Genesis 21:32:2Gen.21.32.W2TAB
בְרִ֖ית
verit
“a covenant”
- Transliteration
- ve-RIT
- Extended
- veh-REET
- IPA
- /və.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
ve-RIT
- phraseyour reading level
va-yikh-re-TU ve-RIT
- clause
va-yikh-re-TU ve-RIT bi-ve-ER sha-VA
- sentence
va-yikh-re-TU ve-RIT bi-ve-ER sha-VA va-ya-KAM a-vi-ME-lekh u-fi-KHOL sar-tse-va-O va-ya-SHU-vu el-E-rets pe-lish-TIM
Root and etymology
Rootbet–resh–tav
“to bind, agreement by oath”
In context — Genesis 21:32
They established a covenant at Beersheba , and Abimelech and Phicol, the commander of his army, rose up and returned to the land of the Philistines .
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:32:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 21:32, so the Hebrew word בְרִ֖ית (verit) 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.21.32.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.32.W2.S1) and character.