2 Chronicles 15:12:22 Chr.15.12.W2TAB
בַבְּרִ֔ית
baberit
“into the covenant”
- Transliteration
- ba-be-RIT
- Extended
- bah-beh-REET
- IPA
- /bab.bəˈriːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- into the covenant
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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 |
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Word in context
- word
ba-be-RIT
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-VO-u ba-be-RIT
- clause
va-ya-VO-u ba-be-RIT li-de-ROSH et-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI a-vo-TEI-hem
- sentence
va-ya-VO-u ba-be-RIT li-de-ROSH et-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI a-vo-TEI-hem be-KHOL-le-va-VAM u-ve-KHOL-naf-SHAM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ba·bər·rîṯ {בַּבְּרִית | ba·bər·rîṯ} ‘into the covenant’ uses the definite article to denote a specific agreement.
Root and etymology
RootBet–Resh–Tav
“agreement, bond”
In context — 2 Chronicles 15:12
And they entered into the covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 15:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 15:12, so the Hebrew word בַבְּרִ֔ית (baberit) 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 2 Chr.15.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.15.12.W2.S1) and character.