Joshua 15:2:10Josh.15.2.W10TAB
נֶֽגְבָּה׃
negba
“southward”
- Transliteration
- NEG-ba
- Extended
- NEHG-bah
- IPA
- /ˈnɛɡba/
Meaning by language
- English
- southward
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
NEG-ba
- phraseyour reading level
ha-po-NEH NEG-ba
- clause
min-ha-la-SHON ha-po-NEH NEG-ba
- sentence
va-ye-HI la-HEM ge-VUL NE-gev mik-TSEH YAM ha-ME-lakh min-ha-la-SHON ha-po-NEH NEG-ba
Exegesis
The adverb negbbah {נֶֽגְבָּה | neg·bāh} ‘southward’ completes the directional expression. The English translation preserves construct relationships while reordering phrases for clarity.
Root and etymology
n-g-bnun–gimel–bet
“south, dry region”
In context — Joshua 15:2
And their southern boundary was from the end of the Salt Sea , from the tongue that faces southward.
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:2:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Joshua 15:2, so the Hebrew word נֶֽגְבָּה׃ (negba) 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.15.2.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.2.W10.S1) and character.