Joshua 13:5:11Josh.13.5.W11TAB
לְב֥וֹא
levo
“the entrance of”
- Transliteration
- le-VO
- Extended
- leh-VOH
- IPA
- /ləˈvoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the entrance of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-VO
- phraseyour reading level
le-VO kha-MAT
- clause
AD le-VO kha-MAT
- sentence
ve-ha-A-retz hag-giv-LI ve-KHOL-hal-le-va-NON miz-RAKH ha-SHE-mesh mi-BA-al GAD TA-khat har-KHER-mon AD le-VO kha-MAT
Exegesis
The prepositional ad governs the infinitive construct levo chamat {עַד לְב֥וֹא חֲמָֽת} to indicate the terminal boundary as “the entrance of Hamath.” This arrangement preserves Hebrew syntax while rendering it into coherent English boundary description.
Root and etymology
ב-ו-א
“to come”
In context — Joshua 13:5
And the land of the Giblite and all Lebanon toward the sunrise, from Baal Gad below Mount Hermon to the entrance of Hamath.
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:5:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Joshua 13:5, so the Hebrew word לְב֥וֹא (levo) 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.13.5.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.5.W11.S1) and character.