Joshua 13:11:1Josh.13.11.W1TAB
וְהַגִּלְעָ֞ד
vehagilad
“and Gilead”
- Transliteration
- ve-ha-gil-AD
- Extended
- veh-ha-gil-AHD
- IPA
- /vəhaɡilˈʕaːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Gilead
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ha-gil-AD
- sentence
ve-ha-gil-AD u-gvul ha-ge-shu-RI ve-ha-ma-a-KHA-ti ve-KOL HAR kher-MON ve-KOL-ha-ba-SHAN ad-sal-KHA
Exegesis
The initial veha-gilʾād {וְהַגִּלְעָ֞ד | wə-haggil-ʾād} ‘and the Gilead’ introduces a standalone region.
Root and etymology
ʿ-dayin–dalet
“up to; until”
In context — Joshua 13:11
Gilead, the border of the Geshurites, the Maacathites, all of Mount Hermon, and all of Bashan as far as Salecah.
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 13:11, so the Hebrew word וְהַגִּלְעָ֞ד (vehagilad) 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 Josh.13.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.11.W1.S1) and character.