Joshua 13:4:9Josh.13.4.W9TAB
גְּב֥וּל
gevul
“the border of”
- Transliteration
- ge-VUL
- Extended
- geh-VOOL
- IPA
- /ɡəˈvuːl/
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
ge-VUL ha-e-mo-RI
- clause
AD ge-VUL ha-e-mo-RI
- sentence
mi-tei-MAN KOL-e-RETZ hak-ke-na-a-NI u-me-a-RAH a-SHER la-tsi-do-NIM ad-a-fe-KAH AD ge-VUL ha-e-mo-RI
Exegesis
The successive prepositional phrases ad-aphekah {עַד־אֲפֵ֑קָה | ’ad-’ă-pê-qāh} ‘as far as Aphek’ and ad {עַ֖ד | ’ad} ‘as far as’ set the boundary limits, concluding with gevul ha’emori {גְּב֥וּל הָאֱמֹרִֽי | gə-vûl hā-’ĕ-mō-rî} ‘border of the Amorite.’ This linear territorial schema reflects directional structure common in ancient boundary descriptions.
Root and etymology
“boundary”
In context — Joshua 13:4
From the south, all the land of the Canaanite and Mearah that belongs to the Sidonians, as far as Aphek and to the border of the Amorite.
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:4:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Joshua 13:4, so the Hebrew word גְּב֥וּל (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.13.4.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.4.W9.S1) and character.