Joshua 15:21:8Josh.15.21.W8TAB
בַּנֶּ֑גְבָּה
banegbah
“in the Negev”
- Transliteration
- ba-NEG-bah
- Extended
- bah-NEG-bah
- IPA
- /banˈnɛɡba/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the Negev
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
ba-NEG-bah
- clause
va-yi-HYU he-a-RIM mik-TSE le-mat-TEH ve-NEI-ye-hu-DA el-gvuL e-DOM ba-NEG-bah
- sentence
va-yi-HYU he-a-RIM mik-TSE le-mat-TEH ve-NEI-ye-hu-DA el-gvuL e-DOM ba-NEG-bah kav-tse-EL ve-E-der ve-ya-GUR
Exegesis
The phrase el-gevul Edom {אֶל־גְּבוּל אֱד֖וֹם | ʾel-gə-wûl ʾĕ-ḏô-m} ‘to the border of Edom’ specifies the boundary, while ba-negvah {בַּנֶּ֑גְבָּה | ba-ne-ḡḇāh} ‘in the Negev’ locates the region directionally. The verse concludes with an asyndetic list of proper nouns, emphasizing the geographical extent before naming Kabtzeel, Eder, and Jagur.
Root and etymology
n-g-bnun–gimel–bet
“south, dry land”
In context — Joshua 15:21
And these were the cities at the extremity of the territory of the tribe of the sons of Judah toward the border of Edom in the Negev : Kabtze'el , Eder, and Jagur.
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:21:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Joshua 15:21, so the Hebrew word בַּנֶּ֑גְבָּה (banegbah) 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.15.21.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.21.W8.S1) and character.