Numbers 25:13:5Num.25.13.W5TAB
בְּרִית
bereet
“the covenant”
- Transliteration
- be-REET
- Extended
- beh-REET
- IPA
- /bəˈriːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- the 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-REET
- sentence
ve-ha-ye-TAH LO u-le-zar-O a-kha-ra-V be-REET ke-hu-NAT o-LAM TA-khat a-SHER ki-NE le-e-lo-HAIV va-ye-kha-PER al-be-NEI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The construct chain berit kehunnat olam {בְּרִ֖ית כְּהֻנַּ֣ת עוֹלָ֑ם | bə-rīṯ kə-ḥun-náṯ ʿō-lām} ‘covenant of everlasting priesthood’ uniquely combines feminine and masculine nouns to convey an unending office.
Root and etymology
b-r-t
“to bind, covenant”
In context — Numbers 25:13
And it shall be for him and for his descendants after him a covenant of everlasting priesthood, because he was zealous for his God and he made atonement for the children of Israel.
About this coordinate
Numbers 25:13:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 25:13, so the Hebrew word בְּרִית (bereet) 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.25.13.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.25.13.W5.S1) and character.