Genesis 17:13:8Gen.17.13.W8TAB

בְרִיתִ֛י

veriti

my covenant

Transliteration
ve-ri-TI
Extended
veh-ree-TEE
IPA
/və.riː.ˈθiː/

Meaning by language

English
my covenant

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בְ + רִי + תִ֛י
ve + ri + ti
veriti

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Tavt as in top
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-ri-TI

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-ha-ye-TA ve-ri-TI

  3. clause

    ve-ha-ye-TA ve-ri-TI biv-sar-KHEM liv-RIT o-LAM

  4. 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 result clause vehayetah beriti bivsarkhem {וְהָיְתָה בְּרִיתִי בִּבְשָׂרְכֶם | wə-hā-yə-ṯāh bə-rî-tî bib-śar-ḵem} ‘and My covenant will be in your flesh’ presents circumcision as the tangible sign of divine commitment.

Root and etymology

b-r-tbet–resh–tav

to cut; make an agreement

In contextGenesis 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 17:13:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 17:13, so the Hebrew word בְרִיתִ֛י (veriti) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.13.W8.S1) and character.