Numbers 14:44:6Num.14.44.W6TAB

בְּרִית־יְהוָה֙

berityehovah

of the covenant of the LORD

Transliteration
be-rit-ye-ho-VAH
Extended
beh-REET-yeh-ho-VAH
IPA
/bəˈriːt.jəhoˈvaː/

Meaning by language

English
of the covenant of the LORD

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בְּ + רִ + י + תיְה + וָה֙
be + rit + ye + ho + vah
berityehovah

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Tavt as in top
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-rit-ye-ho-VAH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-a-RON be-rit-ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    va-a-RON be-rit-ye-ho-VAH u-mo-SHEH lo-MA-shu mi-KE-rev ha-ma-kha-NEH

  4. sentence

    va-ya-PI-lu la-a-LOT el-ROSH ha-HAR va-a-RON be-rit-ye-ho-VAH u-mo-SHEH lo-MA-shu mi-KE-rev ha-ma-kha-NEH

Exegesis

The adversative vav in wāʾārōn {וַאֲר֤וֹן | wāʾārōn} ‘and the ark’ shifts to a contrasting clause, introducing bĕrît-Yəhōwāh {בְּרִית־יְהוָה | bĕrît-Yəhōwāh} ‘of the covenant of the LORD’ alongside ū-Mōšeh {וּמֹשֶׁה | ū-Mōšeh} ‘and Moses’ as parallel subjects.

Root and etymology

ב־ר־ת

covenant, agreement

In contextNumbers 14:44

Yet they went up defiantly toward the summit of the mountain, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD and Moses did not depart from the midst of the camp.

About this coordinate

Numbers 14:44:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 14:44, so the Hebrew word בְּרִית־יְהוָה֙ (berityehovah) 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 Num.14.44.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.44.W6.S1) and character.