Genesis 17:19:13Gen.17.19.W13TAB
אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֥י
etberiti
“my covenant”
- Transliteration
- et-be-ri-TI
- Extended
- eht-beh-ree-TEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛθ.bə.riːˈθiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my covenant
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
et-be-ri-TI
- phraseyour reading level
va-ha-ki-MO-ti et-be-ri-TI i-TO
- clause
va-ha-ki-MO-ti et-be-ri-TI i-TO li-ve-REET o-LAM le-zar-O a-kha-RAV
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-lo-HIM a-VAL sa-RA ish-te-KHA yo-LE-det le-KHA BEN ve-ka-RA-ta et-she-MO yits-KHAK va-ha-ki-MO-ti et-be-ri-TI i-TO li-ve-REET o-LAM le-zar-O a-kha-RAV
Exegesis
The phrase et-beriti ito {אֶת־בְּרִיתִי אִתּוֹ | ʾet-bə-rî-ṭî ʾit-tô} clearly marks Isaac as covenant partner.
Root and etymology
b-r-tbet–resh–tav
“binding pact”
In context — Genesis 17:19
And God said, “No—Sarah your wife will bear for you a son, and you shall call his name Isaac. I will establish My covenant with him as an everlasting covenant for his descendants after him.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:19:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Genesis 17:19, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֥י (etberiti) 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.17.19.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.19.W13.S1) and character.