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
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ve-ri-TI
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-ye-TA ve-ri-TI
- 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 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 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 17:13:8 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.