Isaiah 15:8:3Isa.15.8.W3TAB
אֶת־גְּב֣וּל
etgevul
“the border of”
- Transliteration
- et-ge-VUL
- Extended
- eht-geh-VUUL
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ɡəˈvuːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- the border of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-ge-VUL
- phraseyour reading level
et-ge-VUL mo-AV
- clause
ki-hi-KI-fa ha-ze-a-KA et-ge-VUL mo-AV
- sentence
ki-hi-KI-fa ha-ze-a-KA et-ge-VUL mo-AV ad-e-gla-YIM yil-la-TA u-ve-ER e-LIM yil-la-TA
Exegesis
The particle ’et {אֶת | ’et} marks the direct object gəvûl {גְּב֣וּל | gəvûl} ‘border’ of Moab.
In context — Isaiah 15:8
For the cry has gone around the border of Moab , its wailing reaches Eglaim , and the wailing continues at Beer Elim.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 15:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 15:8, so the Hebrew word אֶת־גְּב֣וּל (etgevul) 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 Isa.15.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.15.8.W3.S1) and character.