Exodus 19:23:13Exod.19.23.W13TAB
הַגְבֵּ֥ל
hagbel
“set a boundary”
- Transliteration
- hag-BEL
- Extended
- hahg-BEHL
- IPA
- /haɡˈbeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- set a boundary
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
hag-BEL
- phraseyour reading level
hag-BEL et-ha-HAR
- clause
KEE-ah-TAH ha-EH-DOH-tah ba-NU le-MOR hag-BEL et-ha-HAR ve-kid-ASH-to
- sentence
vah-yoh-MER mo-SHEH el-ye-ho-VAH lo-yu-KHAL ha-AM la-a-LOT el-HAR see-NAI KEE-ah-TAH ha-EH-DOH-tah ba-NU le-MOR hag-BEL et-ha-HAR ve-kid-ASH-to
Exegesis
In the quotation, hagbel {הַגְבֵּ֥ל | ha-geb-bêl} ‘set a boundary’ is a Hifil imperative, followed by the object et-hahar {אֶת־הָהָר | ʾet-hā-hār} ‘the mountain,’ and concluded with ve-qiddashto {וְקִדַּשְׁתּֽוֹ | wə-qiddāš-tô} ‘and you shall sanctify it.’ This structure preserves Hebrew verb–subject order in English subject–verb order while maintaining the causal and solemn tone.
In context — Exodus 19:23
Moses said to the LORD , “The people cannot ascend Mount Sinai, because You warned us, saying, ‘Set a boundary around the mountain and set it apart as holy.’”
About this coordinate
Exodus 19:23:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Exodus 19:23, so the Hebrew word הַגְבֵּ֥ל (hagbel) 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 Exod.19.23.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.19.23.W13.S1) and character.