1 Chronicles 17:1:161 Chr.17.1.W16TAB
בְּרִית־יְהוָ֖ה
berityehovah
“of the covenant of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- be-RIT-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- beh-REET-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /bəˈriːθ.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the 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
va-a-RON be-RIT-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yo-MER da-VID el-na-TAN ha-na-vi hin-NE a-no-KHI yo-SHEV be-VET ha-a-ra-ZIM va-a-RON be-RIT-ye-ho-VAH ta-KHAT ye-ri-OT
- sentence
va-ye-HI ka-a-SHER ya-SHAV da-VID be-VE-to va-yo-MER da-VID el-na-TAN ha-na-vi hin-NE a-no-KHI yo-SHEV be-VET ha-a-ra-ZIM va-a-RON be-RIT-ye-ho-VAH ta-KHAT ye-ri-OT
Exegesis
In contrast, the ark’s status in bĕrît-YHWH {בְּרִית-יְהוָה | bĕrît-YHWH} under the preposition ṭaḥaṯ {תַּחַת | ṭaḥaṯ} ‘under’ and the noun yĕriʿōt {יְרִיעוֹת | yĕriʿōt} ‘curtains’ underscores divine humility. English rendering divides Hebrew clauses for clarity while preserving formal sequence and theological tension.
Root and etymology
b-r-tbet–resh–tav
“bind, covenant”
In context — 1 Chronicles 17:1
And it came to pass, when David was dwelling in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, “Behold, I am dwelling in a house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD remains under curtains .”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 17:1:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 1 Chronicles 17:1, so the Hebrew word בְּרִית־יְהוָ֖ה (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.17.1.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.1.W16.S1) and character.