1 Chronicles 16:37:41 Chr.16.37.W4TAB
בְּרִית־יְהוָ֔ה
berityehovah
“covenant of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- be-RIT-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- beh-REET-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /bəˈriːt.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- covenant of the LORD
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-RIT-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
a-RON be-RIT-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ya-ZAV-SHAM lif-NE a-RON be-RIT-ye-ho-VAH le-a-SAF u-le-e-KHAV
- sentence
va-ya-ZAV-SHAM lif-NE a-RON be-RIT-ye-ho-VAH le-a-SAF u-le-e-KHAV le-sha-RET lif-NE ha-A-RON ta-MID lid-VAR-YOM be-yo-MO
Exegesis
The construct chain ’ărôn bĕrît-yᵊhôwâh {אֲרוֹן בְּרִית-יְהוָה | ’ărôn bĕrît-yᵊhôwâh} ‘ark of the covenant of the LORD’ functions as the spatial focus, highlighting divine presence.
Root and etymology
Rootb-r-t
“covenant”
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:37
And he left Asaph and his brothers there before the ark of the covenant of the LORD to minister continually, according to the day’s ritual .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:37:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Chronicles 16:37, 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.16.37.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.37.W4.S1) and character.