Genesis 14:13:17Gen.14.13.W17TAB
בְרִית־אַבְרָֽם׃
veritavram
“in covenant with Abram”
- Transliteration
- ve-rit-av-RAM
- Extended
- veh-reet-av-RAAM
- IPA
- /və.riːt.ʔav.ˈraːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in covenant with Abram
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-rit-av-RAM
- phraseyour reading level
ba-a-LEI ve-rit-av-RAM
- clause
ve-HU sho-KHEN be-e-lo-NEI ma-me-RE ha-e-mo-RI a-KHI e-she-KOL va-a-KHI a-NER ve-HEM ba-a-LEI ve-rit-av-RAM
- sentence
va-ya-VO ha-pa-LIT va-yag-GED le-av-RAM ha-iv-RI ve-HU sho-KHEN be-e-lo-NEI ma-me-RE ha-e-mo-RI a-KHI e-she-KOL va-a-KHI a-NER ve-HEM ba-a-LEI ve-rit-av-RAM
Exegesis
The phrase baalei brit-Avram {בַּעֲלֵי בְרִית־אַבְרָם | baʿălê bərît-ʾaḇrām} 'holders of a covenant with Abram' portrays a formal alliance grounded in treaty obligations. In translation, the wayyiqtol verbs are rendered as simple past narrative verbs ('came', 'reported'), the participial clause becomes a past progressive ('was living' / 'was staying'), and the construct chains are unpacked into prepositional and possessive phrases so that the web of location, kinship, and covenant alliances remains clear in English.
Root and etymology
b-r-t
“to cut, make a covenant”
In context — Genesis 14:13
Then the survivor came and reported to Abram the Hebrew. He was living among the oaks of Mamre the Amorite, the brother of Eshkol and the brother of Aner; and they were allies of Abram.
About this coordinate
Genesis 14:13:17 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 17 of Genesis 14:13, so the Hebrew word בְרִית־אַבְרָֽם׃ (veritavram) 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 Gen.14.13.W17, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.14.13.W17.S1) and character.