Jeremiah 22:9:5Jer.22.9.W5TAB
אֶת־בְּרִ֥ית
etberit
“the covenant of”
- Transliteration
- et-be-RIT
- Extended
- eht-beh-REET
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.bəˈriːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- the covenant of
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 |
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Word in context
- word
et-be-RIT
- phraseyour reading level
et-be-RIT Ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-AM-ru AL a-SHER az-VE-VU et-be-RIT Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-hem
- sentence
ve-AM-ru AL a-SHER az-VE-VU et-be-RIT Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-hem va-yish-ta-kha-VU le-e-lo-HIM a-KHE-rim va-ya-VE-DUM
Exegesis
Azvu {עָֽזְב֔וּ | ʿā-zə-ḇū} “they abandoned” in Qal perfect conveys a completed breach of the direct-object-marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} and berit {בְּרִ֥ית | bə-rît} “covenant.”
Root and etymology
ב־ר־ת
“bind”
In context — Jeremiah 22:9
And they will say, “Because they abandoned the covenant of the LORD their God , bowed down to other gods , and served them.”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 22:9, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בְּרִ֥ית (etberit) 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 Jer.22.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.9.W5.S1) and character.