2 Kings 18:8:42 Kgs.18.8.W4TAB
וְאֶת־גְּבוּלֶ֑יהָ
veetgevuleha
“and its territory”
- Transliteration
- ve-et-ge-vu-LE-ha
- Extended
- veh-eht-geh-voo-LEH-haah
- IPA
- /wəʔɛt.ɡəvuːˈlɛːhaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and its territory
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 | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-et-ge-vu-LE-ha
- clause
HU-HI-kA et-pe-lish-TIM ad-a-ZA ve-et-ge-vu-LE-ha
- sentence
HU-HI-kA et-pe-lish-TIM ad-a-ZA ve-et-ge-vu-LE-ha mim-mig-DAL no-tsE-RIM ad-IR miv-TSAR
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ad azzah {עַד־עַזָּ֖ה | ʿad ʿazzāh} sets the geographical limit at Gaza, and ve-et gevuleha {וְאֶת־גְּבוּלֶ֑יהָ | wəʾet gevū-le-hā} extends that to its borders.
In context — 2 Kings 18:8
He defeated the Philistines as far as Gaza and its territory, from the watchtower of the sentries as far as the fortified city .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 18:8, so the Hebrew word וְאֶת־גְּבוּלֶ֑יהָ (veetgevuleha) 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 2 Kgs.18.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.8.W4.S1) and character.