2 Chronicles 16:3:12 Chr.16.3.W1TAB
בְּרִית֙
berit
“a covenant”
- Transliteration
- be-RIT
- Extended
- beh-REETH
- IPA
- /bəˈriːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- a covenant
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-RIT
- clause
be-RIT be-NI u-ve-NE-kha u-VEIN a-VI u-VEIN a-VI-kha
- sentence
be-RIT be-NI u-ve-NE-kha u-VEIN a-VI u-VEIN a-VI-kha hi-NE sha-lakh-TI le-KHA KE-sef ve-za-HAV LEKH ha-FER be-RIT-kha et-ba-sha ME-lekh yis-ra-EL ve-ya-a-LE me-a-LAI
Root and etymology
b-r-tbet–resh–tav
“cut, bind”
In context — 2 Chronicles 16:3
There is a covenant between me and you, just as there was between my father and your father. Look, I have sent you silver and gold. Go and break your covenant with Baasha king of Israel so that he will withdraw from me.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 16:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 16:3, so the Hebrew word בְּרִית֙ (berit) 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.16.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.16.3.W1.S1) and character.