Genesis 15:18:6Gen.15.18.W6TAB
בְּרִ֣ית
berit
“a covenant”
- Transliteration
- be-RIT
- Extended
- beh-REET
- IPA
- /bə.ˈriːθ/
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
be-RIT le-MOR
- clause
ba-YOM ha-HU ka-RAT Ye-ho-VAH et-av-RAM be-RIT le-MOR
- sentence
ba-YOM ha-HU ka-RAT Ye-ho-VAH et-av-RAM be-RIT le-MOR le-zar-a-KHA na-TAT-ti et-ha-A-rets ha-ZOT min-ne-HAR mits-RAI-yim ad-ha-na-HAR ha-ga-DOL ne-har-pe-RAT
Exegesis
The particle et {אֶת | ʾeṯ} introduces Avram {אַבְרָם | ʾaḇ-rām} as the affected party, followed by berit {בְּרִית | bə-rît} ‘covenant’, which functions as the central legal-theological term specifying the nature of the relationship.
Root and etymology
b-r-t
“to bind, cut”
In context — Genesis 15:18
On that day the LORD made a covenant with Abram, saying, “To your descendants I have given this land, from the river of Egypt up to the great river, the river Euphrates.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 15:18:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 15:18, so the Hebrew word בְּרִ֣ית (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 Gen.15.18.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.15.18.W6.S1) and character.