Joshua 14:2:1Josh.14.2.W1TAB
בְּגוֹרַ֖ל
begoral
“by lot”
- Transliteration
- be-go-RAL
- Extended
- beh-goh-RAHL
- IPA
- /bəɡoˈral/
Meaning by language
- English
- by lot
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
be-go-RAL
- clause
be-go-RAL na-kha-la-TAM
- sentence
be-go-RAL na-kha-la-TAM ka-a-SHER tsi-VAH Ye-ho-VAH be-YAD-MO-sheh le-tish-AT ha-mat-TOT va-kha-TSI ha-mat-TEH
Exegesis
The verse opens with the prepositional phrase begoral {בְּגוֹרַ֖ל | bə-gō-rāl} 'by lot,' indicating an impartial allocation mechanism.
Root and etymology
RootGimmel-Vav-Resh-Lamed
“lot, destiny”
In context — Joshua 14:2
Their inheritance was apportioned by lot, just as the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses, to the nine tribes and the half-tribe .
About this coordinate
Joshua 14:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 14:2, so the Hebrew word בְּגוֹרַ֖ל (begoral) 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.14.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.14.2.W1.S1) and character.