Genesis 17:13:10Gen.17.13.W10TAB
לִבְרִ֥ית
livrit
“for a covenant”
- Transliteration
- liv-RIT
- Extended
- liv-REET
- IPA
- /liv.ˈriːθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- for a covenant
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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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Word in context
- word
liv-RIT
- phraseyour reading level
liv-RIT o-LAM
- clause
ve-ha-ye-TA ve-ri-TI biv-sar-KHEM liv-RIT o-LAM
- sentence
him-MOL yim-MOL ye-LID beit-KHA u-mik-NAT kas-PE-kha ve-ha-ye-TA ve-ri-TI biv-sar-KHEM liv-RIT o-LAM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase livrit olam {לִבְרִית עוֹלָם | liḇ-rît ʿô-lām} ‘for an everlasting covenant’ further defines this sign’s enduring purpose. English word order balances the parallel subjects, preserves the emphatic modal force, and conveys the bodily imagery of the covenant sign.
Root and etymology
b-r-tbet–resh–tav
“to cut; make an agreement”
In context — Genesis 17:13
The one born in your house and the one purchased with your silver must surely be circumcised, and My covenant will be in your flesh as an everlasting covenant.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:13:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Genesis 17:13, so the Hebrew word לִבְרִ֥ית (livrit) 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.17.13.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.13.W10.S1) and character.