְהוָ֔ה

berityehovah

of the covenant of the LORD

Transliteration
be-RIT-ye-ho-VAH
Extended
beh-REET-yeh-ho-VAH
IPA
/bəˈriːt.jəhoˈvaː/

Meaning by language

English
of the covenant of the LORD

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בְּ + רִ + י + תיְה + וָ֔ה
be + rit + ye + ho + vah
berityehovah

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Tavt as in top
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-RIT-ye-ho-VAH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    et-a-RON be-RIT-ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    ve-KHOL-yis-ra-EL ma-a-LIM et-a-RON be-RIT-ye-ho-VAH bit-ru-A u-ve-KOL sho-FAR u-va-kha-tsots-ROT u-vim-tsil-TA-yim

  4. sentence

    ve-KHOL-yis-ra-EL ma-a-LIM et-a-RON be-RIT-ye-ho-VAH bit-ru-A u-ve-KOL sho-FAR u-va-kha-tsots-ROT u-vim-tsil-TA-yim mash-me-IM bin-va-LIM ve-khi-no-ROT

Exegesis

The construct phrase berit YHWH {בְּרִית־יְהוָ֔ה | bĕ-rît yĕ-hō-wāh} ‘covenant of the LORD’ links the covenant chest to its divine owner.

Root and etymology

הוהh-w-h

to be, exist

In context1 Chronicles 15:28

And all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting and with the sound of the shofar, and with trumpets and with cymbals, making themselves heard with lyres and harps.

About this coordinate

1 Chronicles 15:28:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Chronicles 15:28, so the Hebrew word בְּרִית־יְהוָ֔ה (berityehovah) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Chr.15.28.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.28.W4.S1) and character.