Joshua 15:6:8Josh.15.6.W8TAB
הַגְּב֔וּל
haggevul
“the border”
- Transliteration
- hag-GEV-ul
- Extended
- hahg-geh-VOOL
- IPA
- /hag gəˈvuːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- the border
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| 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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hag-GEV-ul
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-LA hag-GEV-ul
- clause
ve-a-LA hag-GEV-ul E-ven BO-han ben-re-u-VEN
- sentence
ve-a-LA hag-GE-vul BEIT khag-LA ve-a-VAR mitst-PHON le-VEIT ha-a-ra-VA ve-a-LA hag-GEV-ul E-ven BO-han ben-re-u-VEN
Root and etymology
g-b-lgimel–bet–lamed
“boundary”
In context — Joshua 15:6
And the boundary ascended to Beth-Hoglah and traversed from the north to Beth-ha-Arabah; then the boundary ascended to the stone of Bohan, the son of Reuben .
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:6:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Joshua 15:6, so the Hebrew word הַגְּב֔וּל (haggevul) 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.15.6.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.6.W8.S1) and character.