1 Chronicles 16:6:81 Chr.16.6.W8TAB
בְּרִית־הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃
berithaelohim
“covenant of God”
- Transliteration
- be-RIT-ha-e-lo-HIM
- Extended
- beh-REET-haa-eh-loh-HEEM
- IPA
- /bəˈriːt.haː.ʔɛloˈhiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- covenant of God
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-RIT-ha-e-lo-HIM
- phraseyour reading level
a-RON be-RIT-ha-e-lo-HIM
- clause
ba-kha-tso-ts-ROT ta-MID lif-ne a-RON be-RIT-ha-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
u-ve-na-YA-hu ve-ya-kha-zi-EL ha-ko-ha-NIM ba-kha-tso-ts-ROT ta-MID lif-ne a-RON be-RIT-ha-e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
Lifnei aron berit-ha'elohim {לִפְנֵי אֲר֥וֹן־בְּרִית־הָאֱלֹהִֽים | lī-p̄nê ʾǎ-rōn bə-rîṯ-hā-ʾĕ-lō-hîm} serves as a locative expression of proximity. The English translation retains the Hebrew word order and supplies “stood” as the linking verb.
Root and etymology
b-r-t
“covenant, treaty”
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:6
And Benaiah and Jahaziel, the priests, with the trumpets , stood continually before the ark of the covenant of God .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:6:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Chronicles 16:6, so the Hebrew word בְּרִית־הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ (berithaelohim) 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.16.6.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.6.W8.S1) and character.