Genesis 21:27:9Gen.21.27.W9TAB
בְּרִֽית׃
berit
“a covenant”
- Transliteration
- be-RIT
- Extended
- beh-REET
- IPA
- /bə.ˈriːθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a 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 |
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Word in context
- word
be-RIT
- clause
va-yikh-re-TU she-NEI-hem be-RIT
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH av-ra-HAM TSON u-va-KAR va-yit-TEN la-a-vi-ME-lekh va-yikh-re-TU she-NEI-hem be-RIT
Exegesis
The switch to a mutual subject occurs with vayikretu {וַיִּכְרְת֥וּ | way-yik-rə-ṯû} in the idiom karat berit {כָּרַת בְּרִית | kā-rat bə-rît} ‘to cut a covenant,’ which is clarified by sheneihem {שְׁנֵיהֶ֖ם | šə-nê-hem} ‘the two of them.’ This linear structure underscores the progression from gift-giving to formalizing relations through a binding ceremony.
Root and etymology
b-r-tbet–resh–tav
“to bind, cut (a covenant)”
In context — Genesis 21:27
Abraham gathered flocks of sheep and herds of cattle and gave them to Abimelech, and they both made a covenant .
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:27:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 21:27, so the Hebrew word בְּרִֽית׃ (berit) 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.21.27.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.27.W9.S1) and character.