Ezekiel 17:15:13Ezek.17.15.W13TAB
בְּרִ֖ית
berit
“a covenant”
- Transliteration
- be-RIT
- Extended
- beh-REET
- 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
- phraseyour reading level
ve-HE-FER be-RIT
- clause
ha-yits-LAKH ha-yim-MA-LET ha-o-SE E-LE ve-HE-FER be-RIT ve-nim-LAT
- sentence
va-yim-RAD-BO lish-lo-AKH mal-a-KHAV mits-ra-YIM la-TET-LO su-SIM ve-AM-RAV ha-yits-LAKH ha-yim-MA-LET ha-o-SE E-LE ve-HE-FER be-RIT ve-nim-LAT
Exegesis
The final interrogatives with wehefer {וְהֵפֵר | wəhēp̄ēr} berit {בְּרִית | bə-rît} ve-nimlat {וְנִמְלָט | wənimlāṭ} highlight the theological impossibility of covenant violation leading to deliverance. The Hebrew word order and verbal patterns underscore cause-and-effect and the futility of relying on political betrayal over divine fidelity.
Root and etymology
Rootb-r-t
“covenant, treaty”
In context — Ezekiel 17:15
But he rebelled against him by sending his envoys to Egypt to obtain horses and a great people. Will he succeed? Will the one who does these things escape? Can he break a covenant and be delivered?
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 17:15:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Ezekiel 17:15, so the Hebrew word בְּרִ֖ית (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 Ezek.17.15.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.17.15.W13.S1) and character.