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
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-et-be-RIT
- clause
ve-et-be-RIT e-lo-HE-ha sha-KHE-kha
- 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 context — Proverbs 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.