Ezekiel 17:14:7Ezek.17.14.W7TAB
אֶת־בְּרִית֖וֹ
etberito
“his covenant”
- Transliteration
- et-be-ri-TO
- Extended
- eht-beh-ree-TOH
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.bəritˈoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-be-ri-TO
- phraseyour reading level
lish-MOR et-be-ri-TO
- clause
lish-MOR et-be-ri-TO le-am-da
- sentence
lih-he-YOT mam-la-KHA she-fa-LA le-vil-TI hit-na-SE lish-MOR et-be-ri-TO le-am-da
Exegesis
Lishmor {לִשְׁמֹר | liš-môr} ‘to keep’ with et {אֶת־ | ʾet} marks berito {בְּרִיתוֹ | bə-rî-tô} ‘his covenant,’ where the masculine singular suffix refers to the ruling entity’s treaty obligations.
Root and etymology
b-r-tbet–resh–tav
“covenant, treaty”
In context — Ezekiel 17:14
This was to make the kingdom lowly so that it would not lift itself up, but would keep its covenant and stand.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 17:14:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Ezekiel 17:14, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בְּרִית֖וֹ (etberito) 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 Ezek.17.14.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.17.14.W7.S1) and character.