Proverbs 2:17:4Prov.2.17.W4TAB

וְאֶת־בְּרִ֖ית

veetberit

and the covenant of

Transliteration
ve-et-be-RIT
Extended
veh-eht-beh-REET
IPA
/vəʔɛt.bəˈriːt/

Meaning by language

English
and the covenant of

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Result
וְ + אֶת + בְּ + רִ֖ית
ve + et + be + rit
veetberit

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Tavt as in top
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

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-et-be-RIT

  2. clause

    ve-et-be-RIT e-lo-HE-ha sha-KHE-kha

  3. sentence

    ha-o-ZE-vet a-LUF ne-u-RE-ha ve-et-be-RIT e-lo-HE-ha sha-KHE-kha

Exegesis

The compound direct object marker ve'etberit {וְאֶת־בְּרִית | wə-ʾet-bə-rît} ‘and covenant’ links the relational and covenantal objects.

Root and etymology

Rootbet–resh–tav

pact, treaty

In contextProverbs 2:17

She who leaves the companion of her youth and has forgotten the covenant of her God .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 2:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 2:17, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־בְּרִ֖ית (veetberit) 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 Prov.2.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.2.17.W4.S1) and character.