Joshua 13:3:6Josh.13.3.W6TAB
גְּב֤וּל
gevul
“the border of”
- Transliteration
- ge-VUL
- Extended
- geh-VOOL
- IPA
- /vəˈʕad/
Meaning by language
- English
- the border of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
ge-VUL
- phraseyour reading level
ve-AD ge-VUL ek-RON
- clause
min-ha-shi-KHOR a-SHER al-pe-NEI mits-RA-yim ve-AD ge-VUL ek-RON tsa-fo-NAH la-ke-na-a-NI te-cha-SHEV
- sentence
min-ha-shi-KHOR a-SHER al-pe-NEI mits-RA-yim ve-AD ge-VUL ek-RON tsa-fo-NAH la-ke-na-a-NI te-cha-SHEV cha-ME-shet sar-NEI pe-lish-TIM ha-a-za-TI ve-ha-ash-do-DI ha-esh-klo-NI ha-gi-TI ve-ha-ek-ro-NI ve-ha-a-VIM
Exegesis
The conjunction ve-ad {וְעַד | wə-‘ad} ‘and up to’ extends the region to gevul eqron tsafonah {גְּבוּל עֶקְרוֹן צָפוֹנָה | gə-vul ’e-qron ṣā-pō-nāh} ‘the northward border of Ekron’.
Root and etymology
“boundary”
In context — Joshua 13:3
From the Shihor which lies upon the face of Egypt and extends to the border of Ekron northward, it is reckoned as Canaanite territory. There are five lords of the Philistines , namely the Gazite, the Ashdodite, the Ashkelonite, the Gittite, and the Ekronite, and the Avvites.
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Joshua 13:3, so the Hebrew word גְּב֤וּל (gevul) 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.13.3.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.3.W6.S1) and character.