Genesis 17:9:5Gen.17.9.W5TAB
אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֣י
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
et-be-ri-TI tish-MOR
- clause
va-YO-mer e-lo-HIM el-av-ra-HAM ve-a-TA et-be-ri-TI tish-MOR
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-lo-HIM el-av-ra-HAM ve-a-TA et-be-ri-TI tish-MOR a-TA ve-zar-a-KHA a-kha-RE-kha le-do-ro-TAM
Exegesis
The particle et {אֶת | ʾeṯ} introduces beriti {בְּרִיתִי | bə-rî-tî} ‘my covenant’ as the direct object of tishmor {תִּשְׁמֹר | tiš-mōr} ‘you shall keep’, an imperative indicating ongoing obligation.
Root and etymology
b-r-tbet-resh-tav
“to bind, cut; an agreement or treaty”
In context — Genesis 17:9
God said to Abraham, “As for you, you are to keep My covenant , you and your descendants after you, through their generations.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 17:9, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֣י (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.17.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.9.W5.S1) and character.