1 Chronicles 16:15:31 Chr.16.15.W3TAB
בְּרִית֔וֹ
berito
“his covenant”
- Transliteration
- be-ri-TO
- Extended
- beh-rih-TOH
- IPA
- /bəriːˈtoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his covenant
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-ri-TO
- sentence
zikh-RU le-o-LAM be-ri-TO da-VAR tsi-VA le-E-lef DOR
Exegesis
The temporal modifier le’olam {לְעוֹלָם֙ | lə-ʿō-lām} forms a construct chain with berito {בְּרִית֔וֹ | bə-rîtō} to link duration to divine obligation.
Root and etymology
b-r-tbet–resh–tav
“to cut covenant”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Chronicles 16:15, so the Hebrew word בְּרִית֔וֹ (berito) 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.16.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.15.W3.S1) and character.