1 Samuel 20:8:51 Sam.20.8.W5TAB

בִּבְרִ֣ית

bivrit

in a covenant of

Transliteration
biv-RIT
Extended
bihv-RIHT
IPA
/vivˈriːt/

Meaning by language

English
in a covenant of

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Result
בִּבְ + רִ֣ית
biv + rit
bivrit

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    biv-RIT

  2. phraseyour reading level

    biv-RIT Ye-ho-VAH

  3. sentence

    ve-a-SI-ta KHE-sed al-AV-de-KHA KI biv-RIT Ye-ho-VAH he-VE-ta et-AV-de-KHA im-MAKH

Exegesis

The causal conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for’ introduces heveita {הֵבֵאתָ | hē-vē-ṯā} ‘you have brought’ in a construct chain with avdkha berit {עַבְדְּךָ בְּרִית | ʿaḇə-ḏḵā bə-rît} ‘your servant into covenant’, naming YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} as partner.

Root and etymology

ב־ר־ת

to cut; to covenant

In context1 Samuel 20:8

Therefore deal kindly with your servant, for you have brought your servant into a covenant of the LORD with you. Yet if there is guilt in me, strike me yourself; for why should you bring me to your father?

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 20:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 20:8, so the Hebrew word בִּבְרִ֣ית (bivrit) 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 Sam.20.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.8.W5.S1) and character.