Joshua 15:12:9Josh.15.12.W9TAB
סָבִ֖יב
saviv
“all around”
- Transliteration
- sa-VIV
- Extended
- saa-VEEV
- IPA
- /saˈviv/
Meaning by language
- English
- all around
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
sa-VIV
- clause
ZE gvuL be-NEI-ye-hu-DA sa-VIV le-mish-pe-KHO-tam
- sentence
u-gvuL YAM ha-ya-MAH ha-ga-DOL u-gvuL ZE gvuL be-NEI-ye-hu-DA sa-VIV le-mish-pe-KHO-tam
Exegesis
The construct phrase bənê-yəhûdāh {בְּנֵֽי־יְהוּדָ֛ה | bənê-yəhûdāh} ‘sons of Judah’ identifies the tribal group, while săvîv {סָבִ֖יב | săvîv} ‘all around’ underscores the encircling nature of the border.
In context — Joshua 15:12
The western boundary was the Great Sea , and this was the boundary of the sons of Judah all around according to their clans.
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:12:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Joshua 15:12, so the Hebrew word סָבִ֖יב (saviv) 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.15.12.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.12.W9.S1) and character.