1 Kings 15:19:161 Kgs.15.19.W16TAB
אֶת־בְּרִֽיתְךָ֙
etberitkha
“the covenant of you, your covenant”
- Transliteration
- et-be-RIT-kha
- Extended
- eht-beh-REET-kha
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.bəˈriːt.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the covenant of you, your covenant
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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 | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-be-RIT-kha
- clause
hin-NE sha-lakh-TI le-KHA SHO-khad KE-sef ve-za-HAV LEKH ha-PE-ra et-be-RIT-kha et-ba-SHA ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL ve-ya-a-LE me-a-LAI
- sentence
be-RIT be-NI u-ve-NE-kha BEN a-VI u-VEN a-VI-kha hin-NE sha-lakh-TI le-KHA SHO-khad KE-sef ve-za-HAV LEKH ha-PE-ra et-be-RIT-kha et-ba-SHA ME-lekh-yis-ra-EL ve-ya-a-LE me-a-LAI
Exegesis
The construct chain et beriteka et baasha melek Yisra’ēl {אֶת־בְּרִֽיתְךָ אֶת־בַּעְשָׁא מֶלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל | ʾet-bə-rît-kha ʾet-bā-ʿa-šāʾ mê-leḵ-yis-rā-ʾêl} specifies the covenant and its political target.
Root and etymology
ב־ר־תb–r–t
“to cut, make an agreement”
In context — 1 Kings 15:19
A covenant exists between me and you, between my father and your father. Look, I am sending you a gift of silver and gold. Go and break your covenant with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:19:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of 1 Kings 15:19, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בְּרִֽיתְךָ֙ (etberitkha) 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 Kgs.15.19.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.19.W16.S1) and character.