2 Kings 17:38:12 Kgs.17.38.W1TAB
וְהַבְּרִ֛ית
vehabberit
“and the covenant”
- Transliteration
- ve-hab-be-RIT
- Extended
- veh-hahb-beh-REET
- IPA
- /vəhabbəˈriːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the covenant
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-hab-be-RIT
- clause
ve-hab-be-RIT a-sher-ka-RAT-ti it-te-KHEM LO tish-ke-KHA-khu
- sentence
ve-hab-be-RIT a-sher-ka-RAT-ti it-te-KHEM LO tish-ke-KHA-khu ve-LO ti-re-U e-lo-HIM a-khe-RIM
Exegesis
The term brit {בְּרִית | bərît} ‘covenant’ in construct with asher-karati {אֲשֶׁר־כָּרַתִּי | ʾăšer-kăraṯtî} ‘which I made’ highlights divine initiative.
Root and etymology
b-r-tbet–resh–tav
“to bind, covenant”
In context — 2 Kings 17:38
And the covenant which I made with you, you shall not forget ; and you shall not fear other gods.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:38:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 17:38, so the Hebrew word וְהַבְּרִ֛ית (vehabberit) 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 Kgs.17.38.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.38.W1.S1) and character.